Latest Caesareansection Podcast Episodes
473 | Ash, three babies, induction, vaginal birth, homebirth, waterbirth, microcephaly,
Australian Birth Stories - May 02, 2024 04:37 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsAsh has been listening to the podcast since episode 40 so I’ve been in her ears every week for six years. Today she takes us through her three pregnancies and births, nodding to the importance of being prepared - listening to all kinds of births - and also accepting intervention when necessary. ...
472 | Sarah Davidson, one baby, private obstetrician, miscarriage, ovulation induction, gestational diabetes, footling breech, planned caesarean
Australian Birth Stories - April 29, 2024 04:35 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsIn today’s episode, Sarah takes us through her fertility experience as an adoptee which prompted her to do a series of tests early in her journey. After a missed miscarriage, she embarked on ovulation induction but then spontaneously conceived while on an overseas holiday. She opted for private ...
471 | Ashlee, one baby, gastric sleeve surgery, IVF, placenta previa, private obstetrician, student midwife, iron infusion, PPH, breastfeeding
Australian Birth Stories - April 24, 2024 21:30 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsIn today’s episode Ashlee details her long fertility journey including her choice to have gastric sleeve surgery. She conceived baby Luca on her first IVF transfer and chose private obstetric care alongside the support of a student midwife. Placenta previa dictated a caesarean birth so Ashlee pu...
470 | Abby, three vaginal births, gp shared care, public hospital, pain-free birth, physiological birth, breastfeeding
Australian Birth Stories - April 22, 2024 05:55 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsIn this episode Abby shares her third pregnancy and birth story. She opted for shared care with her GP, a decision that really suited her busy family life and offered her continuity of care with someone she trusted. Her third trimester was challenging - she had significant pelvic pain which prev...
469 Postpartum | Gen, breastfeeding, unsettled sleep, mother and baby unit, sleep consultant, sleep training, sleep school
Australian Birth Stories - April 18, 2024 00:23 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsFollowing on from her birth story in episode 468, Gen shares her significant challenges with baby sleep. Sleep is one of the most political and polarising aspects of parenthood; there’s a plethora of differing opinions and it can get very overwhelming, fast. For Gen and her baby Robbie, a variet...
468 | Gen, infertility, miscarriage, IVF, hyperstimulation, private obstetrician, induction, epidural, vacuum-assisted birth, episiotomy
Australian Birth Stories - April 15, 2024 01:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsGen shares every aspect of her fertility, pregnancy and birth experience in this honest and hilarious episode. She tried to conceive for two years and experienced a devastating miscarriage before deciding to start IVF with her husband, Michael. Gen is a type-A personality and admits she loved th...
467 | Gemma Fraternal Twins, MGP, Sunshine Coast Hospital, CMV
Australian Birth Stories - April 03, 2024 22:33 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsIn episode 467 Gemma shares her unexpected pregnancy with twins. She shares the emotional rollercoaster of disbelief and excitement and the impact of the twins on her planned model of care for the pregnancy. Gemma went through the Midwifery Group Program at Sunshine Coast University Hospital, ex...
467 | Gemma Fraternal Twins, MGP, Sunshine Coast Hospital, CMV
Australian Birth Stories - April 03, 2024 22:33 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsIn episode 467 Gemma shares her unexpected pregnancy with twins. She shares the emotional rollercoaster of disbelief and excitement and the impact of the twins on her planned model of care for the pregnancy. Gemma went through the Midwifery Group Program at Sunshine Coast University Hospital, ex...
466 | Dee, two vaginal births, induction, TENS Machine, miscarriage, continuity of care
Australian Birth Stories - April 01, 2024 03:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsIn episode 466 Dee shares her emotional and challenging pregnancy journeys. She was shocked to learn she’d conceived quickly but her elation soon turned to grief when she miscarried; an experience that was long and traumatic. For her subsequent pregnancy she details the isolation and uncertainty...
465 | Georgie, vaginal birth, pre-eclampsia, induction, breastfeeding and mixed feeding
Australian Birth Stories - March 28, 2024 00:39 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsIn episode 265 Georgie shares with us the birth of her first child Sadie. Georgie lives in Gunning in rural NSW and went through the local public hospital for her care. Georgie was having her blood pressure carefully monitored throughout her pregnancy however, it wasn't until after Sadie was bor...
464 | Alice, Doula and Midwife, private obstetrician, home birth, planned postpartum
Australian Birth Stories - March 25, 2024 01:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsIn this episode Alice shares her birth experiences in light of everything she’s learned as a mother, doula and midwife-in-training. In her first pregnancy she chose private obstetric care because at the time, she thought it was the best option available. She details the natural onset of labour, ...
463 | Courtney, two births, GP shared care, NIPT, Maternal assisted caesarean, Down Syndrome, heart surgery
Australian Birth Stories - March 21, 2024 00:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsIn episode 463 Midwife Courtney shares with us her two pregnancy and birth experiences. Courtney lives in rural Victoria and chose to go through GP-shared care for her first pregnancy. Courtney admits that she found her midwifery knowledge contributed to her anxiety during both her pregnancies. ...
462 | Briony Benjamin, Natural conception post chemotherapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma
Australian Birth Stories - March 18, 2024 01:51 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsIn episode 462 Briony shares with us her pregnancy and birth of her little boy Charlie. Briony was diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 31 and her doctors recommended she do one cycle of IVF prior to starting her chemotherapy treatment. Briony shares that doing the IVF cycle b...
461 | Sophie Two births, fraternal twins, shared care, positive induction, vaginal breech birth twin B
Australian Birth Stories - March 11, 2024 03:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsSophie shares with us the birth of her son Liam and her twins Hannah and Louis. After getting married in 2020 Sophie and her husband felt ready to try and grow their family and they were fortunate to conceive shortly after beginning to try. They were living on the Mornington Peninsular in Victor...
460 | Gemma - two births, endometriosis, Sotos Syndrome, in utero blood transfusion, caesarean, private care
Australian Birth Stories - March 07, 2024 02:46 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsIn today’s episode, I’m joined by Gemma who shares with us her two very different and uniquely challenging pregnancies of her son Max and her daughter Ava. During Max’s pregnancy, everything appeared to be running smoothly in his growth and development however the Obstetrician did note that Max’...
459 | Chantelle Stanton, private Obstetrician, Cabrini Hospital, Induction, TENS machine
Australian Birth Stories - March 04, 2024 04:25 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsIn today’s episode, Chantelle shares her experience of her first pregnancy and birth. Chantelle was very gratefulll to conceive shortly after deciding she was ready to try. She asked around to get recommendations to choose her care provider and she decided to go through the private model and saw...
458 Postpartum | Jodi, four babies, MGP, public hospital, planned postpartum, breastfeeding, identity shift, postpartum book
Australian Birth Stories - February 29, 2024 01:06 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsYou’re going to love this episode with Jodi; mother of four, yoga teacher, postpartum doula and co-author of The Complete Australian Guide to Pregnancy and Birth. Jodi and I chat all about our postpartum book - what we’ve learnt, the confronting reality of the lack of health services, and how sh...
457 | Tylah, Midwife, Home birth, Alice Springs, jaundice, breastfeeding challenges
Australian Birth Stories - February 26, 2024 00:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsIn today’s episode, Tylah shares her experience as a midwife alongside her first pregnancy and birth. Tylah had spent many years supporting women in pregnancy and labour so she had plenty of time to consider what she wanted for her own birth experience. She knew from the outset that she wanted a...
456 Postpartum | Sasha one baby, planned postpartum, PND, medication, breastfeeding, returning to work, race, childcare
Australian Birth Stories - February 21, 2024 23:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsYou can listen to Sasha’s birth story in episode 331 and today she takes us through her early motherhood experience including discussions on race, mental health and the work/motherhood juggle. Sasha and her husband, Jem, planned an intentionally slow postpartum which was the ideal introduction t...
455 | Larke, one baby, MGP, fibroid, maternal assisted caesarean (MAC), cleft palate
Australian Birth Stories - February 19, 2024 03:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsLarke is a midwife and she talks about her primal desire to experience labour and birth. But as she reiterates, there is so much about pregnancy and birth that is beyond our control. She was only 4 weeks pregnant when a scan revealed a significant fibroid at the back of her cervix which dictated...
454 | Kirsty, two babies, hysterectomy, uterus transplant, IVF, planned caesarean, mastitis
Australian Birth Stories - February 15, 2024 00:58 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsYou may have seen Kirsty in the news recently. She’s the recipient of Australia’s first uterus transplant and birthed her miracle baby a few months ago. Today she takes us through the grief of a hysterectomy following her first birth, her options for growing her family, the transplant clinical t...
453 | Niki, Two Physiological Home Births, Yoga Teacher, Breathing Techniques
Australian Birth Stories - February 12, 2024 04:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsIn today’s episode, Niki shares her two incredibly positive home birth stories of her daughter Elsa and her son Nils. Niki is Swedish and Thai and lives with her Australian husband in Kho Samui where they teach Yoga to both practitioners and Yogis. Niki always knew she wanted to have her babies ...
452 Postpartum | Ellie, postpartum lethargy, brain fog, postpartum thyroiditis
Australian Birth Stories - February 08, 2024 01:38 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsToday, Ellie shares her experience with postpartum thyroiditis after experiencing the tell-tale signs and advocating for the appropriate blood tests at her six week check. There are many symptoms in postpartum that can be excused as side-effects of birth recovery and sleep deprivation. However,...
451 | Jordy endometriosis, fragmented care, excess amniotic fluid, tachycardia, planned caesarean, breastfeeding, missed miscarriage, secondary infertility
Australian Birth Stories - February 05, 2024 03:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsJordy has always had long, painful and heavy periods so when she fell pregnant without trying, no one was more shocked than her. Excess amniotic fluid prevented her from monitoring her baby’s movements so she presented to the hospital multiple times and opted for a planned caesarean at 38 weeks....
450 | Joelleen, midwife, IBCLC, pregnancy loss, publicly-funded homebirth, physiological birth, waterbirth, breastfeeding, NICU
Australian Birth Stories - January 28, 2024 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsJoelleen is a midwife, naturopath and IBCLC who takes us through her pregnancy and homebirth experience. Her journey into motherhood began with the birth of her daughter at 16 weeks and she details the shock and grief of her loss. When she conceived again she was accepted into Sunshine Hospital’...
449 Postpartum | Emma, two babies, bicornuate uterus, planned caesarean, placenta previa, placenta accreta, hysterectomy
Australian Birth Stories - January 24, 2024 20:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsIn today’s episode Emma details her life-changing second pregnancy. At her 20 week scan she was diagnosed with major placenta previa (the placenta covers the cervix) as well as placenta accreta (where the placenta grows deeply into the uterine wall). In that moment her hopes for a VBAC and a hom...
448 | Olivia, fraternal twins, DCDA twins, multiple birth team, public hospital, induction, vaginal birth, breastfeeding
Australian Birth Stories - January 22, 2024 01:38 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsIn this episode Olivia details her shock upon discovering she was pregnant with fraternal twins after fertility challenges. She takes us through the experiences of having fragmented care with a multiple birth team at her local public hospital and the recommendations made for a twin labour and bi...
447 Postpartum | Jayne, three babies, homebirth, breech, planned caesarean, NICU, posterior urethral valves, organ donation
Australian Birth Stories - January 17, 2024 21:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsIn today’s episode, Jayne details the contrast between homebirth and caesarean, a slow postpartum and an NICU stay. Towards the end of her third pregnancy Jayne discovered that her breech baby had kidney issues so she travelled to Hobart from her home in rural Tasmania for a planned caesarean an...
446 | Jess, long first labour followed by a speedy second birth in the ambulance on the way to hospital
Australian Birth Stories - December 20, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsWhen Jess found out she was pregnant she assumed she would have a caesarean as her mum had had caesareans with all three of her children. It wasn't until Jess started listening to the Australian Birth Stories podcast that she started to explore the idea of having a vaginal birth. When she experi...
445 | Kate two babies, private obstetrician, elective caesarean, breastfeeding, miscarriage
Australian Birth Stories - December 17, 2023 22:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsIn this episode Kate takes us through her journey to motherhood with her two daughters. In her first pregnancy she opted for care with a private obstetrician and after navigating a very tight pelvic floor from early on, she planned an elective caesarean. Her second and third pregnancies ended in...
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