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Discover the Australian Birth Stories podcast where Australian women share the often unpredictable adventure of pregnancy and their unique birth experiences. Over 300 women bare all to discuss their conception and pregnancy journey, choosing a care provider, birth education and preparation, vaginal birth, c-sections and caring for a newborn whilst navigating postpartum.

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Episode 515

Alysha – Birth Trauma and the Mother-Infant Bond: A Psychologist’s Postpartum Journey

Birth trauma

Episode 514

Stacey – second birth experience, infertility, pregnancy loss, IVF, natural killer cells, home birth

Home birth IVF/Fertility treatment Miscarriage

Episode 513

Chloe Grayling – TTC journey, pregnancy loss, physiological birth, home water birth

Home birth Miscarriage Waterbirth

Episode 512

Hashini – emergency caesarean, hydronephrosis, planned caesarean, pediatric surgery

Caesarean sections

Episode 511

Maddie – emergency caesarean, twin VBAC, ICU, perinatal mental health

Caesarean sections Post Partum Haemorrhage… Pre and postnatal…

Episode 510

Julie – PANDA CEO, perinatal anxiety and depression, postpartum mental health

Pre and postnatal…

Episode 509

Sonja – shared care, syntocinon, vaginal birth, painful periods, pelvic pain, pelvic congestion syndrome, endometriosis

Endometriosis

Episode 508

Heidi Sze – third birth story, preconception testing, nausea, early pregnancy bleeding, subchorionic haematoma, cholestasis

Subchorionic haematoma

Episode 507

Beth – two babies, midwifery care, ‘big baby’, spontaneous labour, The Birth Class

MGP

Episode 506

Emily – miscarriage, physiological birth, MCDA twins, NICU, postpartum preeclampsia

Miscarriage Preeclampsia

Episode 505

Maude – breech, planned caesarean, breastfeeding, pelvic floor physiotherapist, spontaneous labour, VBAC

Breastfeeding Breech Caesarean sections Spontaneous labour +1 more

Episode 504

Genevieve – PCOS, private obstetrician, hematoma, induction, epidural, episiotomy, postpartum haemorrhage

Inductions PCOS Post Partum Haemorrhage…

Episode 503

Bron – endometriosis, triplet-pregnancy, miscarriage, induction, TENS, positive induction

Endometriosis Inductions Miscarriage

Episode 502

Agustina – two babies, private obstetrician, physiological birth, breastfeeding, lactation consultant

Breastfeeding

Episode 501

Sarah – PPROM, NICU, antenatal expressing, nipple shield, triple-feeding, lactation consultant

Breastfeeding

Episode 499

Roisin – miscarriage, IVF, HG, MGP, gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, induction, emergency caesarean, MCDA twins

Caesarean sections Gestational diabetes Hyperemesis gravidarum IVF/Fertility treatment +3 more

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