Birthing at Home: A Podcast
Hosted by Elsie @homebirth.doula_birthingathome and co-creator of @homebirthvictoria ||
Sharing incredible birth stories from births at home around Australia and the world. Also sharing partner and midwife stories. Using the power of story telling, this podcast aims to empower, inspire, and motivate.
Podcasting since 2023 • 87 episodes
Birthing at Home: A Podcast
Latest Episodes
Freebirth as a first time mum, mothering and saying goodbye to your maiden self, and post partum challenges || Brooke's birth of Mana-Kai at home (New South Wales)
Episode 69 is shared by Brooke, a first time mum who chose to freebirth her first baby, Mana-kai. Brooke talks us through her pregnancy, her reflections on mothering and grieving her maiden self and then her very cosy birth of Mana-...
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Season 2
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Episode 69
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Positive publicly funded homebirth, mental health (ADHD, Autism, Anxiety), IVF & culturally safe maternity care || Genna's birth of Freddie at home (Victoria)
Episode 68 is shared by Genna who lives on Wurunderji land. After Genna’s IVF journey, she chose to have a homebirth with her first baby, Freddie through the publicly funded homebirth program. She also shares how invaluable midwifery care was d...
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Season 2
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Episode 68
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1:17:19
How does homebirth work in England? || Chatting with independent midwife 'Lucy' about homebirth, the NHS, and regulations.
This is the first episode of Homebirth Around The World. A series where I chat with homebirth midwives and they share how homebirth works in their area. From cost, culture, insurance, becoming a homebirth midwife and working as one, this series...
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Two homebirths and two different experiences - PFHB & private midwifery, episiotomy, waterbirth || Amy's birth of Ezra (2021) & Ryder (2024) at home (Queensland)
Episode 67 is shared by Amy who lives on Gubbi Gubbi country in Queensland. Amy shares her two homebirth stories, which includes one in a publicly funded hospital homebirth program and then her second with a private midwife. We chat about her e...
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Season 2
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Episode 67
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1:22:33
The roller coaster of publicly funded homebirth, unassisted birth (freebirth), thrush, GBS infection, cervical ectropion, second time mum || Tegan's birth of Remi at home (Queensland)
Episode 66 shared by Tegan in Queensland. This episode unfortunately, is a roller coaster & I’m so grateful to Tegan for sharing her story. It’s difficult to summarise Tegan’s story into a quick intro, but how’s this - af...
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Season 2
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Episode 66
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