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.
Episodes
82 episodes
Finding and choosing homebirth as a first time mum & breastfeeding challenges (severe tongue tie) || Meg's birth of Dylan at home (New South Wales)
This is episode 65 and it’s shared by Meg in NSW who shares her experience being a first time mum who chose to have a homebirth. She shares her journey to finding homebirth, her pregnancy journey, the birth of her baby girl Dylan &a...
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Episode 65
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2 homebirths - homebirth after 42 weeks, ECV for breech baby, the power of positive birth, accidental freebirth || Amber's birth of Delilah (2022) & Bette (2024) at home (Victoria)
Episode 64 is shared by Amber who is a mum to two homebirth babies. Today she shares the fantastic story of the birth of Delilah at 42 + 5 weeks at home, and then the birth of Bette, who was a planned homebirth with midwives, but en...
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Episode 64
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1:13:48
Choosing homebirth after pregnancy loss of MCMA twins + traumatic induction, pregnancy anxiety, ECV for breech || Alice's birth of Vinny at home (Queensland)
Episode 63 is shared by the amazing Alice. Alice is the creator of Halo Mumma, which is a free website resource to support those on their pregnancy after loss journey. Alice hersel...
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Episode 63
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1:18:51
Homebirth after 42 weeks, the pros and cons of publicly funded homebirth, 3 planned homebirths || Mel's birth of Oscar, Zara & Archie (New South Wales)
This is the 62nd episode and it’s shared by mum of 3, Mel from Newcastle who shares her incredible stories with having 2 babies after 42 weeks and planning 3 home births through the publicly funded system. Mel chose to have a public...
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Episode 62
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Planned homebirth, FTM, & long labour, turned positive transfer to hospital birth, PFHB || Emma's birth of Lua (Victoria)
In episode 61, I chat with Emma who is a student nurse and midwife who shares her positive homebirth turned hospital birth story. After labouring for well over 20 hours at home, Emma was forced to come to terms with transferring to ...
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Episode 61
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From 'woo woo' to choosing homebirth twice, homebirth after significant tearing || Racheal's birth of Paddy (2018) and Johnny (2022) at home (Victoria)
This is the 60th birth at home story! And it shared by Racheal in Victoria, mum to 2 babies both born at home. Growing up Rachael, alike many people, thought homebirth was a bit ‘woo woo’. Meeting her home birthed husband, now paramedic, th...
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Episode 60
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Dad's experience supporting homebirth after cesarean (HBAC) || Cian's experience supporting birth at home (Queensland)
This is another partner episode in the partners supporting birth at home series.Today Cian, dad to 2 girls, shares his experience witnessing two very different births, a c-section and then a homebirth after caesarean. As with all the pa...
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Midwife has 3 homebirths - publicly funded and private homebirth & homebirth away from home || Sahara's birth of Van (2020), Chet (2022) & Wren (2024) at home (Victoria)
In episode 59, Sahara a midwife and IBCLC shares her 3 homebirth stories. Sahara shares her journey to finding homebirth and choosing to become a midwife. We then hear about her experience in a publicly funded homebirth program during ...
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Episode 59
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Midwife chooses homebirth & long labour affter 2 quick labours! || Sam's birth of Abby (2014) & Tessa (2016) at home (Western Australia)
Episode 58 is shared by Sam from WA. She is a midwife of 13 years, who has recently become endorsed and is working privately. She is mum to 3 children, 2 of which were born at home. Today she shares her story of finding homebirth and eventually...
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Episode 58
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1:10:47
Freebirth as a first time mum || Monique's birth of Jonathan at home (New South Wales)
This is birth story 57, and it is shared by Monique from the Northern Beaches in Sydney. She shares her freebirth story with her first baby, Jonathan or Jojo. Monique’s normal boring freebirth story is so interesting given her own birth imprint...
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Episode 57
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1:14:17
Planned homebirth turned positive non-emergency hospital transfer story || Emily's birth of Benson (Queensland)
In episode 56, Emily, an emergency nurse who chose to homebirth with her first baby 'Benson' shares her unexpected, non-emergency transfer to hospital story. Emily shares her pregnancy journey, her labour at home, and her decision to t...
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Episode 56
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1:01:46
Homebirthing 4.5kg (HBAC) 'Brontë' after c-section under general anaesthetic & PTSD diagnosis || Emilie's birth of Brontë at home (Victoria)
Episode 55 is shared by Emilie who is a Melbourne based doula, and HBAC mama who today shares her two extremely different experiences. She birthed her first baby Reuben under general anesthic during COVID in the UK, an experience which she soon...
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Episode 55
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1:34:53
VBAC in the car & breech freebirth + bicornuate uterus || Brenda's birth of Hudson (2022) and Holden (2024) at home & in the car (New York, USA)
Episode 54 - Today we hear from Brenda in New York. Brenda’s first baby Harper was in a breech position and although she initially planned to have a homebirth, she ended up agreeing to a c-section. Her next baby Hudson was head down and...
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Episode 54
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1:32:26
First time dad supporting homebirth || Tom's experience supporting birth at home (South Australia)
In this episode of Partner's Supporting Homebirth, Tom from South Australia shares his experience supporting his wife Chloe (
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Homebirth after a positive hospital birth, alpha-thalassemia, long placenta birth & impact of COVID restrictions || Joey's birth of Avery at home (Australian Capital Territory)
This is episode 53, and today we hear from Joey in Canberra. Joey is a physio and mum to two boys, Bellamy who she very almost had a homebirth with and Avery, who she did birth at home. Joey shares with us her journey with Bellamy and ...
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Episode 53
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1:55:38
Choosing homebirth after abortion and misscarriage, anxiety, having a PPH & secondary PPH and bicornuate uterus and why homebirth is amazing || Sam's birth of Archie at home (New South Wales)
Epsiode 52 is shared by Sam from NSW who tells her huge vulnerable, honest, and beautiful story of how her homebirth baby boy, Archie came to be. Sam’s story starts in her 20’s where, alike many women, she chose to have an abortion, pa...
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Episode 52
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2:42:22
Homebirth at 17 years old & becoming a homebirth midwife - chatting with Abbey the midwife from Western Australia
In this month midwife story episode, I chat with the amazing Abbey who is a midwife in Western Australia. The story to how Abbey found homebirth for her own 2 children is amazing, and as she goes on, you can tell, she was destined to be a homeb...
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The cascade of interventions with the hospital birth of Matilda (2020), choosing freebirth with Edith (2022) and the planned freebirth turned hospital transfer birth of Angus (2024) + GDM & 2-vessel umbilical cord || Northern Territory
In episode 51, Jess from the Northern Territory shares the births of Matilda (hospital), Edith (freebirth) and Angus (freebirth > hospital transfer). After years of trying, Jess finally became pregnant through IVF with her 1st b...
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Episode 51
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1:20:14
Homebirth dad of 4 babies born at home shares his experience || Dan's experience supporting birth at home (Queensland)
This is another episode in the partners supporting birth at home series, and today Dan, husband of Rosie who shared her birth at home stories in episode 43, shares his experience. As dad to 4 baby’s all born at home, it was great to get s...
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2 homebirths, long labours, being a midwife, echogenic foci on the liver & the 50th birth story! || Georgia's birth of Amelie (2021) and Ellidy (2023) at home (Victoria)
Episode 50!!! In this ep Georgia from Victoria, a nurse, midwife and mum to Amelie & Ellidy shares her two homebirth stories!Georgia shares with us her journey to homebirth before being a midwife, and her journey with El...
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First time mum, preparing for homebirth and motherhood || Asa's birth of Zoe at home (Northern Territory)
Episode 49 and the first Northern Territory episode is shared by Asa, a first time mum who shares her beautiful experience with the birth of her daughter Zoe. What is also special about her story is that with the Defense Force, she ...
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'Geriatric' Aussie expat with PCOS has 2x homebirths in Canada || Salina's birth of Kirra (2020) and Jai (2023) at home (Canada)
Episode 48 is shared by Australian 'Salina', who shares her 2 homebirth stories from Banff, Canada.She also shares the multiple reasons why she chose midwifery care, how she came to choosing homebirth late in her first pregnancy and the ben...
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Episode 48
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1:37:55
Homebirth after fetal 'premature atrial contractions' || Hannah's birth of Charlie at home (Australian Capital Territory)
In episode 47, we hear Hannah share her story. Hannah is based in Canberra and shares her hospital birth story and then homebirth story. Honestly, after you hear of everything Hannah endured in both her pregnancies, you’ll be amazed and inspire...
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Chatting homebirth history in Australia & the future of homebirth with Jo Hunter from Birth Time
In this months midwife story episode, I chat with Jo Hunter who many of you may know from being one of the creators of Birth Time (& if you haven’t seen it, it’s essentially mandatory for anyone planning to give birth). She is also a home...
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Midwife chooses homebirth + bleeding in pregnancy, impact of midwife burnout & trauma || Emma's birth of August at home (South Australia)
Today in episode 46, we hear from Emma in South Australia who is a midwife, nurse, and lactation consultant. She shares her 2 hospital births and homebirth story intertwined with stories of her life as a midwife, including her journey of unlear...
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Episode 46
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