Keep Birth Wild
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Keep Birth Wild
A podcast series featuring interviews with people who planned to birth their babies at home. Listen as homebirth parents share their unique stories of pregnancy, birth and postpartum.
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52 EpisodenE50 Sophia Grant | Two homebirths, Premature rupture of membrane, Fast second labour
In this episode Sophia shares the stories of her two homebirths. Her first birth was long and winding, with many visits from bodyworkers and a hospita...
E49 Jess Anderson | Two births, Hospital birth, Hypnobirthing, Homebirth
In this episode Jess shares the stories of her two births. Both of her pregnancies were unplanned but very lovingly received. Her daughter was born in...
E48 Sarah Dohrman | Second birth, Fast homebirth, Tandem breastfeeding
In this episode Sarah shares the story of her second birth with her son Freddie. You can find Sarah’s first birth story all the way back in Episode 1,...
E47 Martina Cooper | Three homebirths, Private midwifery care, Birthworker, Calmbirth
Martina is a Mum of 3 crazy, fun, loving and uber cheeky kids! She is a midwife, runs Calmbirth courses, and has just completed her IBCLC certificatio...
E46 Janelle Hinze | First birth, Private midwifery care, Rural birth, Long posterior labour
Janelle and her husband are farmers, growing avocados, beef cattle and a market garden. She is religious and after many years of feeling that she may...
E45 Jana Woodhouse | Three vaginal births, Caseload midwifery, Obstetrician, Private midwifery care, Homebirth
Jana Woodhouse is a Melbourne based homebirth, newborn and maternity photographer. Her work captures the beauty of birth and pregnancy and the magic o...
E44 Sarah Harding | First birth, Publicly funded homebirth, Hypnobirth
In today’s episode Sarah is sharing the story of her son Henry’s birth. Sarah was under the care of a midwife through the CMP at the King Edward Memor...
BONUS EPISODE | Covid denialism, conspiracy thinking, far-right politics, vaccine hesitancy, collective care and medical misinformation with guest speaker Julie Bell.
Julie is a herbalist by trade, a homebirther, a feminist, a doula, a self proclaimed ‘non-vaxxer’, and a devout Christian who has found her way out of...
E43 Julie Bell | Four homebirths, Birthworker, Herbalist, Precipitous labour, Faith led birth, Private midwifery care
Julie Bell is a mother of four, a doula, herbalist, Christian, feminist, and the creative genius behind Blissful Herbs.
In this episode Julie sh...
E42 Rachael Hicks | First Birth, Homebirth, Birth Injury, Postnatal Depression
In this episode Rachel shares the story of her son Patricks birth. Rachel had a really straight forward conception and pregnancy and shares some speci...
E41 Ashley Ziegerink | Two Births, Calmbirth, Hospital Birth, Episiotomy, Irritable Uterus, Homebirth, Tandem Feeding
In this episode Ashley shares the birth stories of her two children Zoe and Piper.
During her first pregnancy Ashley put a lot of thought into w...
E40 Kirsty-Ann Nicholls | Two Homebirths, Doula, Postpartum Anxiety & Depression
In this episode Kirsty aka The Zen Birthkeeper shares the birth stories of her two children Sophyr and Rio.
Growing up, Kirsty never wanted to h...
E39 Lulu Marie | First Birth, Atypical Progression of Labour, Homebirth
In this episode I chatting with Lulu, who shares the story of her first daughter Ayla’s birth.
Lulu shares a gorgeous tale of Ayla’s conception...
E38 Leah Daniel | First Birth, Termination, Midwife, Gestational Diabetes, Waterbirth, COVID
In this episode Leah shares the story of her first baby Sonny’s birth.
Leah had one earlier pregnancy which she chose to terminate. Her pregnan...
E37 Nina Lake | First Birth, Termination, Fertility Challenges, Homebirth, COVID
In this episode I am chatting to Nina about the birth of her daughter Sunday.
Nina had one pregnancy prior to Sunday’s which she chose to termi...
E36 Kate Thomson | First Birth, Registered Midwife, Early Pregnancy Loss, Homebirth
In this episode I’m speaking to Kate AKA The Mama’s Alchemist about the early loss of her first pregnancy, and then the pregnancy and birth of her lit...
E35 Michelle Kovacevic | First Birth, PCOS, Fast Homebirth, Donor Milk
In this episode Michelle shares the story of her pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding journey with her son Ollie.
Michelle has polycystic ovarian...
E34 Maggie Storm | Birth Keeper & Postpartum Doula, Publicly Funded Homebirth, Early Birth, Miscarriage
In this episode I am speaking to Maggie Storm. Maggie describes herself as a birth keeper and postpartum doula supporting and advocating for raw, embo...
E33 Bethany Stokes | Two Births, Birth Centre, Cancer Diagnosis, Homebirth
In this episode I speak to Bethany about the births of her two boys.
Her first pregnancy was low risk and she opted to be cared for at her loca...
E32 Elysia Anketell | First Birth, Body Positive Maternity Care, Waterbirth
In this episode I’m speaking to Elysia about the birth of her son Finley. Finley was just 4 weeks old when I recorded this interview and 5 weeks old n...
E31 Alice Lang | First Birth, Calmbirth, Fast Labour, Anterior Perineal Tear
In this episode Alice shares the story of her daughter Luna’s birth.
Alice is a midwife and Calmbirth instructor herself and we talk about how t...
E30 Victoria Rathjen Duffton | Two Births, Induced Hospital Birth, Homebirth, COVID
In this episode Victoria shares the pregnancies and births of her two children Ezra and Lumi.
Ezra was an induced vaginal birth in hospital. Alt...
E29 Kathryn Mc Cabe | Two Homebirths, Pain-free Birth, Unassisted Birth
In this episode I have the pleasure of speaking to Kathryn about the births of her two children.
Kathryn lives and birthed her babies at home in...
E28 Lys Meyer | Two Births, Hospital Birth, Instrumental Delivery, Homebirth
In this episode I am chatting to Lyss about the births of her two sons Ryan and Ruben.
In her first pregnancy Lyss planned a hospital birth, whi...
E27 Carla Muellings | Two Births, Hospital Transfer, Miscarriage, Homebirth
In this episode Carla shares the stories of two pregnancies and births. She planned to birth both of her babies at home, however with her first her mi...
E26 Chelsea Aldridge | Two Births, Hyperemesis Gravidarum, Antenatal/postnatal depression, Induction, Miscarriage, Homebirth, COVID
In this episode Chelsea shares the pregnancies and births of her two children Frankie and Myles.
She suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum in her...
E25 Sophie Nugent | Part 2 - Zoom Assisted Birth, Vaginal Birth After Caesarean, Homebirth, Siblings at Birth
At the time of Jim’s conception, Sophie and her family had just relocated to a remote community in North East Arnhem Land, NT. Due to her prev...
E24 Sophie Nugent | Two Births, Preeclampsia, Homebirth Caesarean, Attempted VBAC, Sleep Deprivation
In this episode Sophie shares the births of her first two sons Bernie and Oscar.
Sophie fell pregnant unexpectedly when she was 21 and had a str...
E23 Mary Giordano | Two Births, Hospital Birth, Induction, Instrumental delivery, Homebirth, Waterbirth
In today’s episode I am speaking to Mary about the births of her two children. Mary briefly speaks about the birth of her son in hospital where she wa...
E22 Jessica Hodgens | First Birth, Waterbirth, Private Midwifery Care
Jess shares the story of her first pregnancy, and how she delivered her son at home into the water. Her son Ned was born with his head in quite a diff...
E21 Part 2 Steffi Arvanitakis | Two Births, Miscarriage, Birthwork, Waterbirth, Fast Birth
In this episode I am sharing Part 2 of Steffi’s birth stories. You can find the first part of her birth story in episode 21.
Today we hear about...
E20 Part 1 Steffi Arvanitakis | Three Vaginal Homebirths, Birthworker, Waterbirth
In todays episode I’m chatting to my god mother Steffi. In addition to the very important role of god mother, Steffi is also a doula, birth educator,...
E19 Gemma Bonshek Kane |Three Births, Hospital Births, C-section, HBAC, COVID-19
In todays episode I am chatting to Gemma about the births of her three children.
Gemma naturally conceived her first baby but went on to require...
E18 Mikayla Quartermaine | Publicly Funded Home birth, Hospital Transfer, Hypnobirth
In todays episode I am chatting to Mikayla about the birth of her daughter Nyra.
Mikayla planned a home birth through the Publicly Funde...
E17 Kellie Andrews | Two Births, Private Midwifery Care, PPH, SVT, Pleasurable Birth
In todays episode I am chatting to Kellie Andrews about her two home births.
Kellie has just started a project called The Furry Turtle,...
E16 Toni Kara | Two Births, Homebirth Caesarian, VBAC, Private Midwifery Care
In this episode I chat to Toni Kara about the births of her two children Arrow and Mica.
Toni planned to birth Arrow at home but after a long po...
E15 Zoe Roxon-Hunter | Hospital Birth, Miscarriage, Home Birth, Private Midwifery Care, Doula
In todays episode I’m chatting to Zoe about the births of her two sons Gordy and Finley.
Gordy was born in hospital, where Zoe who is a nurse he...
E14 Laura Shelley-Butler | Two Births, Hospital Birth, Homebirth, Private Midwifery Care, NICU
In this episode I chat to Laura about the births of her two children Ester and Teddy.
Laura birthed Ester in hospital as part of the group midwi...
E13 Tori Styles | Two Births, Hospital Birth, Induction, Freebirth, Water Birth, Covid-19
In today's episode I chat with Tori about the births of her two children Badger and Scout.
Tori’s first birth was in hospital where she was indu...
E12 Indi Williams | Termination, Private Midwifery Care, Outdoor Water Birth, Breastfeeding, Postpartum
In today's episode I'm sharing my own birth story! My good friend Joelle Constance (Ep 2) joins in the show to interview me about the birth of my daug...