Homebirth Stories Australia

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S4 EP: 12 Tash - Two Births, Private Midwife, IVF, Endometriosis, Hospital Birth, Bleed in Pregnancy, Homebirth.

2026-09-0401:39:01

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Tash shares her journey to motherhood, from being diagnosed with endometriosis at 21 and navigating years of infertility and IVF, to falling pregnant naturally with her second baby. For her first pregnancy, Tash knew she wanted continuity of care but was unable to get into MGP, so she chose a private midwife. Unsure whether she wanted to birth at home or in hospital, a bleed at 39 weeks ultimately saw her giving birth in hospital. We then chat about her secon...

S4 EP: 11 Hannah - First Time Mum, Homebirth, Private Midwife, Tasmania.

2026-08-1001:13:41

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Hannah, a midwife herself, shares her journey to motherhood, from her family’s birth history in Ireland to choosing homebirth for her own baby. Having worked as a midwife within the system, Hannah knew she wanted a physiological birth and chose a model of care that supported this. She talks openly about navigating Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG), discovering she had a placental shelf, and the testing she chose to have and chose not to have during pregnancy. We al...

S4 EP: 10 Siobhan - Two Births, Private OB Care, Vaginal Birth, Private Midwife, Homebirth, Post Dates, Spontaneous Labour, Water Birth.

2026-07-2601:28:55

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we sit down with Siobhan as she shares the stories of her two very different birth experiences and the lessons she learned along the way. For her first pregnancy, Siobhan chose private obstetric care, hoping for a vaginal birth. She reflects on how, in hindsight, the model of care she chose didn't align with her birth preferences and unpacks the decisions she made throughout labour, including navigating conversations around induction, choosing an epidural, an...

S4 EP: 9 Jemima - Two Births, Two Miscarriages, Publicly Funded Homebirth, Hospital Transfer, Forceps Birth, Private Midwife, D&C, Post-Dates Pregnancy, Babies Over 4kg

2026-07-0501:39:10

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Jemima shares her journey through five pregnancies, two births, two miscarriages, and the exciting news that she's currently expecting her third baby. She takes us back to her first pregnancy, when she was accepted into a publicly funded homebirth program. Although she planned to birth at home, labour took an unexpected turn, leading to a hospital transfer and a birth that looked very different from what she'd hoped for. Jemima talks about the impact that exp...

S4 EP: 8 Life Lately - Miscarriage, TTC, Separation.

2026-06-2001:20:38

Send us Fan Mail We're back after a little mid-year break and kicking things off with a life update episode. Content warning: This episode contains discussion of miscarriage. Laura shares where she's been at on her TTC journey and opens up about a recent miscarriage. Aimee also shares her own experience with miscarriage from a few years ago. We also chat about how different life looks for Aimee these days - seven months on from her separation, living on her own, and in a completely different ...

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