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Alexis, Skylar + Saskia: Birth Trauma, Postnatal Depression, Positive Healing Birth, Your Birth Project

Alexis, Skylar + Saskia: Birth Trauma, Postnatal Depression, Positive Healing Birth, Your Birth Project

Update: 2025-05-19
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This episode of Kiwi Birth Tales is proudly brought to you by Your Birth Project, if you are pregnant you need YBP in your life!


In this episode of Kiwi Birth Tales, I speak to Alexis. Some of the topics we cover:


  • Surprise pregnancy
  • Challenges finding a midwife
  • Positive family birth stories
  • Induction
  • Language use from care providers not supportive
  • Induction
  • Large postpartum haemorrhage + 3B Tear
  • Birth Trauma
  • Baby born 6.5lbs
  • Postpartum Depression and mental health challenges
  • Support from Plunket for referrals
  • Therapist validation of birth trauma
  • Move to Tauranga
  • Hyperemesis in 2nd pregnancy
  • Your Birth Project in person course to work through Birth Trauma
  • Feeling positive about 2nd birth
  • Supportive Midwife
  • Spontaneous labour
  • Hospital birth drug free
  • Positive birth experience
  • 2nd degree tear
  • Bethlehem Birth Centre
  • Completely different postpartum experience
  • Advice to let people in when you're struggling and lean on whatever village you can find


Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course

https://www.fertilityassociates.co.nz/book-a-free-nurse-consult


Please seek support for any mental health concerns, some helpful links are below:

Mental Health in Pregnancy

Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Aotearoa

Plunket - Dads Mental Health

Little Shadow - Private Counselling NZ


Find me @kiwibirthtales and @yourbirthproject


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Alexis, Skylar + Saskia: Birth Trauma, Postnatal Depression, Positive Healing Birth, Your Birth Project

Alexis, Skylar + Saskia: Birth Trauma, Postnatal Depression, Positive Healing Birth, Your Birth Project