Kelsi, Taika + Maanie: 2 Positive Birth Stories, Quick Labours, Birth Centre

Update: 2025-02-21

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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 Kelsi. Some of the topics we cover:

Placenta Previa at 12 week scan
Birth Centre Birth
Tear that needed repairing in Hospital
Baby Blues
Infection in stitches
Challenging first 3 months postpartum
Cyst in ovary
Bleeding in first trimester
Emergency Scan
Stretch and Sweep
Spontaneous labour
Fast labour and birth in birth centre carpark

Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course

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

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