Australian VBAC Stories
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À propos de ce podcast
Welcome to Australian VBAC stories.
This podcast is for you, the women and parents of Australia to share your journey to vaginal birth after caesarean, and to listen to those who have forged the path before.
Whether you’ve had a VBAC or planned one, supported someone through one or simply want to learn more - we hope this will be a resource that inspires, informs, and celebrates all unique experiences.
This podcast is produced on Dharug and Gundungurra Country by Aimee Sing, Bronwyn Senn, Georgia Slee, and Katelyn Commerford.
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- EP56 - Who Gets to Choose? The Fight for Homebirth and Maternity Choice in Australia · 38 minIn this special collaborative episode of Australian VBAC Stories and The Motherwhelm, Bronwyn is joined by fellow co-hosts Katelyn Comerford, President of Homebirth NSW and…
- EP55 - Francesca's 2HBA2Cs (IUI, private OB, emergency caesarean, private midwife, hospital birth, homebirth, HBA2C, VBAC after multiple caesareans, surrender, surprise baby, pregnancy after 40) · 1 h 42 min · Épisode 55In this episode of Australian VBAC Stories, Francesca shares the story of all four of her births, from an unexpected caesarean, through a planned VBAC that ended in another…
- EP54 - Kyra’s Special Scar HBAC (posterior baby, long labour, cascade of intervention, caesarean, NICU separation, birth trauma, gestational diabetes, private midwife, HBAC) · 1 h 7 minIn our latest episode, we welcome Kyra, mum to Savannah and Vera, who shares her journey from an unexpected caesarean birth to a special scar HBAC. Kyra went into her first birth…
- EP53 - Emma's VBA2C (young mum, long posterior labour, emergency caesarean, postnatal depression, private ob, elective caesarean, positive caesarean, private ob, vba2c) · 1 h 15 min · Épisode 53In this episode of Australian VBAC Stories, Emma shares the stories of her three very different births: from a surprise first pregnancy at 23, through a difficult first birth and…
- EP52 - Emma's VBA3C (7 births, doula, private midwife birth in hospital, transverse baby, induction, virtual doula, relocation for birth, advanced maternal age) · 46 min · Saison 1 Épisode 52In this episode of Australian VBAC Stories, Aimee sits down with Emma, a mum of seven living on a farm two hours from Perth, to unpack her remarkable birth journeys across all…
- EP51 - Rose's HBAC (breech baby, PPROM at 35 weeks, caesarean, NICU separation, birth trauma, postpartum depression, pregnancy loss, doula, homebirth, HBAC, partner support) · 1 h 0 minIn today's episode, we welcome Rose, whose journey through birth and motherhood has taken her from an unexpected caesarean and traumatic separation from her first baby to a…
- EP50 - Ange's HBAC (planned homebirth, meconium, hospital transfer, fetal distress, emergency caesarean, homebirth midwife, HBAC, homebirth after caesarean, long labour, cervical lip, family centred) · 58 min · Épisode 50In today's episode, we welcome Ange who, as a homebirth midwife, had dreamed of birthing at home since she was a 21-year-old midwifery student. Ten years later, that dream was…
- EP49 - Emma's VBAC (PPROM, breech, uterine didelphys, emergency caesarean, student midwife, postnatal anxiety, special care, birth trauma, hospital vbac, fragmented care, fast labour) · 1 h 9 min · Épisode 59In this episode, we hear from Emma, whose first birth began unexpectedly when her waters broke at just 35 weeks. Living with a rare uterine anomaly (uterus didelphys), a breech…
- EP48 - Maddi's VBAC (hospital vaginal birth, hypnobirthing, placenta previa caesarean, private midwife, planned homebirth, breech VBAC, HBAC before midwife arrival) · 1 h 12 min · Épisode 47In this episode we hear from Maddi who shares her incredible journey through three very different births and the lessons she learned along the way. After a positive first birth…
- EP47 - Rena's VBAC (induction, coercion, emergency caesarean, birth trauma, postpartum sepsis, PPD, induction VBAC, private midwife, postdates) · 1 h 3 min · Saison 1 Épisode 46In this episode of Australian VBAC Stories, we are joined by Rena, a mother of two from East Gippsland, Victoria. After a traumatic induction, emergency caesarean birth, severe…
- EP46 - Mikaela's VBACs (medically complex, autoimmune disorders, HELPP, premature, · 1 h 17 min · Épisode 46In this episode, we hear from Mikaela - a wife, mother to three girls, Christian birth doula and childbirth educator in QLD - as shares the story of her three very different…
- EP45 - Fiona's FBAC (fragmented care, MFM, OBGYN, 'high risk' pregnancy, omphalocele baby, breech, elective caesarean, NICU, trauma, doula support, wild pregnancy, freebirth, FBAC, long labour) · 1 h 25 min · Saison 1 Épisode 45In this episode, Fiona shares the story of her first birth, a pregnancy that quickly shifted from low-risk to highly medicalised following the discovery of her son’s omphalocele…
- EP44 - Taylor's VBAC (breech, private ob, elective caesarean, covid times, recurrent losses, ectopic pregnancy, MGP, PROM, induction, distress, ventouse birth, cord avulsion, retained placenta, PPH) · 1 h 6 min · Saison 1 Épisode 44In this week’s episode, Taylor shares her journey from a breech caesarean to a VBAC that, on paper, had almost everything people fear: induction, fetal distress, instrumental…
- EP43 - Katelyn's Caesareans (private OB, postdates, induction, posterior, birth trauma, private midwife, doula support, HBAC, homebirth transfer, repeat caesarean, big baby, therapy, surrender) · 3 h 28 minIn this special episode of Australian VBAC Stories, co-host Katelyn, doula and VBAC educator, openly shares the story of her three daughters’ births, and the many ways they’ve…
- EP42 - Zoe's Caesarean (planned homebirth, private midwife, long labour, deflexed head, unplanned caesarean, future vbac plan, future hbac plan) · 1 h 20 min · Épisode 42In this episode, we’re sharing something a little different in honour of Caesarean Awareness Month. Zoe joins us to reflect on the birth of her first baby: a journey that began…
- EP41 - Brooke's Twin VBAC (footling breech, private midwife, antenatal homebirth transfer, emergency caesarean, special care, twins, cephalic, collaborative care, PPM, OB, public hospital) · 49 min · Épisode 41Australian VBAC Stories are back! And we've got a cracker of a VBAC story for you... In celebration of Multiple Birth Awareness Week, Katelyn speaks with Brooke who shares her…
- EP40 - Josi's VBA2C (breech, positive elective caesarean, feeding difficulties, twins, short birth interval, repeat elective caesarean, SCN, public hospital, private midwife, ECV, VBA2C) · 1 h 16 min · Épisode 40In this episode, we speak with Josi, who shares her experiences across four pregnancies from a breech caesarean, to an unexpected twin pregnancy complicated by HELLP syndrome, to…
- EP39 - Courtney's VBAC (premature labour, birth trauma, education, reclaiming power, MGP, continuity of care) · 1 h 13 min · Saison 1 Épisode 39In this episode, we speak with Courtney about how she reclaimed/found her power with her powerful VBAC after a previously traumatic, preterm birth experience. Courtney shares…
- EP38 - Tori's VBAC (premature labour, PPROM, face presentation, emergency caesarean, anaesthetic awareness, VBAC prep, student midwife, doula, breech, ECV, spontaneous labour) · 1 h 4 min · Épisode 38In this episode, we speak with Tori about how a broken leg at 32 weeks changed the course of her first birth, and shaped the way she approached her VBAC. Tori had hoped for a…
- EP37 - Ashleigh’s 2VBACs after prior vaginal birth (young mum, big baby, postdates, severe tear, PPH, elective caesarean, rural birth, induced VBAC, post 41 weeks, NICU, laryngomalacia, advocacy) · 1 h 24 min · Saison 1 Épisode 37In this episode of Australian VBAC Stories, we meet Ashleigh Rajan, a registered nurse, mother of four, and passionate advocate for informed birth choices. Ashleigh’s path to…
