About this podcast
Let's delve into the magical world of birth. With hosts Jess and Mikaelah, together, we'll bring you birth education and stories that will leave you inspired. Featuring guests with all sorts of differing journeys and experiences. Join us every fortnight, as we turn the page on The Birth Chapter: A collection of stories authored by you.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 26 episodes
- Carrie Rad | Eliana & Adeline · 1 h 7 minWe're baaack! As always we have a lot going on so the pod sadly drops to the bottom of the list but we're so excited to bring this beautiful chat to your ears today. Carrie is…
- Do You Really Need Vaginal Exams in Labour? · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 21Vaginal exams are commonly used but they don’t always give the full picture. In this short educational episode, we chat through: • what a VE can (and can’t) tell you • when they…
- Chelsea & Lola | Second baby, Home birth, Hyperemesis, Gestational Diabetes, magical postpartum · 1 h 13 min · Season 3 Episode 20Today we're chatting to @chelseaelliss about her second birth to Lola. Chelsea shares her journey through hyperemesis and gestational diabetes again, navigating pregnancy with…
- Lucie - Caul to Parenting | Surrogate Baby · 1 h 5 min · Season 3We are finally back for another episode after a long break! Happy 2026 to all our listeners. We sat down and chatted to Lucie who went through the journey of being a surrogate…
- Birth Trauma with Carla from Healing Birth · 1 h 4 min · Season 3✨ Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussion of birth trauma. Please listen with care. ✨ In this week’s episode of The Birth Chapter, we sit down with Carla — a birth…
- Postpartum sex - Why you're unhappy, unhorny and dry | with Physio Grace Coombs · 19 min · Season 3 Episode 3Let's talk about sex, baby! This week we’re joined again by women’s health physio Grace Coombs for a chat that’s as informative as it is hilarious. We’re talking all things…
- Alice, Maggie & Malachi - C-Section Awareness Month | Induction, emergency c-section, VBAC, homebirth, spontaneous labour, classical c-section, birth trauma, mental health · 49 min · Season 3 Episode 2In honour of C-Section Awareness Month, we’re sharing Alice’s two wild birth stories, very different from each other but both full of unexpected twists! Her first birth ended in…
- Mikaelah & Eliza | Baby number 2, HG pregnancy, home birth, water birth, positive birth and postpartum, 1-2 kids · 1 h 9 min · Season 3 Episode 1🎙️ Season 3 is here! We’re back in your ears with a brand new season of The Birth Chapter with a bit of a revamp! Sharing honest stories, expert tips, and those little golden…
- Episiode 15 - Gabs - Hyperemesis, step parenting, positive hospital birth, doula, maternal mental health, postpartum haemorrhage · 53 min · Season 2 Episode 15In this episode we chat with Gabs about the birth of her first baby boy. Gabs is also a step mum so her and her husband weren't sure whether they would add to their family but as…
- Episode 14 - C-Section Recovery with Grace Coombs · 18 min · Season 2 Episode 14In this episode we chat with Grace from FOUR Physio in Christchurch about C-section birth recovery in regards to pelvic floor and abdominal health as well as scar massage and the…
- Episode 13 - Brittney Guise - three home births, miscarriage, hypnobirthing, water birth, hyperemesis, postpartum depletion, three under 4 · 1 h 15 min · Season 2 Episode 13In this episode we chat with Brittney, farmers wife, mum of 3, garden lover, crafter and DIYer (she has a lot of hobbies!) about her three birth stories as well as her journey to…
- Episode 12 - Postpartum Problems with guest physio Grace Coombs · 31 minToday we are joined by the epic Grace Coombs from FOUR Physio here in Christchurch for the second episode in our postpartume series to chat about some of the pelvoc floor issues…
- Episode 11 - Kate | Little Bird Lactation - Hyperemesis, positive induction, hospital births, postpartum haemorrhage, spontaneous home birth, · 1 h 1 min · Season 2 Episode 3In this episode we chat with Kate a NICU nurse and Lactation consultant from Little Bird Lactation, about her three very different birth stories. Kate unfortunately suffered from…
- Episode 10 - Postpartum Recovery with guest physio Grace Coombs · 26 min · Season 2 Episode 3Today we are joined by the epic Grace Coombs from FOUR Physio here in Christchurch for the first episode in our postpartume series. Grace is a Womens Health Physio and sees many…
- Episode 9 - Janelle - Wild pregnancy, changing care providers, home birth, hypnobirthing · 1 h 4 min · Season 2 Episode 1In this episode we chatted with Janelle about her home birth with her first baby. Janelle decided on a wild pregnancy (very little care provider involvement) journey and almost…
- Let's have a yarn - Welcome back to Season #2 · 1 h 1 min · Season 2 Episode 1We're back for 2024! Where have we been, you might be wondering? We answer this and other questions and give some juicy details, never before heard stories of running a business…
- Episode 8 - Hallie Campbell (NZ Birth Stories) · 49 min · Season 1 Episode 8In this episode we chat with Hallie Campbell, NZ Birth Stories owner and creator. Hallie shares about her four very different birth stories, how her first birth paved the way for…
- Episode 7 - First Trimester Screening, Scanning and Testing · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 7In this episode we give you a run down of what to expect in your first trimester with tests, what your options are and what they might look like. Follow us on instagram…
- Episode 6 - Abby & Awhi - Endo, miscarriage, PPROM, pre-term labour, NICU, difficulty breastfeeding · 1 h 24 min · Season 1 Episode 6In this episode we chatted with Abby about her wild rollercoaster of a journey. Abby struggled with endometriosis for years and sadly had a miscarriage before falling pregnant…
- Q+A - Ask The Midwife · 19 min · Season 1 Episode 6Our new Q+A segment, Ask the Midwife! With our own Jess Jenkinson Keep an eye out on our stories to submit your anonymous questions for our next Q+A episode! Follow us on…
