Keep Birth Wild

07/12/2021

In this episode Jess shares the stories of her two births. Both of her pregnancies were unplanned but very lovingly received. Her daughter was born in hospital, and although the birth was relatively straight forward, Jess describes the experience as traumatic and a catalyst for choosing a very diffe...

04/11/2021

Martina is a Mum of 3 crazy, fun, loving and uber cheeky kids! She is a midwife, runs Calmbirth courses, and has just completed her IBCLC certification. She offers her full spectrum services through her business, Hey Baby! Birth & Breastfeeding Support. In this episode Martina shares the stories of....

26/10/2021

Janelle and her husband are farmers, growing avocados, beef cattle and a market garden. She is religious and after many years of feeling that she may not want children, she left the decision to start a family to God, and conceived not long after. In this episode she shares the story of her pregnancy...

19/10/2021

Jana Woodhouse is a Melbourne based homebirth, newborn and maternity photographer. Her work captures the beauty of birth and pregnancy and the magic of fresh babies earth side. In this episode Jana shares the stories of her own three births. Her first birth experience was through the caseload midwif...

10/10/2021

In today’s episode Sarah is sharing the story of her son Henry’s birth. Sarah was under the care of a midwife through the CMP at the King Edward Memorial Hospital in Perth. She had a fairly straight forward pregnancy and birth where she used the Hypnobirthing techniques, but some extra challenge...

09/10/2021

Julie is a herbalist by trade, a homebirther, a feminist, a doula, a self proclaimed ‘non-vaxxer’, and a devout Christian who has found her way out of a fundamentalist faith. In this episode she joins me to share her observations about the roots of conspiracy theories and deliberate coronavirus ...

03/10/2021

Julie Bell is a mother of four, a doula, herbalist, Christian, feminist, and the creative genius behind Blissful Herbs. In this episode Julie shares the births of her four children. She conceived for the first time while living in Hong Kong and working in foreign aid, and ended up giving birth in he...

01/08/2021

SHARE YOUR BIRTH STORY!

Hello lovely birthing people, birth workers and homebirth folk!

We am taking submissions for Season 2 of Keep Birth Wild podcast and would love to hear from you if you have a birth story to share.

Keep Birth Wild podcast believes that all birthing people should have easy, affordable and safe access to a range of care options including homebirth. Storytelling is a powerful way of developing our understanding of how the same maternity care system is experienced differently based on intersecting identity factors such as gender, race, religion, ability, language, trauma, etc.

In the next season we are looking to hear from a diverse range of birthers and ensure that space is held for marginalised voices.

Everyone is invited to follow this link to submit your story.
https://www.keepbirthwild.com.au

Homebirth parents sharing their stories of pregnancy, birth and postpartum. The Keep Birth Wild podcast acknowledges the Wurundjeri people as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land, sky and waters on which this project is produced, and we pay respect to Elders; past, present. We extend ...

08/03/2021

In this episode Rachel shares the story of her son Patricks birth. Rachel had a really straight forward conception and pregnancy and shares some special moments from that time, including when she discovered that she was pregnant and told her very clucky partner Liam that he was finally going to be a...

02/03/2021

In this episode Ashley shares the birth stories of her two children Zoe and Piper. During her first pregnancy Ashley put a lot of thought into what she would like her birth to look like and after attending a Calmbirth course, planned an unmedicated and low intervention hospital birth. Zoe’s labour...

23/02/2021

In this episode Kirsty aka The Zen Birthkeeper shares the birth stories of her two children Sophyr and Rio. Growing up, Kirsty never wanted to have children, but within a couple of months of meeting her partner she had had a change of heart and Sophyr was conceived soon after. Kirsty birthed both of...

14/02/2021

In this episode I chatting with Lulu, who shares the story of her first daughter Ayla’s birth. Lulu shares a gorgeous tale of Ayla’s conception and the moment that she found at that she was finally pregnant. She went through quite a few different models of care, before finally deciding at 38 wee...

06/02/2021

In this episode Leah shares the story of her first baby Sonny’s birth. Leah had one earlier pregnancy which she chose to terminate. Her pregnancy with Sonny was another surprise, but a joyful and much wanted one this time around. Leah is a midwife herself, so she shares a little about her work, wh...

28/01/2021

In this episode I am chatting to Nina about the birth of her daughter Sunday. Nina had one pregnancy prior to Sunday’s which she chose to terminate, and then went on to have some fertility challenges when trying to conceive again. Once she did fall pregnant, she was planning to birth in hospital b...

03/01/2021

In this episode I’m speaking to Kate AKA The Mama’s Alchemist about the early loss of her first pregnancy, and then the pregnancy and birth of her little baby Arva. Kate is a registered midwife and Chinese medicine practitioner herself so brings all that knowledge and experience to her reflectio...

26/12/2020

In this episode Michelle shares the story of her pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding journey with her son Ollie. Michelle has polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS and having been told that she may find it difficult to conceive, she was quite surprised when she fell pregnant really quickly. Michelle.....

20/12/2020

In this episode I am speaking to Maggie Storm. Maggie describes herself as a birth keeper and postpartum doula supporting and advocating for raw, embodied, intuitive birth. Her offerings are centred around deeply acknowledging pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period as a transformational time tha...