Jenna shares her story of two births. After an induction with her first, we explore how she felt confident with her second baby to wait until labour started spontaneously. She shares with us how she was able to follow her gut instincts in making decisions about the...
Cara was pregnant with her first child and went into denial about going into labour. Unexpected things happened, which put her into an intense state of stress and she discusses how this influenced her bonding with her daughter. With these lessons under her belt, for...
Natalie shares with us her two births, and how she stepped more fully into advocating for what she wanted. She experiences two beautiful births and reflects deeply on her own path of awakening. We also reflect on the connection between birth and motherhood. Her...
Mel had a spontaneous labour and finds herself progressing quite quickly to the point she is pushing at home. After an ambulance ride to the hospital, she gets there in time to have her baby in the water. She needs some help with the placenta – and is able to...
Ali goes through the different models of care available to women when they are having a baby. She highlights that many of the models are very fragmented and don’t really cater to the experience of the family. She highlights how relationships matter, and tends to set...
Phoebe decides to have a homebirth late in her first pregnancy. She experiences a long labour, a transfer to hospital and then unable to have her midwives with her because of Covid. She has her second baby at home, and then needs to transfer after the birth to get...
