Transform Your Birth Podcast
The Transform Your Birth Podcast will educate, entertain and support your ability to navigate pregnancy and prepare to give birth
Transform Your Birth Podcast
Transform Your Birth Podcast will educate, entertain and support your ability to navigate pregnancy and prepare to give birth. We can’t control birth, but Tracey helps us to see how we can influence it and how it helps us to become parents.
Transform Parenting Founder Tracey Anderson Askew explores birth through stories and the lens of what birth can teach us. She prepares families for birth and parenting and views birth as the catalyst for the transformation necessary to go from woman to mother, and man to father. These podcasts will share that wisdom and change the current birth narrative from what happens in birth to how birth changes us.
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Muriel – A homebirth with all the family and the dog | Episode 63
Muriel is from France, and never imagined home as a place to give birth. It was her husband and his family who had all birthed their babies at home that gave her the confidence. What she discovered was her own strength, by going deeper into herself to manage the...
Sarah – Induction and she loved it! | Episode 62
Sarah shares her experience of having an induction. Her body responded to the first stage, and she was able to do the rest of the birth without the need for any further intervention. She cites the support of her partner as being the biggest game-changer for her, as he...
Emily – Two births, one homebirth, practical tools and skills to support her | Episode 61
Emily almost didn't have children due to her fear of pregnancy and birth. She shares with us the internal changes she makes as she learns more about birth. She ultimately experiences two straight forward births, one in the birth centre and one born at home. Emily is...
Dannielle – An ideal birth, long labour, detailed second stage and avoids tearing | Episode 60
Dannielle experiences an ideal birth. She highlights to us what she thinks led to this outcome. We always acknowledge we can’t control birth, but there are many things that influence it. Danni helps us to understand those factors. Listen closely for those key...
Chelsea – Two births, big babies, one forceps, no tearing, loved both births | Episode 59
Chelsea brings to us both stories of having big babies. She prepared well for both, and got her partner on board by doing the Transform Your Birth course. She also experienced incredibly skilled caregivers, which meant - even when her first son needed help with...
Finding comfort in labour | Episode 58
Today I will be discussing all the different options to support a woman during labour to find comfort, and be able to manage the intense sensations of labour. We are often told that the only options to get through labour are the drugs. They are certainly tools in the...
Janina – 2 waterbirths, two very different labours | Episode 57
Janina shares with us her two water birth stories, one long and one short. Her story highlights how different each birth can be. She needs to work with her fear of the pain, and ultimately harnesses the power of her mind, both times. Janina shares some great wisdom...
Kanny and Al – Physiological birth, partner perspective and perineal massage | Episode 56
We are joined this week with Kanny and Al who share the experience of a physiological birth from the perspective of a birthing mum, and her partner. This was a team effort, and this story highlights the power and importance of both roles. Kanny also shares her...
Deborah – The importance of the birthing environment, induction and augmentation | Episode 55
Professor Deborah Davis joins me today from the University of Canberra and ACT Health to discuss the impact of the environment on birthing women, a topic we must all consider when optimising our body’s response to birth. Even though a woman might consciously feel safe...
