Australian VBAC Stories

EP13 - Tegan's VBAC (public hospital, pregnancy loss, ectopic pregnancies, IVF, vasa praevia, bed rest, elective caesarean, birth doula support, VBAC, precipitous labour)


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In today's episode, we are thrilled to have Tegan share her journey to motherhood including beginning with back-to-back ectopic pregnancies, followed by IVF conception and a rare diagnosis of Vasa Praevia which saw her on bed rest in hospital for weeks leading up to her first birth, a very necessary planned caesarean.


She knew she wanted to pursue a VBAC with her next baby, and after another IVF journey to conceive, she sought the care of a doula (our lovely Aimee!) and enjoyed an uneventful pregnancy this time around, preparing herself mental and physically for labour.


She shares her very fast labour and birth experience, and what that has meant for her long term in taking years to fully process, and how it has impacted the way she sees herself, women generally, and mothers in our world, especially now that she is three years on from that experience.


We know you will absolutely love hearing Tegan's insightful and powerful storytelling, and are so thrilled to share it with you today!


Please join us on our journey to bringing you all kinds of VBAC stories from across the country from here on in by subscribing and following us on social media, @australianvbacstories on Instagram and Australian VBAC Stories on Facebook. 

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PANDA https://panda.org.au/

Gidget Foundation https://www.gidgetfoundation.org.au/

COPE Australia https://www.cope.org.au/

If you've experienced mistreatment or disrespectful care in your pregnancy, birth or postpartum and are seeking advocacy support, please contact one of the following organisations:

Maternity Choices Australia https://www.maternitychoices.org/

Maternity Consumer Network https://www.maternityconsumernetwork.org.au/

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