Positive Birth Australia

By Skye WatersHealth & Fitness Education Parenting Kids & Family

Positive Birth Australia episodes

November 03, 2021 S2 EP62: Lucy Pevats - Unmedicated hospital birth
On this week's episode I chat with first-time mum, Lucy, about her unmedicated birth in the hospital. Lucy admits she knew nothing about birth when she first fell pregnant but dreamed of having a natural, physiological birthing experience. Seeking out the knowledge she required, she found a hypnobirthing course provided her, and her partner, with all the tools and wisdom she needed for her journey to the birth realm. With the added support of a doula, the birth Lucy strived for manifested before her.
Instagram: @lucypevats
Doula: @solmama__
Hypnobirthing Course: @meaghan_amor_
Mentioned in this episode:
Sacred Birth Affirmations Track
This gentle affirmation track was created to help you feel safe, confident, and connected in pregnancy and birth. Perfect for daily mindset work or to play during labour.
Positive Birth Australia
Esfera Designs Wellness (Birth) Ball
Create a calm, supportive space during pregnancy and postpartum with Esfera Designs. Use code: PBA20 for $20 off your order.
Esfera Designs
27 min
October 27, 2021 S2 EP61 - Dayna Jangles - Three hospital births + Freebirth
Today’s episode features the four births of Brisbane midwife and soon-to-be mother of five, Dayna. Having her first child at a young age meant she entered her journey from maiden to mother with very little knowledge on birth or the type of care she wanted. Although at the time she considered that experience a positive one, seeing her sister have a water birth prompted her to change her of model of care with baby number two.
A colostasis diagnosis during her third pregnancy meant an induction was imminent and no chance of another beautiful water birth, but instead of letting that defeat her, she decided to relinquish the fear and doubt and trust in what will be. When baby number four arrived womb-side the deep confidence in herself and birth would shine through when she decided to free birth him at home.
Instagram: @daynajangles
Doula: @michellepalasia
Books: Homebirth On Your Own Terms, Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage, Ten Moons.
Birth class: Hypnobirthing
Mentioned in this episode:
Esfera Designs Wellness (Birth) Ball
Create a calm, supportive space during pregnancy and postpartum with Esfera Designs. Use code: PBA20 for $20 off your order.
Esfera Designs
Sacred Birth Affirmations Track
This gentle affirmation track was created to help you feel safe, confident, and connected in pregnancy and birth. Perfect for daily mindset work or to play during labour.
Positive Birth Australia
52 min
October 20, 2021 S2 EP60: Amy Philp - Pregnancy Loss - Hospital birth + Homebirth
Today’s episode is one of miracles and heartache - featuring the long journey of birth photographer and mother of two, Amy.
After losing one of her fallopian tubes to an ectopic pregnancy and being told by a specialist that she had minimal chances of conceiving naturally, Amy finally got her miracle baby. Although feeling overwhelmed with gratitude for her healthy baby, it wasn’t until her work as a birth photographer and witnessing the power of physiological, women-centred birth that she reflected and faced her past pregnancy and birth trauma. After suffering more loss, it was time for Amy to take back her power and gain control over her autonomy. She shares how she battled the fear and self-doubt anchored within after making the decision to homebirth her second son, an experience that deeply healed her, and how one act of compassion from a friend sent her on the path to become an award-winning birth photographer. There are moments of sorrow scattered throughout Amy’s journey but mostly courage, strength and resilience. My wish is that Amy’s story can be a beacon of hope for any listeners struggling with fertility.
Instagram: @lifeonthephilpside
Business: @amyphilpphotography
Midwives: @nurtureyourbirth @ittakesavillagemidwifery @megclein
Photographer: @hannahpaulsenphotography
Birth Retreat: @jesszoe_
Mentioned in this episode:
Esfera Designs Wellness (Birth) Ball
Create a calm, supportive space during pregnancy and postpartum with Esfera Designs. Use code: PBA20 for $20 off your order.
Esfera Designs
Sacred Birth Affirmations Track
This gentle affirmation track was created to help you feel safe, confident, and connected in pregnancy and birth. Perfect for daily mindset work or to play during labour.
Positive Birth Australia
1 hr 24 min
October 13, 2021 S2 EP59: Dr Diana Pakzamir - Hospital birth + Accidental Freebirth During a Pandemic
On today’s show I chat with Melbourne chiropractor and mother of two, Diana. Coming from a long-line of generational birth trauma, Diana chose to change the narrative with her own birth journey. She hired a doula, did a hypnobirthing course and learnt all she could about physiological birth to give her the tools and knowledge she needed to navigate the system and give birth, drug-free, at her local hospital.
When she became pregnant with her second child, she again planned to birth at the local hospital only two minutes away, but her daughter had other plans and she ended up accidentally freebirthing her at home. We chat about the healing effect her birth had on her mother, and how the greatest act of surrender helped keep her environment calm and tranquil while bringing her daughter earthside.
Instagram: @dianablossom_
Business: @blossomfamilychiropractic
Website: www.blossomchiro.com.au
Doula: @manahealthpractice
Books: Ina May Gaskin, Rhea Dempsey
Classes: Hypnobirthing
Mentioned in this episode:
Esfera Designs Wellness (Birth) Ball
Create a calm, supportive space during pregnancy and postpartum with Esfera Designs. Use code: PBA20 for $20 off your order.
Esfera Designs
Sacred Birth Affirmations Track
This gentle affirmation track was created to help you feel safe, confident, and connected in pregnancy and birth. Perfect for daily mindset work or to play during labour.
Positive Birth Australia
47 min
October 06, 2021 S2 EP58 - Shari Lyon - Hypnobirthing Australia Practitioner - Birth Centre + Homebirth
Featuring on today’s episode is award-winning Hypnobirthing Practitioner and mother of two, Shari, from Belly2Birth.
Initially fearful of birth, she found herself being pulled to hypnobirthing and decided that despite the financial pressure at the time, completing a course was a non-negotiable. She describes the birth of her son as a huge awakening, transforming her in every way, and the experience that guided her to her calling - educating and supporting mothers on their own journey using hypnobirth. Shari shares how the techniques she learned through her craft facilitated her to have two powerful births and why she is so passionate about helping other women fulfil their own positive birth experience.
Instagram: @belly2birth
Website: www.belly2birth.com.au
Herbs: @blissful.herbs
Mentioned in this episode:
Esfera Designs Wellness (Birth) Ball
Create a calm, supportive space during pregnancy and postpartum with Esfera Designs. Use code: PBA20 for $20 off your order.
Esfera Designs
Sacred Birth Affirmations Track
This gentle affirmation track was created to help you feel safe, confident, and connected in pregnancy and birth. Perfect for daily mindset work or to play during labour.
Positive Birth Australia
1 hr 6 min
September 29, 2021 S2 EP57: Milli Hill - Author and founder of the Positive Birth Movement
Featuring on today’s show is author and founder of the Positive Birth Movement, Milli Hill. Today we discuss the lessons and insights gained through her own birth experiences and how a small weekly column catapulted her to become one of the leading voices for women’s rights in childbirth.
Taking snippets from her book "Give Birth Like a Feminist" we chat about why the language used in your birth space can be so influential, the significance of a birth plan, and so much more.
Instagram: @milli.hill
Website: https://www.millihill.co.uk
Books: https://www.millihill.co.uk/books/
Mentioned in this episode:
Esfera Designs Wellness (Birth) Ball
Create a calm, supportive space during pregnancy and postpartum with Esfera Designs. Use code: PBA20 for $20 off your order.
Esfera Designs
Sacred Birth Affirmations Track
This gentle affirmation track was created to help you feel safe, confident, and connected in pregnancy and birth. Perfect for daily mindset work or to play during labour.
Positive Birth Australia
41 min
September 15, 2021 S2 EP56: Emma Schubert - Two hospital births
Today’s episode features the two birth stories of Adelaide mother, Emma. Scheduling an induction after a rise in concern around her baby’s growth, Emma experienced a fast, whirlwind birth that left her feeling stunned and dazed. Second time around she educated herself by completing a hypnobirthing course and describes her daughter’s birth as painless and deeply beautiful.
Instagram: @raising.naturally
Mentioned in this episode:
Esfera Designs Wellness (Birth) Ball
Create a calm, supportive space during pregnancy and postpartum with Esfera Designs. Use code: PBA20 for $20 off your order.
Esfera Designs
Sacred Birth Affirmations Track
This gentle affirmation track was created to help you feel safe, confident, and connected in pregnancy and birth. Perfect for daily mindset work or to play during labour.
Positive Birth Australia
45 min
September 08, 2021 S2 EP55: Anna Vawser - Hospital breech birth
Today’s episode features midwife, Anna, taking us through her breech birth journey.
Originally wanting to birth at home through her hospitals midwifery program, she realised it was not an option after exhausting all efforts to turn her baby. Initially expecting to feel devastated when her final attempt ,doing an ECV failed, she left that appointment with a deep knowing and trust that her baby was breech presentation for a reason and she surrendered fully to the journey ahead of her.
At 37+3 she went into spontaneous labour and ultimately had the vaginal birth she desired, feeling held and supported by her colleagues.
An inspiring journey to remind us that breech birth is just another variation of normal.
Instagram: @mrsapplecidervinegar
Chiro/Doula: @nestbirthwellbeing
Hospital: Flynders Medical Centre
Classes: Hypnobirthing Australia
Books: Rhea Dempsey - Birth With Confidence
*available on PBA website
Term Breech study links:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140673600028403
And also...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0002937805013621
Mentioned in this episode:
Sacred Birth Affirmations Track
This gentle affirmation track was created to help you feel safe, confident, and connected in pregnancy and birth. Perfect for daily mindset work or to play during labour.
Positive Birth Australia
Esfera Designs Wellness (Birth) Ball
Create a calm, supportive space during pregnancy and postpartum with Esfera Designs. Use code: PBA20 for $20 off your order.
Esfera Designs
59 min
September 01, 2021 S2 EP54: Madelin Wilde - Homebirth
On today’s episode we hear the birth story of first-time mum, Madelin. Having no concept of the types of care available to her, she entered the system and quickly felt overwhelmed and stressed by certain experiences. After completing a hypnobirthing course with her husband, they felt armed with knowledge walking into a midwife appointment at the hospital to discuss their birth preferences. Leaving that appointment feeling shut-down and unheard, Madelin knew a change in care was essential for her to manifest the birth she desired. The stars aligned as she booked a private midwife late in her pregnancy to birth her daughter at home.
Instagram: @maadelin
Midwife: @mansfield_sam
Mentioned in this episode:
Esfera Designs Wellness (Birth) Ball
Create a calm, supportive space during pregnancy and postpartum with Esfera Designs. Use code: PBA20 for $20 off your order.
Esfera Designs
Sacred Birth Affirmations Track
This gentle affirmation track was created to help you feel safe, confident, and connected in pregnancy and birth. Perfect for daily mindset work or to play during labour.
Positive Birth Australia
31 min
August 25, 2021 S2 EP53: Lisa Cunningham - Hospital birth
On today’s episode I chat with Lisa about her fast and furious birth. Prior to her daughter being born Lisa says she felt terrified of birth and completely unprepared for what was ahead of her. Having only heard trauma-filled birth stories, she was consumed with doubt in her bodies abilities and lacked the knowledge to navigate the system. After booking an induction for 40 weeks, she went into spontaneous labour at home and ended up having a water birth 2 hours after arriving at hospital. Her birth experience transformed her perspective of birth, removing the fear and anxiety she once had, and revealing to her the innate power she always had within.
Mentioned in this episode:
Sacred Birth Affirmations Track
This gentle affirmation track was created to help you feel safe, confident, and connected in pregnancy and birth. Perfect for daily mindset work or to play during labour.
Positive Birth Australia
Esfera Designs Wellness (Birth) Ball
Create a calm, supportive space during pregnancy and postpartum with Esfera Designs. Use code: PBA20 for $20 off your order.
Esfera Designs
35 min

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A heartfelt Australian podcast sharing real, empowering birth stories to inspire, educate, and heal. Hosted by Skye Waters, a Gold Coast mum with deep reverence for physiological birth, Positive Birth Australia brings together meaningful conversations with women and birth professionals from around the world - helping you reconnect with your intuition, trust your body and remember the innate wisdom of birth through the ancient art of storytelling.