Positive Birth Australia

By Skye WatersHealth & Fitness Education Parenting Kids & Family

Positive Birth Australia episodes

August 18, 2021 S2 EP52: Shannon Raffaelli - Traumatic hospital birth + Homebirth
Todays show features the two contrasting births of Perth mum, Shannon. She describes her first birth as a traumatic and powerless experience that led her into a dark postpartum period, leaving her feeling incompetent.
When she and her husband decided to try for another baby, they both agreed they did not want to relive that same story and opted to have a homebirth through the hospitals Community Midwifery Program. Having given birth to what would be consider big babies, we chat about the fears projected on her around shoulder dystocia, how she avoided feeling anxious and powerless during her pregnancy this time around, and what she learned on reflection of her entire journey.
Instagram: @shannonreneee
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
55 min
August 11, 2021 S2 EP51: Dr Rachel Reed - Midwife + Author of "Reclaiming Childbirth as a Rite of Passage"
Today I have the honour of interviewing a mother and midwife, podcast host (The Midwives’ Cauldron), award-winning blog writer (Midwife Thinking), author and academic, Dr Rachel Reed.
On today’s episode we discuss the link between labelling pregnant women and interventions, the true risks associated with meconium stained waters, beyond the label of gestational diabetes, and so much more. Rachel also shares her own birth experiences and gives us an insight into the creation of her most recent book “Reclaiming Birth As A Rite Of Passage".
This is a fantastic episode jam packed full of some extremely useful information.
Instagram: @midwifethinking
Website: www.rachel-reed.website
Blog: www.midwifethinking.com
Podcast: The Midwives' Cauldron
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
52 min
August 04, 2021 S2 EP50: Carlie Ford - Unplanned Freebirth + Homebirth
Today’s episode features the inspiring journey of mum of two, Carlie.
She had originally planned to birth in her local hospital but was encouraged by a midwife to access their homebirth program. A scan at 38 weeks revealed her baby was frank breech (bum down) meaning she wouldn’t be able to birth at home unless her baby turned. Fortunately, her waters broke shortly after and she went on to have a completely unplanned but incredibly beautiful freebirth at home. Her son was born posterior and frank breech.
Her second birth was again through the hospitals homebirth program and although another beautiful water birth, this time with a full term, head down baby; she reflects on the contrast between her two experiences and what she learned.
Instagram: @carlz.f
Education: Calm Birth Course
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
52 min
July 28, 2021 S2 EP49: Amy Lou - Two homebirths + Freebirth
On todays show I chat with artist and birthkeeper, Amy, about her three births. It was never a question that she would birth her babies in the safety and comfort of her home; having an innate trust in her body, Amy went on to have two powerful, life-changing experiences, utilising midwifery care.
When she called in her third baby, she never felt the need to contact anyone and intuitively went down the path to freebirth. She shares the real and raw emotions she felt during an unexpected quick labour, the challenge but total wonderment of birthing her baby en caul, plus some great insight into “Lotus Birth”.
Instagram: @bushrat_
Book recommendations:
- Sacred Birthing: Birthing a New Humanity by Sunni Karll
- Home Birth On Your Own Terms: A How To Guide For Birthing Unassisted by Heather Baker
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
July 21, 2021 S2 EP48: Loz Arthur - Postpartum doula - Why your postpartum matters!
Today is a special episode focused solely on, and highlighting, the importance of the postpartum period - or fourth trimester.
Previous PBA guest and postpartum doula, Loz, from Mother Bloom, dives deep into why our postpartum period matters and how we can best nurture and support ourselves to replete, recover and restore our bodies after pregnancy and birth.
Loz breaks down the general timeline of a postpartum period, what to expect in those early days, why grieving your maiden-self is okay, and what are some normal newborn behaviours you can anticipate, plus so much more. Whether you’re a mother, pregnant or planning to conceive, this episode is for you!
Instagram: @motherbloom_
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
50 min
July 14, 2021 S2 EP47: Emily Patterson - Homebirth - Hospital transfer + Homebirth + Freebirth
On today’s show I chat with Emily about her three births.
Her first planned homebirth, through the community midwifery program, unfortunately ended in a somewhat traumatic transfer to hospital. Emily then had to do a lot of work to unpack the fears left behind from that experience for her next birth, which was at home with a private midwife. She went on to have the birth of her dreams that she describes as leaving her on a high for years to come.
When she consciously conceived her daughter, she originally had planned to have the same midwife, only to realise midway that she actually didn’t need anyone to birth her baby, and so began her journey to freebirth.
We chat about the challenge she faced when her waters broke and meconium was present, and why her husband was not onboard with the idea of freebirth to begin with.
Instagram: @consciousmothersgroup
Podcast: @heymumma_
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/-dA63ixlN7I
Course: Freebirth Society
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
56 min
July 07, 2021 S2 EP46: Crystal Hardstaff - Drug-free hospital water birth + Hospital birth with interventions
On today’s show I interview Crystal, from The Gentle Counsellor, about her two hospital births. Crystal went into her first birth armed with the knowledge gained from a 'Calm Birth' course. Although feeling deflated by prolonged pre-labour, she went on to have the ideal water birth she desired. Her second birth was met with the same prolonged pre-labour and although there were elements of intervention and trauma, with the support and guidance of her fantastic (male) midwife, she went on to have an empowering birth.
Instagram: @thegentlecounsellor
Website: www.thegentlecounsellor.com
Calm birth course: www.calmbirth.com.au
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
43 min
June 30, 2021 S2 EP45: Amanda Boserio - Two homebirths
On today's show I chat with midwife, Amanda, about her two homebirths. Being a midwife almost made it harder for Amanda to get out of her head during labour, particularly when she reached those 'crisis of confidence' moments. She shares with us the valuable tools she took away from each of her births to use in her practice supporting woman in the hospital. We also chat about the effects her mental game had on her perception of pain, and why she thinks mothers should be putting as much planning into their breastfeeding journey as much as they do their birth.
Instagram: @amanda.boserio
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
June 23, 2021 S2 EP44: Emily Lal - Homebirth + Freebirth
Today’s episode features birthkeeper, Emily, sharing her two births.
Emily’s first birth was at home with the support of a private midwife which she describes as an empowering experience that changed her forever. This was also the birth that ignited the fire in her to support women on their own rite of passage. When she consciously conceived her daughter, she decided to take back her power, choosing to tune into her body and trusting her intuition to guide her through her pregnancy and birth.
Like her first birth, there came a time where she faced a challenge and needed guidance. This time around she had no one but herself to turn to, which allowed her the space to tune into her body, baby and intuition, guiding her to do what was needed to move her baby down and have a transformative, powerful birth.
Instagram: @the_authentic_birthkeeper
Website: www.authenticbirth.com.au
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
44 min
June 16, 2021 S2 EP43: Dr Sarah Buckley - GP and Author - Hormonal Blueprint + four homebirths
On today’s show I have the privilege of interviewing Dr Sarah J. Buckley.
Dr Buckley is trained as a GP with qualifications in GP obstetrics and has been writing and lecturing to childbirth professionals and parents since 1997. She is also the author of the international best-selling book "Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering" - which is available for purchase on the PBA website. Dr Buckley is well known for her groundbreaking report "Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing", the product of her ongoing interest and research on the hormones of labour and birth. Coming from a long line of GP’s, she was influenced by her own experiences working in hospitals and by what she noticed with the birthing women there. Today we chat about her own four beautiful homebirths, diving deep into the hormonal blueprint of labour and birth, what types of things can interrupt that hormonal flow, and how we can fill in these hormonal gaps.
Website: www.sarahbuckley.com
Instagram: @sarahjbuckley
Resources:
Hormonal Physiology report: https://sarahbuckley.com/whats-so-great-about-hormonal-physiology/
BUY her book here: https://www.positivebirthaustralia.com/collections/all-products/products/pre-order-for-delivery-from-june-22nd-gentle-birth-gentle-mothering-by-dr-sarah-j-buckley
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
1 hr 12 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.