Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Rose.

Rose is one of my sacred birth worker graduates and one of the longest listeners to this podcast.

It’s so fabulous to finally get to invite her onto the show.

Rose is a very private person who is active in her Brooklyn in person community, but not at all online.

She is absolutely fascinated by birth and it’s her calling to serve in this field. And what better guide and companion than a mama of 8, soon to be 9.

Rose's first baby unfortunately passed in her womb, and this is where Rose’s story starts. When she became pregnant with her next baby she went to birth in the hospital.  

And although the experience was pleasant and as natural as possible, she wished for something greater which propelled her to take the giant leap into home birth. 

Since then she has birthed all her babies at home with each birth bringing her to a unique journey of surrender and growth.

It’s not every day that you get to listen to a mamas 8 birth stories.

I hope you will thoroughly enjoy all her birthing wisdom.

Since Rose is not on social media you can find her whatsapp details & email in the show notes if you’re curious about connecting with her

• Phone/Whatsapp: 2124647150

• Email: [email protected]

As mentioned, Rose is an OG Natural Birth Podcast listener, who’s listened from the very first month I started this podcast over 6 years ago.

I love that some of you are hardcore birth nerds and loyal listeners, and maybe you are one of these OG listeners like Rose.

And maybe it’s because you have this insatiable hunger to learn everything about pregnancy and birth and just want to be in this energy all the time?

I know that when Rose finally took the step and followed her inner calling into birth work she told me she’d been thinking about it for years, listening to the invites each round until one day finally deciding it was time.

Because to be honest, if you are waiting for the right time to follow your inner longing and calling it might just never happen… because let’s face it, life happens all the time, and it’s usually always a lot. And we can always find excuses about time, money, life circumstances, etc. 

But if a working mama of 7 can do it, there really is no real excuse. It’s just a priority. To prioritize your dream, your calling and leaning into the unknown and trusting just like in birth, that you are going to be cared for by the great mystery of life in following your passion and purpose.

If this rings true to you, the doors are now open for the next round of the sacred birth worker mentorship starting on the 21st of September.

The early bird offer is now activated so all the more reason to decide to take the leap of faith and follow your heart's longing!

Now let’s dive into Rose's amazing birth stories.

After the positive feedback we received from the Mother’s Day Special featuring the top 13 women from 2026 sharing their best natural birth advice and birthing pearls of wisdom to first time mamas, we have done it again.

Today is Mother’s Day in Sweden (happy mother’s day to my mom and to all the Swedish mamas out there) and it’s also the end of the Mother’s Day Month and what better way than to gift you all yet another smashing natural birth advice for first time mamas episode?

So! Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have gathered the top natural birth advice from 14 podcast guests featured during 2025!
It’s our heartfelt gift to you mamas out there.
There is just no better way to prep for birth than learning from other women who’ve walked the path before you and had the birth you desire.
Take their advice on board and please share it with mamas you think would benefit from hearing it!
If you’d like to contribute to the natural birth stories on this podcast don’t hesitate to apply. Go to thenaturalbirthpodcast.com and apply!
And if you love this podcast please consider leaving a review.
It is the kindest thing you can do to repay us for all the unpaid work we do bringing you there stories every week.
It’s 6 years now of sharing an episode every Sunday.
Thank you for supporting and showing me your love.
I deeply appreciate you.

Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast

This week on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Kate.

Kate is a mother raising three wild and beautiful boys amongst barefoot days, intentional family living, and the everyday magic of home in northern NSW Australia. In the area I used to live.

She is deeply passionate about soulful birth, motherhood, ritual, connection, and creating a life that feels soft, grounded, and true.

In this episode, Kate shares her journey through birth and motherhood, how each pregnancy deepened her trust in herself, and how following her inner voice led her toward an incredibly intuitive and empowering free birth experience.

Her journey started out with her first baby immersing herself in her midwifes knowledge to by her third feeling the pull to birth just with her family around.

Curious about Kate? Find her on instagram as @grounded.blessings

And here is a sweet little reminder about the 50% discount on the bundle for Mother's Day Month.

The Bundle includes The Natural Birth Course, The Nourishing Postpartum Course & 1yr membership in the Maiden Mother & Maga Village.

Use the coupon code: MOTHERSDAY26 at the checkout for 50% of the already reduced Bundle.

That’s 50% with the Coupon Code: MOTHERSDAY26

Find the link to the bundle in the shownotes or visit sacredbirthinternational.com/the-bundle

Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?

Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Kirsty.
Kirsty is a mama of two from the Scottish Highlands and it’s her second time on the natural birth podcast.
Her first time ended up being the episode called “Cholestasis and Rh negative First Time Mama Kirsty’s Home Birth in Rural Scotland”.
In that episode she discussed how she naturally medicated her cholestasis diagnosis and in today's episode she will share what she did to prevent getting it again during her second pregnancy, as well as the story of the birth of her second baby which was a rapid 2hr 20min labour and birth.
It resulted in Kirsty birthing her baby alone with just her husband at home in front of the fire because the midwives didn't make it on time.
Although it was an unplanned free birth it was a wonderful experience and the perfect way to welcome their little one into the family.
Curious about Kirsty? Find her on instagram as @kirsty.may3
And here is a sweet little reminder about the 50% discount on the bundle for Mother's Day Month. The Bundle includes The Natural Birth Course, The Nourishing Postpartum Course & 1yr membership in the Maiden Mother & Maga Village.
Use the coupon code: MOTHERSDAY26 at the checkout for 50% of the already reduced Bundle. That’s 50% with the Coupon Code: MOTHERSDAY26
Find the link to the bundle in the shownotes or visit sacredbirthinternational.com/the-bundle

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have taken out the pearls of wisdoms and natural birthing advice from 13 mamas who've been a guest on the podcast in 2026!

We have Cindy, Natalie, Jolanda, Malou, Miranda, Kaela, Jelena, Shiva, Stephanie, Paris, Kiata, and Stephanie all sharing their top natural birthing advice to mamas hoping to have a positive and natural birth.
From birthing in the hospital, birth center, at home and freebirthing in the US, Canda, Sweden, The Netherlands, Australia we bring you a banger of an episode if you're prepping to birth your baby!
Aaaaand for Mother's Day Month (and this podcasts birth day which is the 10th of May!) we are gifting you a 50% discount on The Bundle; including The Natural Birth Course, The Nourishing Postpartum Course & 1yr membership in the Maiden Mother & Maga Village.
Use the coupon code: MOTHERSDAY26 at the checkout for The Bundle.
No excuse not to natural birth & nourishing postpartum prep to the teeth this month of May ;)
We wish you the Happiest Mother's Day Every Day, but especially Today!

Happy Mother's Day Mamas!
For This Mother's Day you get 50% off The Bundle incl. The Natural Birth Course, The Nourishing Postpartum Course & The Village, with the Coupon Code: MOTHERSDAY26
Find the link to the bundle in the bio or visit sacredbirthinternational.com/the-bundle

Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?

Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Jelena

Jelena is a mama of one from Sweden. She is a modern medicine woman, artist and mother to Nahuel. She’s also a mentor for women who want to reconnect to their cyclical rhythms, nature and the sacred. 

She lives some parts of the year in the Swedish forest and some parts of the year in Colombia together with her husband Omar Romero and their son.

Together they weave the wisdom from the jungle in the south, with the Nordic medicines, through healing ceremonies, retreats and events. 

She gave birth in Sweden, in their cottage house, deep in the forest together with my friend and home birth midwife Sigrid and I was a small part of her story as I wasn’t far away that day that she birthed her baby which we will mention in her story today.

Curious about Jelena? Find her on instagram as @helakvinnan

If you’re sitting on a natural and positive birth you’d like to share then pop on over to thenaturalbirthpodcast.com and apply to become a guest.

I’d love to hear your story!

Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Jolanda

Jolanda is a mama of one beautiful six-month-old daughter from the Netherlands now living in the forest of Sweden.

She is a Holistic Coach, and a Deep Rest Facilitator. 

Her journey through years of illness and trauma guided her back home to her body and taught her how to truly receive the gift of rest. It also led her to Sweden, where she followed her heart to live surrounded by nature and stillness. 

She finds deep meaning in creating nervous-system-friendly spaces for rest and connection, spaces where people can feel truly seen, heard, and held

And today she shares her story of becoming pregnant after years of healing long covid and birthing her baby at home, with my good friend home birth midwife Sigrid. 

And how instead of a head, a bum peaked out as she birthed her baby at home.

And as most babies, hers birthed without an issue. Breech birth is just a variation of normal. 

Curious about Jolanda? Find her on instagram as @rootsinrest

If you’re sitting on a natural and positive birth you’d like to share then pop on over to thenaturalbirthpodcast.com and apply to become a guest.

I’d love to hear your story!

Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Miranda.
Miranda is a mother of 5 and soon to be 6 from the US, now living in Berlin.
She has always believed in the power of pregnancy and birth and thinks the legacy of both is one of the great honors of being a woman.
Miranda first came to natural birth 12 years ago primarily out of curiosity but has evolved into a woman who owns this rite of passage as a lesson for life.
After her 4th baby she started the journey of becoming a midwife at the same university as me on the Gold Coast in Australia. She ended up not finishing as she decided to have her 5th baby and is now working as a doula in Berlin.
Miranda has had 4 natural hospital births, 3 in Australia and one 1 in Israel and her 5th was a free birth with just her husband.
3 of her babies were naturally conceived and 2 were IVF and her 6th baby currently in her womb was a natural conception. And, as Miranda shares in the episode, she believes SIBO - small intestine bacterial overgrowth which is a gut issue, was the cause of her unexplained infertility with her 4th and 5th needing the help of IVF.
I love how Miranda can showcase for the women going through IVF that you don’t have to continue with a highly medicalised pregnancy and birth which is usually the case.
IVF does not in itself make a high risk pregnancy.
Curious about Miranda? Find her on Instagram as @Miritellsall
Curious about what’s happening at the Midwitch Cottage this summer? Visit themidwitchcottage.com

Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Cornelia.

Cornelia is a mother of two from Sweden and a midwife, having attended around 50 home births and nearly 400 hospital births. She’s the daughter of my friend and home birth midwife Kirsten who’s a guest teacher for the Swedish midwifery craft training I am starting this summer here in Sweden and it’s such a pleasure to have her on.

Her mother being the home birth midwife of the village all her life, her connection to birth began early. At just 8 years old, she witnessed her first birth, and since then she has carried a deep knowing that birth is a natural process of life.

For her own births, she chose to have her mother as her midwife. A decision rooted not only in trust of her competence, but in the deep safety of their relationship, something she believes is essential in birth.

Her first birth began under a super full moon, starting with gentle, menstrual-like sensations that quickly intensified through the night. As labor unfolded, she turned inward, listening to her body and even checking her own progress with her fingers inside.

Her second birth also began during the night. This time, the waves were strong from the very beginning, yet still completely manageable. The final moments were deeply intense, requiring full surrender, and soon after, her baby slipped into her own hands.

Both births were fast and her stories of deep trust, instinct, and surrender to the power of birth.

If you’re sitting on a natural and positive birth you’d like to share then pop on over to thenaturalbirthpodcast.com and apply to become a guest.

I’d love to hear your story!

Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast

Today on the natural birth podcast we have Saide.
Saide is a mama of 3, one spirit baby and two living children.

She is a stay at home mama from the US who’s a seeker of God’s light and truth as I focus on becoming my best self through mothering, homemaking, serving, building relationships, and making time for my passions for exercise, nutrition, family history, birth, and learning new skills and languages.

Today she shares about her 3 births. Her first being an early loss, her second a traumatic hospital birth and her third an amazing and empowering home birth 4 months ago.Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?

Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:

www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast