Australian VBAC Stories

EP42 - Zoe's Caesarean (planned homebirth, private midwife, long labour, deflexed head, unplanned caesarean, future vbac plan, future hbac plan)

EP41 - Brooke's Twin VBAC (footling breech, private midwife, antenatal homebirth transfer, emergency caesarean, special care, twins, cephalic, collaborative care, PPM, OB, public hospital)

EP40 - Josi's VBA2C (breech, positive elective caesarean, feeding difficulties, twins, short birth interval, repeat elective caesarean, SCN, public hospital, private midwife, ECV, VBA2C)

EP39 - Courtney's VBAC (premature labour, birth trauma, education, reclaiming power, MGP, continuity of care)

EP38 - Tori's VBAC (premature labour, PPROM, face presentation, emergency caesarean, anaesthetic awareness, VBAC prep, student midwife, doula, breech, ECV, spontaneous labour)

EP37 - Ashleigh’s 2VBACs after prior vaginal birth (young mum, big baby, postdates, severe tear, PPH, elective caesarean, rural birth, induced VBAC, post 41 weeks, NICU, laryngomalacia, advocacy)

EP36 - Imogen’s VBAC (hospital birth, private midwife, cascade of intervention, hospital MGP, COVID, special care nursery, vaginal hematoma, feeding difficulties, advocacy, support)

EP35 - Jessica’s VBAC (hospital birth, big baby, PROM, augmentation, meconium liquor, homebirth, private midwife, postpartum transfer, NICU, birth with COVID)

EP34 - Kira’s VBAC (hospital birth, big baby, doula, induction, induced VBAC, epidural, autonomy, empowerment)

EP33 - Emily’s VBAC (gestational diabetes, BSLs, prodromal labour, posterior, hospital MGP, homebirth transfer, advocacy, debriefing, responsibility, intuition, support)

EP32 - Laura’s 2VBAC births after prior vaginal birth (prodromal labour, hospital transition to homebirth, HBAC, self-advocacy, birth in time of COVID, tandem breastfeeding, vasospasm, candida)

EP31 - Tina’s VBAC of MCDA twins (empowerment, self-advocacy, midwife, NICU, preterm birth, COVID, general anaesthetic caesarean, vacuum birth, breastfeeding establishment in NICU)

EP30 - Angela's 2VBACs (preterm labour, APH, infant loss, birth after loss, NICU, induction, artificial rupture of membranes, hypertension, reduced movements autonomy, advocacy, midwife)

EP29 - Jen's 2VBACs (caesarean post vaginal birth, missed miscarriage, retained placenta, instrumental birth, shoulder dystocia, COVID, homebirth transfer, hyperfertility, intuition, healing)

EP28 - Freyja's VBAC (insulin dependent gestational diabetes, induction, big baby VBAC, macrosomia, birth during COVID, tongue tie, autonomy, empowerment, self-advocacy)

EP27 - Aimee's 2VBACs (planned homebirth, private midwife, doula, placental abruption, miscarriage, HBAC, waterbirth, cervical lip, surrender)

EP26 - Caitlyn's planned VBAC, repeat caesarean experience (induction, COVID pregnancy, lockdown, NICU, PPA, PPD, Postpartum Rage, short pregnancy interval, cord prolapse, CAT1 emergency caesarean)

EP25 - Cara's 2VBACs (public hospital, fragmented care, PROM, augmentation, emergency caesarean, 'failure to thrive', VBAC, instrumental birth, third degree tear, PPH, 2VBAC, doula, supportive care)

EP24 - Carissa’s FBA2C (private OB, fibroid, special scar, planned caesarean, breastfeeding difficulties, PND, MGP, public hospital, doula, PROM, emergency caesarean, posterior baby, waterbirth)

EP23 - Emma's planned VBAC, repeat caesarean experience (induction, pre-eclampsia, posterior, deflexed head, general anaesthetic caesarean, full dilation, repeat caesarean, short pregnancy interval)

EP22 - Zelda's VBA3C (young mum, unplanned pregnancy, gestational hypertension, emergency caesarean, planned VBAC, repeat emergency caesarean, planned elective repeat caesarean, private midwife, vbac)

EP21 - Claire's VBAC (breech, ECV, postpartum haemmorhage, postpartum depletion, miscarriage, conception journey, student midwife, doula, symphysis pubis, physiological birth in hospital)

EP20 - Anushka's HBAC (public hospital, team midwifery, posterior, OP, unconsented syntocinon, epidural, fetal distress, emergency caesarean, PPM, private midwife, homebirth, sleep deprivation)

EP19 - Jo's 2 VBA2Cs (public hospital, induction, labour dystocia, emergency caesarean, postpartum & feeding challenges, planned vbac, infection, repeat csection, vba2c, forceps, episiotomy, 2vba2c)

EP18 - Imogen's VBAC (miscarriage, planned homebirth, private midwife, transfer, augmentation, epidural, failure to progress, emergency caesarean, public hospital, supportive team & midwives)

EP17 - Nadia's VBAC (Private Obstetric care, birth doula support, breastfeeding experience, intrauterine growth restriction, IUGR, induction, perinatal anxiety)

EP16 - Kim's VBA3C (private midwife, twisted ovary, hospital birth, private OB, breech, 16 month age gap, no prior labour, breastfeeding struggles, postnatal depletion, core and pelvic floor rehab)

EP15 - Emma's HBAC Transfer, 42w+ Induction, Repeat Caesarean (Twin birth, postnatal depletion, special care, private midwife, birth doula, breastfeeding, failed induction, homebirth transfer)

EP14 - Helen's HBAC Transfer, Repeat Caesarean (fragmented care, preeclampsia, induction, breastfeeding grief, private midwife, HBAC, homebirth transfer, uterine rupture, repeat emergency caesarean)

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

EP12 - Olivia's HBAC (public hospital, induction, emergency caesarean, T-incision, special scar, PTSD, homebirth, private midwife, PROM, BBA)

EP11 - Tiarny’s VBAC (homebirth transfer, private midwife, post-dates, asynclitism, PPH, T-incision, special scar, freebirth transfer, pre-term labour, premmie, NICU, hospital injury, breastfeeding)

EP10 - Emily's HBAC (PPROM, NICU, premie baby, public hospital, fragmented care, postnatal anxiety, HBAC, homebirth after caesarean, private midwife, doula)

EP9 - Olivia's Breech VBAC (private obstetrician, private hospital, emergency caesarean, breech baby, short birth interval, covid, lockdown, mindset preparation)

EP8 - Rachel's VBAC (special scar, coercive language, fragmented care, doula support, student midwife, hospital VBAC)

EP7 - Anna's VBAC & HBAC (private obstetrician, elective caesarean, pregnancy loss, VBAC, 2VBAC, HBAC, private midwife, homebirth, BBA)

EP6 - Jess's VBACs (fragmented care, emergency caesarean, postpartum preeclampsia, MGP, long labour, epidural, PPH, doula support, BBA, freebirth, roadside birth, calm and peaceful 2VBAC, 3a tear,)

EP5 - Renee's VBAC (public hospital, young mum, posterior baby, long labour, fragmented care, breastfeeding challenges, 'unsuitable VBAC candidate', doula support, changing care providers)

EP4 - Georgina's VBAC Journey (public hospital, failure to wait, MGP, uterine tears, angled uterine extensions, high risk, unsupported, intuition, self-belief, educational journey)

EP3 - Georgia's HBAC (postdates induction, emergency caesarean, breastfeeding challenges, private midwife, HBAC, VBAC, homebirth after caesarean, breech, ECV, long labour)

EP2 - Bronwyn's 2 VBACs (induction, emergency caesarean, HBAC, homebirth, homebirth transfer, premature labour, premature baby, postpartum anxiety, fast birth, precipitous labour, HBAC, 2VBAC, BBA)

EP1 - Introducing Australian VBAC Stories