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Positive Birth Australia
by Skye Waters
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.Find us on Instagram: @positivebirthaustralia
Episodes
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S7 EP201: Laura Summer: Traumatic Caesarean Birth / Private OB + Induction at 38+3 with Identical Twins + VBAC Waterbirth
On today’s show, I’m joined by Laura, a German-born mother who shares two very different birth experiences that resulted in three babies. Laura entered her first pregnancy with the goal of having an unmedicated, natural birth. But after her waters released before labour had properly established…
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S7 EP200: Micro Episode: 5 Minute Sacred Birth Affirmations Track
These affirmations were created to support you in building a grounded, confident mindset as you prepare to meet your baby. Pop your headphones in, take a deep breath, and take these next five minutes for yourself. Purchase the full Sacred Birth Affirmation Track here. Once purchased, you’ll…
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S7 EP199: Aurora Sol: Two Freebirth / 43-weeks + Meconium + 3-day Labour / En Caul Waterbirth / Birth as Initiation
In today’s episode, Aurora shares the extraordinary birth of her daughter, who arrived beyond 43 weeks after an almost three-day labour that brought her to the very edge of her physical and spiritual strength. With meconium surrounding her, those first moments became a raw and instinctive…
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S7 EP198: Rochelle Bramich: Three Homebirths / The Power of Mindset + Hypnobirthing
On today’s episode, I sit down with Rochelle, as she takes us through the stories of her three homebirths and the journey of growth, self-trust and transformation that unfolded alongside them. Rochelle entered motherhood at 25 with very little knowledge about birth. After finding a private...
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S7 EP197: Allowed to Birth: The Documentary Challenging the Modern Birth Paradigm with creators Jacinta Lagos & Kristine Laurie
Today’s episode is a really important conversation with filmmaker Jacinta Lagos and globally respected midwife Kristine Lauria, the women behind the new documentary Allowed to Birth: The Journey of a Global Midwife. Jacinta’s journey into birth began behind the camera. She began documenting…
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S7 EP196: Lauren Balsillie: Five Births, Six Babies - Three Hospital Births / Homebirth / MCDA Identical Twin Waterbirth
On today’s episode I’m joined by Lauren, a doula and mother of six, who takes us through the births of all of her children - from three positive hospital births and a beautiful homebirth, to the birth of her identical twin boys. After having four children close together, Lauren and her partner...
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S7 EP195: Rachel Chevell: Four-Year Long Fertility Journey, Natural Conception at 41, Positive Hospital Birth
On today’s episode, Rachel shares the deeply personal four-year journey that led her to her beautiful daughter. After experiencing her first miscarriage, Rachel received a message through a close friend that her baby would return, but that she needed to find herself first. That experience became...
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S7 EP194: Kristy Haszard: Three Positive Hospital Births / MGP / Spontaneous Labour at 36 Weeks / Low Platelets + Induction / Surprise Pregnancy at 20 Weeks /
In this episode, I’m joined by Kristy, who shares three positive hospital birth stories, each one unfolding in a completely different way. Her first birth began unexpectedly when her waters broke at 36 weeks and 3 days. Kristy was supported to trust that if her baby was coming, there was no need…
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S7 EP193: Shari from Belly2Birth: Birth Trauma - How It’s Held and How to Move Through It
This week on the show I’m joined by Shari from Belly2Birth, a birth educator of over 13 years and now trauma-informed coach whose work has evolved into supporting women through the deeper emotional layers of birth and beyond. In this conversation, we move into something that isn’t spoken about...
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S7 EP192: Jaylene: Home Birth / Breech Baby / Under 4-Hour Labour / Deep Grief + Healing
This week on the show I’m joined by Jaylene, a Canadian-born mother now living in New Zealand, whose journey into motherhood carries deep threads of grief, healing, intuition and trust. Long before conception, Jaylene was navigating the devastating loss of her younger brother… a grief that…
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S7 EP191: Bianca Telford: Living with Epilepsy / “High Risk” Label / Hospital Birth / Freebirth at Home
This week on the show I’m joined by Bianca, a Brisbane mum of two whose journey into motherhood is a powerful reflection of intuition, advocacy, and deep self-trust. After experiencing a missed miscarriage, Bianca consciously prepared her body and mind before conceiving her first daughter, Bliss....
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S7 EP190: Kaitlyn Shofay: Hospital Birth Trauma / Rare Face Presentation Birth at Home / Faith-led Freebirth
This week on the show I’m joined by Kaitlyn, a mother of three from Toowoomba whose journey into motherhood began in the most unexpected way… falling pregnant to a man she’d only known for six weeks after a failed morning after pill. What followed was a whirlwind into love, partnership, and...
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S7 EP189: Emma Evans: Pregnancy After Loss / Rainbow Baby / Shortened Cervix / Publicly Funded Homebirth
Emma first joined me on the podcast five years ago to share the story of her first daughte’s beautiful and unexpected bathroom floor birth. In this episode she returns to share everything that has happened since then… from moving to the Sunshine Coast and trying for another baby, to the…
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S7 EP188: Laura Gaschk: Private OB + Hospital Shower Birth / Fibroid + Risked Out of Birth Cottage / Postpartum Mental Health / Private Midwifery Care / Rural Birth Options / Homebirth
This week on the show I’m joined by Laura as she shares her journey into motherhood. Laura discovering she was pregnant while travelling around Australia on a honeymoon road trip, navigating early scans across multiple states during COVID, before returning home to prepare for birth. During her...
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S7 EP187: Jasmine Darke: A Birth Testimony / From Medicalised Hospital Birth to Pain-Free Homebirth / Faith + Prayer Preparation
In today’s episode, Jasmine shares her extraordinary journey from an intense hospital birth with her first child to a pain-free home birth with her second. After a long, medicalised first labour that left her fearful and unsure she ever wanted to give birth again, Jasmine entered her next…
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S7 EP186: Vanessa Harding: Two Home births / 26-Hour Posterior Labour at 41+4 / House Renovation + Wild Pregnancy
Vanessa joins me from Coffs Harbour to share the story of birthing both of her daughters at home… her first during lockdown in a tiny studio apartment after a 26-hour posterior labour at 41+4 weeks, and her second in the quiet stillness of dawn - a sunrise water birth that unfolded almost exactly...
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S6 EP185: Kacee Driver: Infertility + Severe Endo + IVF Recommendation / Healing Through TCM + Nutrition / Hospital Birth with Student Midwife / Homebirth
Today I’m joined by Kacee, a mother of two whose story is a powerful testament to the healing that unfolds when we take our health into our own hands. After many years of being dismissed by doctors and receiving a severe endometriosis diagnosis, Kacee was told her only path to motherhood would be...
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S6 EP184: Laura Bergen-Roberts: GD Diagnosis + Policy Pressure / 42+3 Hospital Birth with PPH / Healing Homebirth
This week I’m joined by Laura, a mother of two whose journey into motherhood began with loss, resilience, and ultimately, transformation. After an early miscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy that required surgery, falling pregnant with her daughter felt deeply healing. Yet her first birth inside…
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S6 EP183: Mia Briski: Traumatic Caesarean in UK / Healing VBAC at Home / Posterior Labour Over 2 Days / High Blood Pressure / Fast Third Birth at 11:11
This week I’m joined by Mia, a mother of three whose birth journey spans from a traumatic caesarean in the UK to two transformative homebirths in Australia. Her first birth began as a casually planned homebirth, but a spike in blood pressure at 38 weeks led to a hospital admission. With little...
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S6 EP182: Chloe Poturalski: Infinite Creators / Sovereign Pregnancy and Unassisted Birth in Mexico / 5 Years of Preparation / Mindset Preparation / Trust, Mindset & Birth at 42 Weeks
This week on the show I’m joined by Chloe, a first-time mama whose birth story is a powerful testament to preparation, trust, and the mind-body connection. Long before conception, Chloe immersed herself in years of deep research and learning - equipping herself with the knowledge and confidence…
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S6 EP181: Phoebe Snow Leo: Surprise Breech Freebirth / Prodromal Labour at 42 Weeks / Emotional Surrender / Breathing Delay
This week on the show, I welcome back Phoebe as she takes us inside the powerful story of her third birth. After a hospital birth that left her emotionally shaken, and a second birth that brought deep, village-supported healing, Phoebe’s journey with her third pregnancy asked something different…
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S6 EP180: Julie Hunter: Two Hospital Births / Posterior Labour at 42 Weeks / Epidural + Movement / Meconium + Tight Cord / Avoiding NICU / Low Platelets (GT)
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Julie as she walks us through her two hospital births. Her first pregnancy unfolded during one of the most uncertain times. Between navigating mandates that didn’t align, early pregnancy bleeding, and fear planted during her 12-week scan, Julie found herself on...
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S6 EP179: Isabel Pillings: Hospital Birth + Freebirth + Surprise Breech / After-pains, Trust + Healing
Today’s episode follows the unfolding of Isabel’s journey - a woman who has walked through the fire of transformation with each birth she’s experienced. Her first child was born within the structured walls of a hospital, a beginning shaped by uncertainty and the quiet realisation that something...
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S6 EP178: Dr. Lucy Harvey: Emergency Caesarean After 36 Hour Labour / 5kg Baby + Miscarriage + 2 Hour Homebirth / 4.2kg Baby
Emergency caesarean after a 36-hour labour with a 5kg baby… to a 2-hour homebirth in the shower. In this episode, Lucy shares the two wildly different births that shaped her — from heartbreak and healing after her first birth, to the fast, instinctive homebirth of her second baby. A powerful…
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S6 EP177: Ellêna Hall: Homebirth + Freebirth: Navigating Birth Trauma and Deep Healing
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Ellêna, who shares her two births at home - each unique, each powerful in its own way. From once believing that birthing outside the hospital was unthinkable, to birthing both her babies at home, Ellêna's journey is full of moments that highlight how much birth…
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S6 EP176: Micro-Episode: The Power of Morning Sunlight: A Simple Practice to Support Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond
This micro episode dives into one of the most underrated tools for pregnancy wellness - morning sunlight. Learn how just a few minutes of natural light each morning can regulate your hormones, improve sleep (for you and baby), and elevate your mindset for birth. I also share a calming breathwork...
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S6 EP175: Elise Cox: Hospital Water Birth, HG & The Power of Visualisation
Today, I’m joined by Elise, a Scottish-born mother who used the power of visualisation and intentional preparation to create the birth she had always dreamed of. From watching home birth videos to mentally rehearsing her labour each night, she approached birth with deep trust in her body and the...
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S6 EP174: Grace Harris: Two Birth Centre Births, Waters Ruptured, & Birthing a 4.2kg Baby
Today’s guest, Grace, shares her incredible journey through motherhood, from becoming a first-time mum at just 21 to now preparing for the birth of her third baby. In this episode, Grace takes us through her two beautiful birth centre experiences - one with a tiny, slow-to-arrive firstborn and...
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S6 Ep173 | Kassie Callaghan: Induction at 42+ Weeks, 4.5kg Hospital Water Birth, Empowering Home Birth & How Birth Interventions Shape Postpartum
Today, we’re joined by Kassie - mother of three, small business owner, and the creative force behind Milk and Poppy, a mum-and-baby brand that grew from her own motherhood journey. Kassie’s birth experiences have ranged from a hospital induction to an unassisted home birth, each one shaping her...
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S6 EP172: Olivia Ruby: Caesarean + HBAC, Transfer, Hematoma + Freebirth, Face Presentation, 4kg+ Babies, Prolapse
Today, I’m joined by Olivia as she takes us through her three vastly different birth experiences. Her first birth unfolded into a cascade of interventions, ultimately ending in a cesarean - an experience that opened her eyes to the realities of the mainstream birth system. Determined to do things...
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S6 EP171: Maddi Paynes: Positive Hospital Birth + Assisted Waters Breaking + Minimal Intervention Approach
Today, we begin with the birth story of first-time mum, Maddi. With a close friend who shared valuable knowledge about birth and a strong lineage of positive birth stories in her family, Maddi felt confident in her body’s ability to birth. While she chose to give birth in a hospital, her priority...
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S5 EP165: Jinti Fell: Hospital Birth + Three Intuitive Pregnancies & Freebirths
On today's show I sit with Jinti as she reflects on the transformative journey of her four births and the invaluable lessons she gathered along the way. Just two weeks into a worldwide adventure, she unexpectedly discovered she was pregnant. Overwhelmed by the uncertainty of what to do next, her...
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S5 EP170: Shontelle McFarlane: Three Hospital Births/Induction/PPH/Precipitous Labour/MGP
On today’s episode, we dive into Shontelle’s journey through her three hospital births. Her first experience followed the common medical path - an induction, and a postpartum haemorrhage that ended in a trip to the theatre. Despite this, Shontelle holds this birth with deep reverence as the...
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S5 EP169: Georgia Haig: Positive Hospital Birth/HG + Homebirth/HG
Today, I sit down with Georgia, who shares her two deeply personal and positive birth stories - each unique, yet equally transformative. Like so many women, Georgia carried fear around birth. But a seed planted by her grandmother, shifted her perspective and opened her to the possibility that not...
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S5 EP168: Nathalie Levick: Hospital Birth/GDH/Postpartum Preeclampsia + Healing Homebirth
Today’s episode features the powerful and contrasting birth stories of Nathalie. After receiving a gestational diabetes (GDM) diagnosis, she was placed in the high-risk category, resulting in a cascade of interventions and care that felt disconnected from her unique needs and true health picture....
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S5 EP167: Emily Duff: Founder of Statuette Studio: Positive Hospital Birth + PPH
On today’s episode, first-time mother Emily takes us on a deeply personal journey through her rite of passage in a hospital birth. Having carried a lifelong fear of childbirth, Emily found a new perspective when she started hearing positive birth stories within her community. These stories…
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S5 EP166: Chatlotte Brooker: Fraternal Twin Freebirth + 40 Weeks Gestation + Prodromal Labour
On today’s show, I have the pleasure to welcome back fellow twin mama, Charlie, to share the birth story of her fraternal twin girls. If you haven’t already heard Charlie’s journey, you can revisit her first two births in episode #68—where she transitioned from a belly birth with her first baby…
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S5 EP164: Winona Wyborn: Intuitive Pregnancy + Freebirth
Today, we welcome back Winona as she shares the beautiful story of her most recent birth—the arrival of her son. Winona first shared her journey in episode #106, which was an experience that took her to the fiery depths of transformation, and out of that, she emerged with profound wisdom. Feeling…
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Yasmin Beazley: Homebirth Transfer + High BMI + Prodromal Labour + Belly Birth + Delayed Cord Clamping + 5.8kg Baby
On today’s episode, Yasmin shares her journey of preparing for a home birth and how she navigated the unexpected twists with resilience.. Yasmin's journey toward birth began long before she even met her husband. She consciously chose to fill her mind with stories of birth that were rooted in...
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S5 EP162: Johanna Nadzielski: Psychic Medium + Three Hospital Births/Inductions/Epidural Injury + Homebirth with Birthkeeper
Today we’re joined by Jo, a Forensic Accountant turned Psychic Medium, sharing her four birth stories. Growing up in a family of eight, Jo was surrounded by babies, and hospital births were simply the norm. Her first birth experience was profoundly shaped by her mother-in-law’s illness and…
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S5 EP161: Chloe Pacey: Birth Centre + Preterm Labour/NICU + Two Homebirths/Freebirth/Reclaiming the 4th Stage
On today’s episode, I sit down with Chloe, the other half of The Road to Wisdom podcast, as she shares her five birth experiences. She begins with her first experience at a birth centre, where she had a fast, four-hour labour at almost 42 weeks. Despite the quick and intense nature of her labour,...
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S5 EP160: Keshia Tognazzini: Positive Hospital Birth/Private OB/Freebirth/Wild Pregnancy/Precipitous Labour/Predromal Labour/4.6kg Baby
On today’s episode I sit down with Keshia, one of the cohosts of The Road to Wisdom podcast, as we dive into her five unique birth experiences. Keshia’s journey into motherhood began with a hospital birth under the care of a private OB who had also delivered her and her siblings. Though her first...
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S5 EP159: Shelby Trevillian: Birth Centre/3B Tear/Prolapse/Retained Placenta/PPH + Belly Birth + Homebirth/Transfer
In today’s episode, I’m joined by the inspiring Shelby—mother of three, Vinyasa, Yin, Prenatal, and Postnatal Yoga Teacher, and Rebirthing Breathwork Mastery Practitioner. Booking into a birth centre where she had continuity of care and going through her prenatal yoga training, Shelby felt ready...
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S5 EP157: Holly Phillips: Hospital Births + Homebirth/Induction/Private OB/Hypertension Diagnosis/Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Perinatal Depression/Perinatal OCD Diagnosis/'High' BMI
Today on the podcast, Holly, a mother of three beautiful boys, shares her contrasting birth experiences and her journey with mental health. At 21, just before a powerlifting competition, Holly unexpectedly discovered she was pregnant. With no prior understanding of physiological birth or…
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S5 EP156: Alex Harris: Positive Hospital Birth + Private Hospital & OB
On today’s episode, we hear the positive hospital birth story shared by Alex. As an aesthetic nurse familiar with private hospital settings, Alex decided she felt most comfortable with a private OB care model. After finding an OB she felt aligned with, she immersed herself in education that...
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S5 EP155: Brooke Hall: Traumatic Hospital Birth/Episiotomy/Blood Loss + Healing Homebirth
On today’s episode, we explore the contrasting journeys of Brooke’s two births. Brooke's first pregnancy was a planned and smooth experience, much like her initial birth plan. She envisioned a minimal pain experience, even joking she would "walk backwards into the hospital." However, the reality...
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S5 EP154: Ashneeta Alisha: FTM + Preconception Journey + Homebirth with Doula + Midwife
On today's episode, I have the pleasure of welcoming first-time mother Ashneeta to the show. She will share the transformative journey of bringing her son into the world. After enduring the heartache of a pregnancy loss, Ash channeled her grief into a commitment to her health, spending the next...
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S5 EP153: Amanda Boserio: Midwife/Homebirth/"Big Baby"
On today’s episode, we welcome back midwife and mother of three, Amanda. Amanda first shared her journey in episode #45 of Positive Birth Australia, where she recounted her first two home births. This time, Amanda’s pregnancy came as a surprise, arriving sooner than her family had anticipated as...
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S5 EP152: Micro-Episode - The Power of Birth Affirmations and Intention + 5 min Intention-Setting Practice
To celebrate the release of our soulful 20-minute birth affirmation tracks, today's first micro-episode will focus on the power of birth affirmations and intention-setting during pregnancy. We'll explore how to incorporate them into your daily life to cultivate a strong, healthy mindset as you...
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S5 EP151: Jess David: Positive Hospital Birth/Pregnancy Loss/Lipiodal Tubal Flushing
On today's episode we hear from first-time mother, Jess, as she shares her empowering hospital birth story. After two and a half years and four pregnancies, it was finally Jess's moment to welcome her baby into the world. With two sister-in-laws as midwives - one specialising in homebirth -Jess...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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.Find us on Instagram: @positivebirthaustralia
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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...
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