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All Episodes

Birth Tales — 86 episodes

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085 - Ellie | 31 week birth, premature baby, preeclampsia, caesarean birth, NICU, triple-feeding

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084 - Lou | precipitous labour, early pregnancy loss, chorionic bulge, continuity of care, white coat hypertension, hospital birth

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083 - Tania | 2nd baby, homebirth, physiological birth, waterbith, positive birth, second degree tear

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082 - Rhian | 2 babies, 4 miscarriages, IUI, HG, placenta previa, premature baby, emergency c-section, NICU, planned c-section

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081 - Jess | midwife, third baby, hospital birth, induction, polyhydramnios, positive birth

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080 - Lydia | PCOS, miscarriage, letrozole, consultant lead care, private hospital, GBS, reflexology, ARM, 2nd degree tear

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079 - Monika | 2nd baby, homebirth, doula, gestational diabetes, physiological birth, birth pool

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078 - Eleanor | post dates induction, epidural, c-section, meconium aspiration, NICU, maternal sepsis

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077 - Ella | fertility awareness method, mizan therapy, doula, biomechanics, homebirth transfer

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076 - Loren | ICSI, talipes, homebirth, BBA, physiological birth

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075 - Molly | positive induction, continuity of care, dilapan rods, ARM, failed epidural

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074 - Lara | precipitous birth, PCOS, membrane sweep, physiological birth, foetal ejection reflex, 2nd degree tear

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073 - Sarah | 2nd baby, doula, PGP, heart condition, polyhydramnios, unstable lie, planned c-section

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072 - Anna | freebirth, doula, waterbirth, physiological birth

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071 - Maria | ectopic pregnancy, positive induction, hypnobirthing, 3rd degree tear, closing the bones

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070 - Tassy | small baby, hypnobirthing, planned c-section, breastfeeding challenges

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069 - Serena | 2nd baby, homebirth, doula, waterbirth, continuity of care, hypnobirthing, physiological birth

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068 - Laura | 2nd baby, homebirth, post dates pregnancy, big baby, spinning babies, doula, waterbirth

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067 - Beth | type 1 diabetes, induction, ARM, ventouse, episiotomy, breastfeeding

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066 - Alice | homebirth, hypnobirthing, waterbirth, physiological birth, continuity of care, meconium

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065 - Bec | traditional birthkeeper, wild pregnancy, freebirth, OP baby, waterbirth, physiological birth

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064 - Anna | 2 births, unplanned c-section, reflexology, gestational diabetes, independent midwife, planned c-section, breastfeeding

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063 - Shanna | 2 births, induction, post dates pregnancy, sterile water injections, shoulder dystocia, homebirth, doula

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062 - Annie | 2nd baby, IVF, HBAC, prodromal labour, doula, foetal ejection reflex, BBA, PPH, 3rd degree tear

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061 - Jessi | 2 births, induction, uterine hyperstimulation, covid, epidural, ventouse, homebirth, waterbirth

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060 - India | 2nd baby, 3 miscarriages, planned c-section, PGP, placenta encapsulation, breastfeeding

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059 - Anaïs | freebirth, physiological birth, doula, second degree tear

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058 - Louise | 2 miscarriages, induction, epidural, forceps, episiotomy, combi feeding, mastitis, sepsis, PND, PTSD

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057 - Alice | 2 babies, MLU, waterbirth, meconium aspiration, prolapse, continuity of care, homebirth, breastfeeding

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056 - Sophie | 2nd baby, homebirth, physiological birth, doula, waterbirth, 2nd degree tear, placenta encapsulation

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055 - Rosie | low AMH, low PAPP-A, hospital birth, PROM, epidural, forceps

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054 - Rochelle | 2nd baby, homebirth, waterbirth, subchorionic haematoma, ventricular septal defect, hypnobirthing, continuity of care, en caul birth

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053 - Katie | maternal mental health, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, hypnobirthing, midwife lead unit, ARM, waterbirth

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052 - Velika | doula, birth pool, hypnobirthing, homebirth transfer, c-section, breastfeeding challenges

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051 - Olivia | endometriosis, adenomyosis, Mira tracker, birth centre, birth pool, ventouse, episiotomy, jaundice

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050 - Rochelle | Hashimoto's thyroiditis, early miscarriage, meconium, ARM, labour ward, high blood pressure, pethidine, epidural, episiotomy, triple feeding

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049 - Katie | Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, chronic pain, hospital birth, hypnobirthing, GBS positive, ARM, pandemic pregnancy, jaundice

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048 - Chantal | LGA baby, membrane sweep, induction, category 2 C-section, breastfeeding

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047 - Chloe | hypnobirthing, doula, MLU, waterbirth, physiological third stage, second degree tear, tongue tie

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046 - Helena | physiological birth, MLU, GBS positive, gas and air, waterbirth, PPH, breastfeeding

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045 - Arron Suzzette | endometriosis, PCOS, gestational diabetes, hypnobirthing, consultant lead care, induction, CTG, c-section, combi feeding

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044 - Anna | MLU, birth pool, gas & air, GBS positive, PPH, 2nd degree tear

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043 - Leonora | 4 early losses, reflexology, progesterone, incompetent cervix, cervical cerclage, bed rest, c-section

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042 - Clementine | physiological birth, labour ward, hypnobirthing, waterbirth, lactation consultant, breastfeeding

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041 - Harriet | ICSI, hyperemisis gravidarum, homebirth, physiological birth, gas and air, waterbirth

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040 - Lottie | labour ward, positive induction, epidural, fetal scalp electrode, ventouse, DMER, combi feeding

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039 - Lottie | luteal phase defect, subchorionic haematoma, hydropnephrosis, foramen ovale valve, c-section, severe jaundice, urosepsis, pelvi-uteric junction obstruction, postnatal depression & anxiety

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038 - Rachel | third baby, congenital hepatic fibrosis, planned c-section, doula, breastfeeding

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037 - Annie | IVF, growth scans, induction of labour, uterine hyperstimulation, c-section

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036 - Nina | hospital birth, sweep, CTG, c-section, breastfeeding challenges

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035 - Leone | homebirth, hypnobirthing, doula, OP baby, physiological birth, cephalohematoma

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034 - Nicole | conscious conception, doula, birth pool, meconium, homebirth transfer, epidural, ventouse

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033 - Laura | hypnobirthing, hospital birth, gas & air, OP baby, coached pushing, ARM, breastfeeding

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032 - Georgie | type 1 diabetes, premature baby, labour ward, gas & air, episiotomy, extended breastfeeding

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031 - Lily | 2nd birth, homebirth, BBA, physiological birth, TENS, water birth, doula

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030 - Zoe | 2 miscarriages, pregnancy after loss, induction, pethidine, jaundice, postnatal anxiety

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029 - Emma | 2 births, MLU, gas & air, water birth, continuity of care, homebirth transfer, ARM, co-sleeping, mastitis

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028 - Georgie | 2 births, covid, sweep, induction, emergency c-section, NICU, labour ward, VBAC, epidural

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027 - Natalie | 2 births, covid lockdown, MLU, birth pool, episiotomy, forceps, NICU, twins, doula, ARM

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026 - Grace | IVF, placenta praevia, antepartum haemorrhage, planned c-section, placenta encapsulation, tongue tie

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025 - Jess | 2 births, continuity of care, sweep, pethidine, MLU, 2nd degree tear, homebirth, gas & air, physiological birth

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024 - Anna | 2 births, sweep, induction, epidural, ARM, forceps, episiotomy, PPH, hypnobirthing, physiological birth, placenta encapsulation, manual clot removal

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023 - Ellie | 2 births, primary amenorrhea, infertility, IVF, hemiplegic migraine, homebirth, meconium, labour ward, hypnobirthing

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022 - Phoebe | Bali homebirth, independent midwife, hypnobirthing, long labour, fundal pressure manoeuvre, perineal trauma, breastfeeding

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021 - Ellie | US maternity system, doula, hypnobirthing, epidural, pitocin, nuchal hand, NICU

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020 - Kat | 2 births, amenorrhea, letrozole, hypnobirthing, homebirth, waterbirth, episiotomy

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019 - Minnie | harmony test, low PAPP-A, growth scans, pre-eclampsia, c-section, small baby, jaundice

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018 - Lucy | hypnobirthing, PGP, labour ward, positive induction, syntocin drip, gas and air, water birth, foetal scalp electrode

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017 - Kim | homebirth, epi-no, urinary retention, birth pool, gas and air, physiological third stage, delayed cord clamping, breastfeeding

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016 - Serena | pregnancy after loss, doula, GBS positive, hypnobirthing, MLU, diamorphine, birth pool, urinary retention, placenta encapsulation

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015 - CJ | PCOS, hypnobirthing, PGP, MLU, pethidine, birth pool, spinning babies, ragged placenta, jaundice

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014 - Georgia | gestational diabetes, GBS positive, doula, water birth, MLU, physiological third stage, tongue tie

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013 - Louise | identical twins, physiological birth, premature babies, 2nd degree tear, NICU, respiratory distress syndrome

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012 - Jaime | OP baby, TENS, pethidine, birth pool, epidural, rhombus of michaelis, syntocin, shoulder dystocia

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011 - Natalie | emetophobia, PGP, birth pool, epidural, general anaethestic, emergency c-section

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010 - India | 2 miscarriages, planned c-section, breech baby, breastfeeding challenges, tongue tie, mastitis

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009 - Holly | 2 births, emergency c-section, general anaesthetic, elective c-section, breastfeeding

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008 - Suzie | homebirth, student midwife, hypnobirthing, water birth, congenital pneumonia, breastfeeding

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007 - Sophie | miscarriage, pregnancy after loss, growth scans, doula, MLU, waterbirth, second degree tear

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006 - Tania | independent midwife, homebirth transfer, birth pool, forceps, lactation consultant, extended breastfeeding, co-sleeping

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005 - Lily | physiological birth, MLU, doula, urinary retention, TENS, hypnobirthing, birth pool, placenta encapsulation

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004 - Sam | C-section, rhesus negative, hypnobirthing, placenta donation, postnatal depression

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003 - Monika | morning sickness, hospital birth, induction, diamorphine, epidural, episiotomy, forceps, nuchal cord

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002 - Lily | Long labour, hospital birth, doula, mobile epidural, OP baby, spinning babies, perineal massage.

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001 - Sarah | PCOS, heart condition, balloon induction, ARM, breech baby, C-section, breastfeeding

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