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South African Birth Stories
by Megan & JuliaIn each episode of this podcast, a woman tells her story of giving birth in South Africa. Women tell their stories from conception to the postpartum period, with a particular focus on the labour and birth. Please visit the website www.southafricanbirthstories.co.za for more information
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Episodes
Dee-Ann's breech vaginal birth
48m · PublishedWhen Dee-Ann fell pregnant with her third daughter she planned for a home birth until she found out her baby was breech. Dee-Ann talks of her journey to find a care provider who would support her to have a vaginal breech birth.
"Breech birth is not for everyone...but I do believe informed decision making is."
Enjoy!
Dee-Ann's breech vaginal birth
48m · PublishedWhen Dee-Ann fell pregnant with her third daughter she planned for a home birth until she found out her baby was breech. Dee-Ann talks of her journey to find a care provider who would support her to have a vaginal breech birth.
"Breech birth is not for everyone...but I do believe informed decision making is."
Enjoy!
Sivonne's two birth stories: one hospital and one home birth
55m · PublishedSivonne's positive and enthusiastic attitude towards birth really comes across in this episode as she tells her two birth stories. During her first, she changed caregivers at the last minute. Then with her second she made more informed decisions and knew exactly what she wanted. Sivonne fought for the birth she envisioned by equipping herself with lots of research and trust in her own body.
Sivonne tells a great story, I'm sure you will enjoy it!
Sivonne's two birth stories: one hospital and one home birth
55m · PublishedSivonne's positive and enthusiastic attitude towards birth really comes across in this episode as she tells her two birth stories. During her first, she changed caregivers at the last minute. Then with her second she made more informed decisions and knew exactly what she wanted. Sivonne fought for the birth she envisioned by equipping herself with lots of research and trust in her own body.
Sivonne tells a great story, I'm sure you will enjoy it!
Sam's premature birth/ type 1 diabetes/ public and private hospital
1h 5m · PublishedSam shares a really interesting and emotional story of her son Olly's birth. When she experienced contractions at 34 weeks she was turned away from 2 nearby private hospitals and found herself receiving care at the public hospital without the support of her husband (who was operating a game drive). Sam shares about Olly's ICU stay and finishes the episode speaking about a subsequent miscarriage.
This is a raw and emotional episode, so if you are feeling sensitive than maybe give this episode a miss for another time.
Please watch out for part 2 of Sam's story!
Sam's premature birth/ type 1 diabetes/ public and private hospital
1h 5m · PublishedSam shares a really interesting and emotional story of her son Olly's birth. When she experienced contractions at 34 weeks she was turned away from 2 nearby private hospitals and found herself receiving care at the public hospital without the support of her husband (who was operating a game drive). Sam shares about Olly's ICU stay and finishes the episode speaking about a subsequent miscarriage.
This is a raw and emotional episode, so if you are feeling sensitive than maybe give this episode a miss for another time.
Please watch out for part 2 of Sam's story!
Taryn's vaginal twin birth
29m · PublishedIn this episode, Taryn shares her two birth stories. Taryn totally embraced the idea of natural birth, she knew she wanted to go down the vaginal unmedicated route. Taryn successfully gave birth to her first son and then fell pregnant with twins which she had always longed for! Despite various opinions that lead Taryn to think that her only option was a c-section, along with her faith, support of her husband, doula, midwives, and OBGYN she was able to bring her twin boys into the world vaginally.
This is such a positive and inspiring story which I'm sure you will really enjoy.
Taryn's vaginal twin birth
29m · PublishedIn this episode, Taryn shares her two birth stories. Taryn totally embraced the idea of natural birth, she knew she wanted to go down the vaginal unmedicated route. Taryn successfully gave birth to her first son and then fell pregnant with twins which she had always longed for! Despite various opinions that lead Taryn to think that her only option was a c-section, along with her faith, support of her husband, doula, midwives, and OBGYN she was able to bring her twin boys into the world vaginally.
This is such a positive and inspiring story which I'm sure you will really enjoy.
Megan's IVF Journey and C-section at Genesis Clinic
49m · PublishedIn this episode, Megan shares about the birth of her son, Ezra. After a year of trying to fall pregnant, Megan and her husband decided to seek help at a fertility clinic. They started on a journey of IVF and fell pregnant 1 year later. Megan planned for an unmedicated vaginal birth but ended up having a c-section. She speaks in-depth about the experience of having a c-section and how confronting being in theatre was.
Enjoy!
Megan's IVF Journey and C-section at Genesis Clinic
49m · PublishedIn this episode, Megan shares about the birth of her son, Ezra. After a year of trying to fall pregnant, Megan and her husband decided to seek help at a fertility clinic. They started on a journey of IVF and fell pregnant 1 year later. Megan planned for an unmedicated vaginal birth but ended up having a c-section. She speaks in-depth about the experience of having a c-section and how confronting being in theatre was.
Enjoy!
South African Birth Stories has 22 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 15:09:28. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 28th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on April 3rd, 2024 00:12.