Birth Stories Podcast’s Substack

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Launched 6 months ago

Episodes:

Ep 29: Grace’s story Part 3 - The mental fortitude to not go under, post partum

Duration: 38:48
In Grace’s final episode, we hear how Grace navigated her post partum recovery period following the removal of an abscess from her breast with a huge…

Ep 28: Grace’s story Part 2 - Returning to the same hospital with mastitis, will anyone help?

Duration: 50:38
This week’s episode covers those early days of Grace’s post partum period and how her mastitis developed quite quickly into something more serious, and…

Ep 27: Grace’s Story Part 1 - Excruciating pain with no contractions or dilation combined with a rude bedside manner

Duration: 50:38
We speak with Grace this month who talks us through her “labour”.

Ep 26: Rachael’s Story Part 2 - Post partum recovery with trauma informed care

Duration: 55:51
Rachael tells us about her specialised trauma-informed post-partum medical care (which we wish EVERYONE received!) and how her anxiety, OCD and fear of…

Ep 25: Rachael’s Story Part 1 - YOU set the pace

Duration: 1:01:24
Listen now | Episode 25!!

Ep 24: Charlie’s Story Part 2 - The aftermath of a traumatic birth

Duration: 1:01:24
In this episode Charlie talks to us about how difficult it was to navigate friendships and relationships after she had given birth.

Ep 23: Charlie’s Story Part 1 - A painful birth with midwives telling her not to swear

Duration: 57:28
Charlie joins us in this episode to tell us about the impact the excruciating pain of the birth of her son had on her.

Ep 22: Leanne’s Story Part 4 - The final episode! Neurodivergence and where she is now

Duration: 42:25
Leanne has told us all about the medical negligence that her newborn baby faced and how this changed her for life.

Birth Stories Podcast’s Substack

My personal Substack