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In this episode of Kiwi Birth Tales, I speak to Beatrice. Some of the topics we cover:

• Trying to conceive for 2 years
• Fertility Therapist
• Spontaneous pregnancy
• Midwifery Care
• NIPT
• Your Birth Project and Antenatal Classes
• Waters broke at home, labour didn't start
• Misoprostol induction
• Good hospital midwives
• Epidural
• Interventions after long pushing stage
• Issues with cord preventing baby coming down
• Birth Care
• Lactation Consultant
• Nipple Shield
• Pelvic Floor Physio

Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course

https://www.fertilityassociates.co.nz/book-a-free-nurse-consult

Please seek support for any mental health concerns, some helpful links are below:

Mental Health in Pregnancy

Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Aotearoa

Plunket - Dads Mental Health

Little Shadow - Private Counselling NZ

Find me @kiwibirthtales and @yourbirthproject

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This episode of Kiwi Birth Tales is proudly brought to you by Your Birth Project, if you are pregnant you need YBP in your life!

In this episode of Kiwi Birth Tales, I speak to Mads. Some of the topics we cover:

• Concerns at scan - perforated bowel
• Cystic Fibrosis screening, testing and confirmation
• Ronald McDonald House in Christchurch
• Putting life on hold waiting for next steps
• Navigating work with pregnancy complications
• Hypertension
• Preeclampsia
• Premature birth 35 weeks
• NICU
• Surgery after birth
• Repeat hospital stays due to illness
• Postnatal depression
• Funding for Cystic Fibrosis medicines

Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course

https://www.fertilityassociates.co.nz/book-a-free-nurse-consult

Please seek support for any mental health concerns, some helpful links are below:

Mental Health in Pregnancy

Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Aotearoa

Plunket - Dads Mental Health

Little Shadow - Private Counselling NZ

Find me @kiwibirthtales and @yourbirthproject

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This episode of Kiwi Birth Tales is proudly brought to you by Your Birth Project, if you are pregnant you need YBP in your life!

In this episode of Kiwi Birth Tales, I speak to Alexis. Some of the topics we cover:

• Surprise pregnancy
• Challenges finding a midwife
• Positive family birth stories
• Induction
• Language use from care providers not supportive
• Induction
• Large postpartum haemorrhage + 3B Tear
• Birth Trauma
• Baby born 6.5lbs
• Postpartum Depression and mental health challenges
• Support from Plunket for referrals
• Therapist validation of birth trauma
• Move to Tauranga
• Hyperemesis in 2nd pregnancy
• Your Birth Project in person course to work through Birth Trauma
• Feeling positive about 2nd birth
• Supportive Midwife
• Spontaneous labour
• Hospital birth drug free
• Positive birth experience
• 2nd degree tear
• Bethlehem Birth Centre
• Completely different postpartum experience
• Advice to let people in when you're struggling and lean on whatever village you can find

Your Birth Project Online Hypnobirthing Course

https://www.fertilityassociates.co.nz/book-a-free-nurse-consult

Please seek support for any mental health concerns, some helpful links are below:

Mental Health in Pregnancy

Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Aotearoa

Plunket - Dads Mental Health

Little Shadow - Private Counselling NZ

Find me @kiwibirthtales and @yourbirthproject

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.