Positive Birth Australia – Details, episodes & analysis

Podcast details

Technical and general information from the podcast's RSS feed.

Positive Birth Australia

Skye Waters

Kids & Family

Health & Fitness

Education

Frequency: 1 episode/10d. Total Eps: 185

A heartfelt Australian podcast sharing real, empowering birth stories to inspire, educate, and heal. Created with love by Skye, a Brisbane mum devoted to normalising the beauty of physiological birth, each episode brings honest stories and guidance from mothers, partners, and birth professionals. Deep, meaningful conversations to help you reconnect with your intuition, trust your body, and remember the innate wisdom of birth, passed down through the ancient art of storytelling. Find us on Instagram: @positivebirthaustralia

Site

RSS

Recent rankings

Latest chart positions across Apple Podcasts and Spotify rankings.

Apple Podcasts

No recent rankings available

Spotify

No recent rankings available

Shared links between episodes and podcasts

Links found in episode descriptions and other podcasts that share them.

See all

https://www.instagram.com/melaniethemidwife
496 shares
https://www.instagram.com/thegreatbirthrebellion
486 shares
https://www.instagram.com/superfeast
144 shares

https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&amp
528 shares
https://positive-birth-australia.captivate.fm/positivebirthaustralia
225 shares
https://positivebirthaustralia.captivate.fm/pba
180 shares

RSS feed quality and score

Technical evaluation of the podcast's RSS feed quality and structure.

See all

RSS feed quality

To improve

Score global : 48%

Publication history

Monthly episode publishing history over the past years.

Year

Episodes published by month in

Latest published episodes

Recent episodes with titles, durations, and descriptions.

See all

S6 EP185: Kacee Driver: Infertility + Severe Endo + IVF Recommendation / Healing Through TCM + Nutrition / Hospital Birth with Student Midwife / Homebirth

Season 6 · Episode 185

dimanche 31 août 2025 • Duration 02:03:25

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 through IVF. But instead of accepting that as her story, she and her husband committed to rebuilding their health from the ground up - through the support of traditional Chinese medicine, nourishing food, bodywork, mindset practices, and conscious living. Along the way they experienced loss, but also the deep transformation that comes with reclaiming responsibility for your body and your journey.

Her first pregnancy became a turning point, supported by a student midwife and an obstetrician who honoured her choices. When it came time to welcome her daughter, she carried that trust even further - choosing to birth at home, within a safe and familiar circle.

Kacee’s story is a beautiful reflection of what becomes possible when we refuse to give up, when we find support that aligns with our values, and what happens when we lean into the truth that our bodies are not broken.

Show Notes:

Instagram: @kaycee_driver

Fertility Support: Heather Bruce

Meditations: Circle + Bloom Meditations

Diet: Weston A. Price Foundation (Nutrition + Ancestral Diet)

Subscribe to the Positive Birth Australia newsletter HERE to be the first to know when our Trusting the Journey eBook is released.

Mentioned in this episode:

Sacred Birth Affirmations Track

This gentle affirmation track was created to help you feel safe, confident, and connected in pregnancy and birth. Perfect for daily mindset work or to play during labour.

Positive Birth Australia

S6 EP184: Laura Bergen-Roberts: GD Diagnosis + Policy Pressure / 42+3 Hospital Birth with PPH / Healing Homebirth

Season 6 · Episode 184

samedi 23 août 2025 • Duration 01:15:56

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 the system carried its own challenges - a gestational diabetes label, weeks of policy pressure, and the weight of self-advocacy that left her bracing for battle rather than softening into trust. Though she went on to birth she had planned at 42 weeks, a postpartum haemorrhage cast a long shadow over what might have been a fully empowering experience.

For her second birth, she chose to be at home and entered labour with a profound sense of trust. In the early hours of New Year’s Eve, she brought her baby into the world swiftly and instinctively, receiving him with her own hands - a deeply healing contrast to her first experience.

Laura’s story reflects the freedom that comes when we step beyond “good girl” conditioning and into the full magic and capability that birth holds.

Show Notes:

Instagram: @wisdoms.from.the.womb

Midwife: @candace.beautifully.natural

Birth Photography/Film: @mamacarabirth

Newborn Photographer: @maddydartphotography

Mentioned in this episode:

Sacred Birth Affirmations Track

This gentle affirmation track was created to help you feel safe, confident, and connected in pregnancy and birth. Perfect for daily mindset work or to play during labour.

Positive Birth Australia

S6 EP175: Elise Cox: Hospital Water Birth, HG & The Power of Visualisation

Season 6 · Episode 175

samedi 22 mars 2025 • Duration 43:25

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 process.

Despite battling hyperemesis throughout her entire pregnancy, Elise never lost her excitement for becoming a mother. When labour began, she leaned into everything she had practiced, surrendering to each wave with confidence. Her water birth was everything she had envisioned - intense, empowering, and deeply transformative.

In today’s episode, Elise shares how mental preparation shaped her birth, the tools that helped her through labour, and the unforgettable moments she shared with her mother, who flew from Scotland to be by her side as she welcomed her daughter earthside.

Show Notes:
Instagram: @elisecox

Hypnobirthing: @flowbyemma

Accpunture: @melissachiversacupuncture

Pilates: @mode.pilates

Photography: @irisandme

Other Resources: The Great Birth Rebellion Podcast

Mentioned in this episode:

Sacred Birth Affirmations Track

This gentle affirmation track was created to help you feel safe, confident, and connected in pregnancy and birth. Perfect for daily mindset work or to play during labour.

Positive Birth Australia

S3 EP84: Emma Usher - Traumatic hospital birth + Healing home birth

mercredi 15 juin 2022 • Duration 01:16:07

Today we hear the two contrasting births of Gold Coast mother, Emma. Reaching 42 weeks during her first pregnancy not only brought intense stress to Emma but the pressure on her was building to be induced. The excitement that filled her when she went into spontaneous labour was short-lived after a ride to the hospital halted her labour in its tracks, putting her “on the clock” to get things progressing. The trauma she carried from that experience left her questioning whether she could endure birth again. A change in lifestyle and exposure to positive homebirth stories, re-instilled Emma’s faith in the power of birth, leading her to manifest a transformative and healing experience second time around. Show Links: Instagram: _everydayearth Photographer: @beatriz.photoandfilm

Mentioned in this episode:

Sacred Birth Affirmations Track

This gentle affirmation track was created to help you feel safe, confident, and connected in pregnancy and birth. Perfect for daily mindset work or to play during labour.

Positive Birth Australia

S3 EP83: Ciara Tallon - Two hospital births

mercredi 8 juin 2022 • Duration 46:16

On today’s show we hear from postpartum doula, Ciara. Growing up in foster care made it hard for Ciara to connect with others so when she struggled to bond with her baby in those first few days after giving birth, she felt she was broken. Six years later she conceived her second child and although a complete surprise, she knew she wanted a different birth experience. A calm birth course and the right support around her ignited the confidence she needed to believe in and trust herself when making decisions that were unfavourable with the hospital. She describes her second birth as a deeply healing experience, gifting her that instant connection she once believed was unreachable. Show links: Instagram: @amanah.birthing Support: @tandembirthingco Education: @calmbirthwithkataquilina @manicmumdaymovement

Mentioned in this episode:

Sacred Birth Affirmations Track

This gentle affirmation track was created to help you feel safe, confident, and connected in pregnancy and birth. Perfect for daily mindset work or to play during labour.

Positive Birth Australia

S3 EP82: Olivia - Positive hospital birth + Homebirth

mercredi 25 mai 2022 • Duration 51:25

On today’s show we hear the two birth stories from holistic health coach and postpartum doula, Olivia. Although Olivia is a registered nurse, she admits to knowing very little about birth and the preparation needed to support a positive birth experience. She got lucky when a friend of hers recommended she join her hospitals midwifery-led care model; crediting that continuity of care for her positive hospital birth experience. Left feeling confused by the lack of positive birth stories she was exposed to and innately questioning the need to birth in a hospital, she dived deeply into the physiology of birth and what environment is best to support the natural hormonal flow of labour; ultimately choosing to birth her second child at home. Although both of her experiences were positive ones, Olivia shares the contrasts between her two births and the insights she gained on reflection. Show links: Instagram: @backtonourishingmamas Education: Hypnobirthing @the.birth.collective Website: https://msha.ke/backtonourishingmamas "The Postnatal Depletion Cure" book mentioned in todays episode is available on www.positivebirthaustralia.com

Mentioned in this episode:

Sacred Birth Affirmations Track

This gentle affirmation track was created to help you feel safe, confident, and connected in pregnancy and birth. Perfect for daily mindset work or to play during labour.

Positive Birth Australia

S3 EP81: Laura and Giau - Hospital birth + Homebirth - GDM diagnosis

mercredi 18 mai 2022 • Duration 01:03:10

Today’s show features the perspective from both mum and dad, with Laura and partner Giau, sharing the births of their two daughters. Having witnessed her friend give birth “like a boss”, Laura was excited to experience physiological birth. A hypnobirthing course helped her to feel armed with knowledge, but once labouring in the hospital and faced with the pressure to make decisions clouded in urgency, Laura and Giau realised how quickly ones confidence could be stripped away. When they conceived their second child, a visit to their prospective private midwife sealed their path to homebirth. This is a journey filled with love, connection and deep reverence. Show links: Instagram: @mslauracianci @newguy_14 Midwives: @midwifeemmasmith @sorca.midwife @ittakesavillagemidwifery Education: Hypnobirthing

Mentioned in this episode:

Sacred Birth Affirmations Track

This gentle affirmation track was created to help you feel safe, confident, and connected in pregnancy and birth. Perfect for daily mindset work or to play during labour.

Positive Birth Australia

S3 EP80: Melanie Nolan - Naturopath - Two hospital births incl. twin birth

mercredi 11 mai 2022 • Duration 01:02:31

On today’s show we hear Melanie share the birth stories of her three daughters, including twins, and the compelling discoveries she made through a challenging postpartum. Following the birth of her first daughter, which she describes as a mostly positive experience, she suffered in silence completely unaware that she was showing signs of significant depletion. Although she sought out answers to why she was feeling this way, she was told that what she was experiencing were merely signs of motherhood. It wasn’t until her furthered studies in Naturopathy that she began to finally unveil the real cause of her struggles. Left astounded by the difference in her postpartum experiences after the birth of her twins, she went on to specialise in postpartum recovery, fertility and pregnancy care; guiding and supporting women along their own journeys to be the best version of themselves. This is an episode that highlights the importance of self-care and taking the steps needed to support your body, and in turn mind, throughout your pregnancy and postpartum. Show links: Instagram: @thenatalnaturopath Website: www.thenatalnatruopath.com.au

Mentioned in this episode:

Sacred Birth Affirmations Track

This gentle affirmation track was created to help you feel safe, confident, and connected in pregnancy and birth. Perfect for daily mindset work or to play during labour.

Positive Birth Australia

S3 EP79: Levi Montgomery - Four hospital births - Breech Birth

mercredi 27 avril 2022 • Duration 26:30

On today’s show we hear the birth stories of Perth photographer and mother of six, Levi. Having given birth naturally to her first two babies, Levi didn’t hesitate to seek out the same birth plan when it was discovered her third baby was breech presentation. Although faced with pressure to birth via a cesarean, the unwavering trust she had in her body intwined with the extensive research she had done, empowered her to stand firm on her decision and ultimately find an OB willing to support her birth preference. Show links: Instagram: @photography_bylevi @by___levi

Mentioned in this episode:

Sacred Birth Affirmations Track

This gentle affirmation track was created to help you feel safe, confident, and connected in pregnancy and birth. Perfect for daily mindset work or to play during labour.

Positive Birth Australia

S3 EP78: Reagan Carr - Positive hospital birth

mercredi 20 avril 2022 • Duration 40:21

Today’s episode features the birth story of first-time mum, Reagan. Being a young mother meant that Reagan had little exposure to the physiology of childbirth, which motivated her to seek out education using any platform she could. She credits the invaluable knowledge she gained through a hypnobirthing course for building the trust and confidence within herself that she needed to manifest the positive birth experience she knew was possible. Show links: Instagram: @Reagan.1 Education: Hypnobirthing @the.birth.space

Mentioned in this episode:

Sacred Birth Affirmations Track

This gentle affirmation track was created to help you feel safe, confident, and connected in pregnancy and birth. Perfect for daily mindset work or to play during labour.

Positive Birth Australia