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The Positive Births NZ podcast

by Helen Bartrom

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  • #201. Edith's pre-term induction to Jasper with pre-eclampsia

    October 7, 2026 · 38 min

    ”They told me that the day before, that labor could be quite quick with pre-eclampsia. Your body often just needs to get the baby out.” Edith shares her smooth induction with pre-eclampsia tofirst baby Jasper. Included in this chat: -Doing…

  • #200. Dr Sarah J Buckley - PhD on oxytocin , hormones of labour, physiological birth

    October 2, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

    To celebrate our 200th episode we chat to the internationally recognised Kiwi researcher and educator in the field of pregnancy and birth; Dr Sarah J Buckley who has just completed a PhD on Oxytocin. Within this chat amongst many topics…

  • #199. Caitlin's induction & posterior birth to Remy

    September 26, 2026 · 1 hr 33 min

    “I can’t wait to give birth again” even though her whole journey included many challenges, Caitlin shares all the details involved to meeting baby Remy.   In this chat we discuss the following: -Lengthy conception journey -Family history…

  • #198. Waimarie's home waterbirth to Taika

    September 19, 2026 · 1 hr 23 min

    More than just a birth story, in this episode we chat on some deep and meaningfuls like death, loss and grief and children who remember before they were conceived. Wai speaks to the empowerment of a homebirth, losing her mum to cancer 4…

  • #197. Arlene's long labour and c-section to Aurora

    September 11, 2026 · 1 hr 19 min

    "It was everything opposite to what I planned." Arlene is here to share her story of experiencing the kindof birth she had hoped to avoid — and how, despite everything unfolding so differently from what she had planned, she was still able…

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  • #196 Devon's induction and vaginal birth to Twins

    September 5, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

    We finally have a twin birth story!!! – thanks to Devon whoshares with us her recent experience of a vaginal birth to her fraternal twin boys, Marlon and Remy In this chat we discuss:  - Di-di twins (dichorionic-diamniotic twins) are a…

  • #195. Tennille's home waterbirths to Zali and Tui

    August 29, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

    Two home waterbirths, two perfectly healthy babies who had both arrived after a very tech free, physiological pregnancy and birth. Tennille had no tests, no scans, no monitoring, just a few blood tests to keep an eye on her iron…

  • #194. Abby's elective c-section to Rorah

    August 22, 2026 · 52 min

    Abby shares her reasons and priorities as to why she chose to have an elective c-section to second baby Rorah and how this became her best decision for a positive birth. We hear about her difficult journey involving an emergency c-section…

  • #193. Jaz's wild pregnancy and freebirth to Sage

    August 16, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    "The biggest achievement of my life...... it's about taking personal responsibility" Jaz shares her experience of her wild pregnancy and freebirth to her and Issak's first baby, Sage. Within this conversation we cover : -The unique…

  • #192. Danielle's birthcentre arrival of Landon

    August 9, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min

    A powerful, story of a strong mum in an intense situation for her first birth. Danielle is not traumatized by this birth experience, in fact she is pleased to share about all that went right for her. In this episode we discuss: - The…

  • #191. Anna's fast hospital birth to 4th baby Freddy

    August 1, 2026 · 47 min

    Anna's fast birth of her 4th baby in hospital while synthetic oxytocin was being 'threatened' as her membranes had released almost 2 days prior. In this chat we cover: -Miscarriage before Freddy’s conception -First part of pregnancy…

  • #190. Amy's c-section to Finley

    July 24, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

    While the circumstances around Finley's arrival could have been traumatic Amy is speaking here as a mum who has many positives to share during her journey to meet her baby. It was necessary to have a c-section and she felt calm, safe and…

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About the show

Be inspired by positive birth stories from parents across NZ in a range of situations. We celebrate all types of births with a focus on what made it positive. Many parents have used hypnobirthing (mindset, breathwork, relaxation tools) to help them feel calm, confident and empowered - regardless of the circumstances they navigated. Enjoy a variety of stories exploring what helped birthing parents, what they achieved and what they are most proud of. To buy the book or check out our classes see www.positivebirths.co.nz