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The Positive Births NZ podcast

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

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All Episodes

01:06:13

Baby Loss Awareness Week: Kaz and Lottie

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2026/10/12

To mark Baby Loss Awareness week (Oct 9-15) we are here to acknowledge the short life of Lottie.Kaz openly and vulnerably shares her story just 4 weeks after her loss of Lottie in mid 2026.Lottie was thought and planned for, conceiving with IVF, and with consideration Kaz may experience HG again. They went to their 12 week scan and discovered no heartbeat.Kaz speaks about her options and feelings as there were no signs of miscarriage.After deciding to go private for the quickest procedure, her body

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00:38:29

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

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2026/10/07

”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 the recorded online Positive births course -High blood pressure 33 weeks-Admitted to hospital at 36+2-Being well supported at Invercargill hospital-Misoprostal one day-Syntoncin on day 2-Spent time in the water-Birthed in the pool (but not into the water)-Iron

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01:09:32

#200. Dr Sarah J Buckley - PhD on oxytocin , hormones...

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2026/10/02

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, we cover:-the positive feedback loop of labour.-Filling in of hormonal gaps-10 years to write up the PhD – (we are still waiting for thedata to be available to the public) -The uterus becoming more sensitive to oxytocin towards end of pregnancy – oxytocin receptor

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01:33:23

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

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2026/09/26

“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 of pre-eclampsia, recommended aspirin butdeclined due to allergy despite recommendations – didn’t get pre -eclampsia-The Mitre 10 lady with her story….-getting to 42 weeks and navigating induction-Foley balloon, misoprostal-Felt a band popping, nausea, shaking-Fast

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01:22:56

#198. Waimarie's home waterbirth to Taika

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2026/09/19

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 months into her pregnancy, why she chose the support of a doula and how she felt after her quick homebirth. Topics included :-The grief process and navigating it through pregnancy-3 yr old Aria’s experiences of birth and death-Support from a doula-Going 16 days past

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01:18:52

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

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2026/09/11

"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 to have a positive birthexperience.Some of the topics in our chat today include:-Giving birth at age 42-Reprogramming thoughts and fears about birth-Trigger warning - we talk about Baby loss of Arlene’s and a friend's-Miscarriage at age 40 – you can

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01:08:50

#196 Devon's induction and vaginal birth to Twins

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2026/09/05

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 RemyIn this chat we discuss: - Di-di twins (dichorionic-diamniotic twins) are a type oftwin pregnancy where each baby has their own separate amniotic sac and placenta-How Devon was resigned to the fact that what was going tohappen would happen- Her relaxed, low key approach- The physical challenges- Extra scans as Twin A flagged for growth

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01:04:35

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

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2026/08/29

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 levels.She had no desire or need for any internal checks or monitoring of baby in either of her labours. Tennille shares with us how she became educated,worked with her body and tuned into her intuition.We discuss:- Ayurvedic living, a holistic lifestyle-The knowing of

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00:51:33

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

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2026/08/22

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 to first baby Ari and subsequent severe postnatal anxiety and the loneliness of solo parenting. However, after enjoying a very different birth and postpartum to Rorah, Abby has set up a support system for other parents needing postpartum support.In this episode we

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01:06:22

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

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2026/08/16

"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 environment when she discovered she was pregnant and how she told partner Issak-Wild pregnancy– no blood tests, no scans, no medical support or intervention-Taking full personal responsibility -Other people’s thoughts; a midwife’s comments-The sacredness of

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01:20:56

#192. Danielle's birthcentre arrival of Landon

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2026/08/09

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 decision to have children, oral contraception for 16 years- Coming to terms with, and processing pregnancy- Sister inlaw’s stillbirth- Unicorn pregnancy- learning hypnobirthing tools for mindset shift- Reasons to avoid hospital- Finishing work at 40 weeks pregnant- 41+5

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00:46:55

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

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2026/08/01

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 worried about loss – listening toheartbeat helped-Fear release-Membrane release but no sign of labour within 36 hours.-Labour starts naturally in hospital just before syntheticoxytocin given-Wireless monitor not picking up baby’s heartbeat-One hour established

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01:01:08

#190. Amy's c-section to Finley

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2026/07/24

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 empowered throughout.*Trigger warning that we cover the details of the difficulty of Finley coming out during the caesarean due to his transverse position.In this episode we chat on the following topics:-Fear of not being able to have babies-Miscarriage (which

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01:22:22

#189. Caroline and Coad's hospital birth to Mia

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2026/07/15

Caroline and Coad both share their journey to meet Mia which involved the use of a strong mindset and tools to navigate curveballs at the end of pregnancy and during labour for the best possible outcome.In this chat we cover the following topics, and more:-First pregnancy becoming a miscarriage -Naturopath support for conception-NIPT test returning result for a baby boy-Scans weren’t able to see between baby’s legs so assumption stayed as a boy-41+4 having talks about induction, Caroline determined

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01:12:47

#188. Lydia's homebirth to Eloise

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2026/07/09

Lydia is an excellent example of a mum who committed to the hypnobirthing tools and then reaped the rewards – as you’ll hear her explain what made a difference in her second birth to Eloise.In this chat we cover:- How hypnobirthing made a huge difference for her and her practice routine- Sebastian’s birth in hospital, pressure to push-Doing everything possible to conceive a girl- Moving house and regions in pregnancy- Extra monitoring with a small baby, declined induction at 38 weeks- Making

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00:54:13

#187. Ellen's homebirth to Rowan

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2026/07/06

Ellen’s inspiring homebirth to second baby Rowan include thewords “rest”, “underwhelming”, “slumber party vibes”. Ellen has previously shared her first birth to Nuala on an earlier episode on the podcast; you can find it by searching Ellen'shospital birth to Nualahttps://open.spotify.com/episode/5nF1izYF7fxIXJg5dtBMNH Our chat includes the following topics:-Miscarriage in between first and second baby-Fear release exercise bought up subconscious fear instead of what she had expected-Tearing in

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01:06:11

#186. Hayley's births to Lilah and Briar

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2026/06/28

Hayley shares her two positive birth stories – an inductionwith Lilah and birth centre waterbirth to Briar.In our chat today we cover the following topics:-Consultation with specialists around Conception journey-2nd trimester fibroid degeneration, dealing withthe extreme pain resulted in belief she would be fine for birth-Plan for homebirth-High blood pressure week 38-39+4Misoprostal induction, membranes released-Briar’s conception within first month-No fibroids-Midwives with different

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00:47:22

#185. Sofia's homebirth to Atlas

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2026/06/23

Sofia shares her straight forward homebirth to first baby, AtlasIn this chat we include:- Her very physical lifestyle as a dance teacher and Less Mills instructor, with cross fit right up until end of pregnancy-Signs of labour starting at 40+3 (burst of energy), 40+4sore back-Calm labour-Cervical lip and waiting for that to disappear-Pushing without an overwhelming urge-Midwife helping the pelvic floor as having troubles torelease it-instinctual postpartumSofia purchased the Positive Births Short n

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01:15:24

#184. Teresina's birthcentre waterbirth to Isabella

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2026/06/17

Teresina shares her fast, instinctive birth to Isabella, inthe water just a few minutes after arriving to the birth centre.In this chat we include topics such as:-PCOS – told she would never have kids, but how she used that diagnosis to become more in tune with her body-Birth culture in Mexico-Learning about birth in NZ-Changing midwives at 38 weeks to support the type of birthshe wanted – no intervention and no hospital.-Trusting that the body heals and knows what to do-Her labour while out

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00:47:52

#183. Josie's induction and c-section to Emily

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2026/06/12

This chat arose because of a thankyou email that Josie sent to me right at the very most perfect time that I needed it…..In this episode today we discuss:Difficulty finding a midwife for due date early January, which lead to the choice of obstetric careUsing positive birth stories to improve mindsetInduction with several stretch and sweeps, balloon, epidural, syntocininPositive interactions with hospital staffThe ripple effect A reminder that your birth involves your body and your baby, you can

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