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July 22, 2025 100 mins

This episode of Kiwi Birth Tales is proudly brought to you by Woolworths Disney Collectables.


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


  • OBGYN care
  • Elective Csection Birth Plan due to anxiety about vaginal birth
  • Gender disappointment
  • Hatched Antenatal
  • Maternal Mental Health: Anxiety and Depression
  • Psychologist support through Maternal Mental Health
  • Planned Csection birth
  • Baby Blues
  • Birth Care stay
  • Challenging breastfeeding journey
  • Intrusive thoughts
  • Tracking cycle
  • Twin Pregnancy
  • Twins run in the family
  • Identical twins
  • Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome
  • Placenta started to detach
  • Pain that indicated something was wrong
  • Emergency Csection birth of the twins
  • Immediate concerns for one of the twins post birth
  • NICU
  • Mum not able to stay in hospital with babies
  • Csection recovery
  • Mental Health support for Dads / Partners


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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