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August 7, 2025 101 mins

This episode of Kiwi Birth Tales is proudly brought to you by Your Birth Project.


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


  • Early miscarriage in first pregnancy
  • Anxiety in the second pregnancy about loss
  • Medical professional
  • All testing available in NZ
  • Felt excited about giving birth
  • Diagnosed baby with Bilateral Duplex Kidneys at 30 weeks, unsure what this would mean until post birth
  • Spontaneous labour
  • Epidural
  • Brow presentation
  • Baby not descending
  • Thick meconium in waters
  • Emergency CSection
  • Reflecting on birth felt disappointed, CHCH Women's Birth Afterthoughts Clinic
  • Congenital pneumonia
  • NICU
  • Surgery for Kidneys
  • UTI 4m
  • Yearly monitoring
  • Exclusive pumping
  • Scar massage
  • Returning to work at 6m postpartum
  • Mum guilt
  • Pregnancy 10m postpartum
  • Found decision hard between VBAC and Elective Csection
  • 5-6cm dilated at stretch and sweep
  • Quick spontaneous labour
  • Hand at face for birth
  • 2nd degree internal tear
  • Aspirated meconium - infection
  • NICU stay
  • 10.6lbs baby (4.8KG)
  • 2 under 2


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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