The Natural Birth Podcast

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Kirsty.
Kirsty is a mama of two from the Scottish Highlands and it’s her second time on the natural birth podcast.
Her first time ended up being the episode called “Cholestasis and Rh negative First Time Mama Kirsty’s Home Birth in Rural Scotland”.
In that episode she discussed how she naturally medicated her cholestasis diagnosis and in today's episode she will share what she did to prevent getting it again during her second pregnancy, as well as the story of the birth of her second baby which was a rapid 2hr 20min labour and birth.
It resulted in Kirsty birthing her baby alone with just her husband at home in front of the fire because the midwives didn't make it on time.
Although it was an unplanned free birth it was a wonderful experience and the perfect way to welcome their little one into the family.
Curious about Kirsty? Find her on instagram as @kirsty.may3
And here is a sweet little reminder about the 50% discount on the bundle for Mother's Day Month. The Bundle includes The Natural Birth Course, The Nourishing Postpartum Course & 1yr membership in the Maiden Mother & Maga Village.
Use the coupon code: MOTHERSDAY26 at the checkout for 50% of the already reduced Bundle. That’s 50% with the Coupon Code: MOTHERSDAY26
Find the link to the bundle in the shownotes or visit sacredbirthinternational.com/the-bundle

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have taken out the pearls of wisdoms and natural birthing advice from 13 mamas who've been a guest on the podcast in 2026!

We have Cindy, Natalie, Jolanda, Malou, Miranda, Kaela, Jelena, Shiva, Stephanie, Paris, Kiata, and Stephanie all sharing their top natural birthing advice to mamas hoping to have a positive and natural birth.
From birthing in the hospital, birth center, at home and freebirthing in the US, Canda, Sweden, The Netherlands, Australia we bring you a banger of an episode if you're prepping to birth your baby!
Aaaaand for Mother's Day Month (and this podcasts birth day which is the 10th of May!) we are gifting you a 50% discount on The Bundle; including The Natural Birth Course, The Nourishing Postpartum Course & 1yr membership in the Maiden Mother & Maga Village.
Use the coupon code: MOTHERSDAY26 at the checkout for The Bundle.
No excuse not to natural birth & nourishing postpartum prep to the teeth this month of May ;)
We wish you the Happiest Mother's Day Every Day, but especially Today!

Happy Mother's Day Mamas!
For This Mother's Day you get 50% off The Bundle incl. The Natural Birth Course, The Nourishing Postpartum Course & The Village, with the Coupon Code: MOTHERSDAY26
Find the link to the bundle in the bio or visit sacredbirthinternational.com/the-bundle

Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?

Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Jelena
Jelena is a mama of one from Sweden. She is a modern medicine woman, artist and mother to Nahuel. She’s also a mentor for women who want to reconnect to their cyclical rhythms, nature and the sacred. 
She lives some parts of the year in the Swedish forest and some parts of the year in Colombia together with her husband Omar Romero and their son.
Together they weave the wisdom from the jungle in the south, with the Nordic medicines, through healing ceremonies, retreats and events. 

She gave birth in Sweden, in their cottage house, deep in the forest together with my friend and home birth midwife Sigrid and I was a small part of her story as I wasn’t far away that day that she birthed her baby which we will mention in her story today.

Curious about Jelena? Find her on instagram as @helakvinnan

If you’re sitting on a natural and positive birth you’d like to share then pop on over to thenaturalbirthpodcast.com and apply to become a guest.
I’d love to hear your story!

Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Jolanda
Jolanda is a mama of one beautiful six-month-old daughter from the Netherlands now living in the forest of Sweden.
She is a Holistic Coach, and a Deep Rest Facilitator. 
Her journey through years of illness and trauma guided her back home to her body and taught her how to truly receive the gift of rest. It also led her to Sweden, where she followed her heart to live surrounded by nature and stillness. 
She finds deep meaning in creating nervous-system-friendly spaces for rest and connection, spaces where people can feel truly seen, heard, and held

And today she shares her story of becoming pregnant after years of healing long covid and birthing her baby at home, with my good friend home birth midwife Sigrid. 
And how instead of a head, a bum peaked out as she birthed her baby at home.
And as most babies, hers birthed without an issue. Breech birth is just a variation of normal. 

Curious about Jolanda? Find her on instagram as @rootsinrest

If you’re sitting on a natural and positive birth you’d like to share then pop on over to thenaturalbirthpodcast.com and apply to become a guest.
I’d love to hear your story!
Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast

Today on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Miranda.
Miranda is a mother of 5 and soon to be 6 from the US, now living in Berlin.
She has always believed in the power of pregnancy and birth and thinks the legacy of both is one of the great honors of being a woman.
Miranda first came to natural birth 12 years ago primarily out of curiosity but has evolved into a woman who owns this rite of passage as a lesson for life.
After her 4th baby she started the journey of becoming a midwife at the same university as me on the Gold Coast in Australia. She ended up not finishing as she decided to have her 5th baby and is now working as a doula in Berlin.
Miranda has had 4 natural hospital births, 3 in Australia and one 1 in Israel and her 5th was a free birth with just her husband.
3 of her babies were naturally conceived and 2 were IVF and her 6th baby currently in her womb was a natural conception. And, as Miranda shares in the episode, she believes SIBO - small intestine bacterial overgrowth which is a gut issue, was the cause of her unexplained infertility with her 4th and 5th needing the help of IVF.
I love how Miranda can showcase for the women going through IVF that you don’t have to continue with a highly medicalised pregnancy and birth which is usually the case.
IVF does not in itself make a high risk pregnancy.
Curious about Miranda? Find her on Instagram as @Miritellsall
Curious about what’s happening at the Midwitch Cottage this summer? Visit themidwitchcottage.com

Want to work with Anna or join The Sacred Birth Worker Mentorship?
Find Anna’s Website, about her Mentorship & How to Work with Her, as well as all Links & Resources she mentions in the episode here:
www.sacredbirthinternational.com/links-podcast