Born to be Wild the podcast
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Every second, somewhere in the world, a woman gives birth. And in Portugal, she often does it in a system that was never really built around her. Born to Be Wild is where we talk about that, honestly, and with the people who are changing it.
We are Aviva Markowicz and Irene Jaspers. Aviva is a women's care activist and setting up a birth center in Lisbon, working to reshape what maternity care looks like in Portugal. Irene is a doula based in the Azores, supporting women in reclaiming their power and voice in birth. Together, we call in midwives, doulas, activists, doctors, and parents to share what birth really feels like on the ground.
Our mission is simple: every woman deserves to understand her options, trust her body, and feel supported in the choices she makes. Whether you are pregnant, planning to be, or just trying to understand why birth in Portugal feels the way it does, this podcast is for you.
Each episode is a real conversation. No scripts, no sugarcoating. Just stories and knowledge that help you walk into birth with more confidence, more clarity, and less fear.
Born to Be Wild is the podcast we wish had existed when we needed it.
Find us at @borntobewild.pt and @birthmode.
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S1E10 10 | [birth story] Isabel & Pepe - a homebirth plan, pre-eclampsia, and taking back control
Isabel had a plan. Home birth, the right midwife, months of preparation.... Then, at 36 weeks, pre-eclampsia changed everything.What she did next is what makes this story so powerful. Because even…
S1E9 9 | Sara Arruda - three premature births, from trauma to empowerment, self-care as a radical act
Sara Arruda is a nurse, a midwife, a health coach, and the author of Cuida-te. She is also a mother of three boys. All three born premature. And all three completely different births.Her first…
S1E8 8 | Hannah Staunton - matrescence, the word that changes everything about motherhood
There is a word that most women have never heard. But the moment they do, something shifts.The word is matrescence. It describes the complete transformation a woman goes through when she becomes a…
S1E7 7 | [birth story] Rita - IVF alone, a premature birth, and the MAC that changed everything
Rita always knew she wanted to become a mother. What she didn't know was how long that road would be, or how many times she would have to start over.Three miscarriages. IVF, alone, in a foreign…
6 | Filipa Piedade - midwife, her own traumatic birth, changing the system from within
Filipa Piedade became a midwife because of her own birth. And that birth was one of the hardest experiences of her life. Being a nurse, she thought she knew what to expect, but... she didn't. The…
S1E5 5 | Raquel Cajão - midwife, the art of doing nothing at birth
Raquel Cajão has been attending home births in Portugal for over eleven years. She didn't touch the last baby she delivered. Why? She didn't need to! In this episode, Raquel talks about what it…
S1E4 4 | [birth story] Irene - a hospital fire, an unplanned homebirth, trusting your body
Irene Jaspers is one of the hosts of this podcast. She is also a doula on Santa Maria, on of the smaller islands of the Azores. And in this episode, she is the guest! Her second pregnancy was going…
S1E3 3 | Koen Deurloo - obstetrician, MAC pioneer, what it really means to put women at the centre
Koen Deurloo is a gynecologist and obstetrician in Utrecht, the Netherlands, who has spent over a decade quietly rewriting what a cesarean birth can look like. Not by changing the surgery, but by…
2 | Sara do Vale - doula, birth activist, what they (don’t) tell you about giving birth in Portugal
Sara do Vale has been inside Portuguese maternity care for over a decade, as a doula, as an activist, and as a mother of three. She has sat in parliament, co-founded the Portuguese Birthrights…
S1E1 1 | [birth story] Maria & Carlos - a doctor's empowering journey, 5 day homebirth, hospital transfer
In this first episode, we sit down with Maria and Carlos, a Portuguese couple who chose to prepare for a home birth in Lisbon after years of living in London. What makes their story remarkable is…
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Born to be Wild the podcast has published 10 episodes since March 2026, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Kids & Family.
Born to be Wild the podcast is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 43m.
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