Instinctive Birth

Instinctive Birth

Evony Lynch

Episodes 26
Avg. Duration 31m
Activity Declining
Since Feb 2021
Latest Episode Mar 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Hosting
anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

Instinctive Birth is the podcast for pregnant women and birthing people seeking a physiological/natural birth, and for the doulas and birth workers supporting them. Each episode is an evidence-informed conversation about optimising physiological birth, navigating the maternity system, while recognising the complexity in making birth choices, and the value of medical support when needed. Hosted by Evony Lynch, a former NHS midwife of 20 years, doula, birth educator and creator of The Instinctive Birth Method.

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Recent Episodes

Support Isn’t What You Think It Is in Birth

Mar 29, 2026 10m

I'm not a doula who gives endless back rubs. I'm the one who sits outside your door while you birth your baby. 20 years as a midwife taught me how to be the quiet presence that someone actually…

Why Is Having a Natural Birth So Difficult?

Mar 14, 2026 14m

In this first episode, I draw on 25 years as an NHS midwife and doula to ask why, despite most women quietly hoping for a 'natural' birth, it often ends up being quite different.This episode unpacks…

S3E1 Supporting 40+ Weeks Pregnancy

Oct 12, 2025 6m

As I currently wait for a baby let's just explore a little around this and what clients might need past 40 weeks of pregnancy - and I'm not talking books and podcasts.Thinking of becoming a holistic…

Freebirth: Truth, Honesty and Integrity

Apr 07, 2025 13m

SummaryIn this conversation, Evony discusses the concept of free birth, emphasising the importance of personal choice and the narratives surrounding birth experiences. She critiques the medical model…

How I Learned to Trust Undisturbed Birth

Apr 06, 2025 12m

In this episode, I share my transformative journey into witnessing undisturbed birth as I tell the story of my experience attending my first homebirth in Spain. I discuss the challenge of the medical…

S2E3 Stop serving the system -with Kemi Johnson Birth Activist.

May 18, 2024 42m

Kemi Johnson - outspoken birth activist, former independent midwife turned birthkeeper, speaker and educator - dives into the truth about birth in our society today. With swearing included we…

S2E2 Fighting for Birth Rights with Doula Sam Gadsen

May 12, 2024 50m

In this compelling episode of Birth Truths, we dive deep into the world of birth advocacy with the remarkable Sam Gadsen, an experienced doula and passionate birth activist based in the UK. Sam's…

S2E1 Birth Truths.

May 05, 2024 26m

I'm back with a new name, a new look, and fired up to tell the truth about birth. Join me as I explain the reason behind 'Birth Truths', my mission and why we all have been corrupted to believe that…

S2E1 Listen to the Whispers of the Universe.

Mar 03, 2024 18m

I talk about my close call of repeating old patterns, how we can tune into our inner voice and follow the fire in your heart.

Stop Obsessing over Dilatation and Stages of Labour!

Jun 02, 2023 24m

The Cervix isn't Everything in Labour! Isn't it time we debunked the 'stages of labour'? The belief that we can define where someone is in labour and how long it is, how safe it is, depending on the…

Unpredictable Birth - Postpartum haemorrhage and hospital transfer after freebirth

May 25, 2023 1h 15m

I talk to Megan, from the US who following the amazing physiological birth of her first baby at home with a birthkeeper, she began haemorrhaging and was transferred to hospital where they discovered…

Why I don't fit in the medical model

Apr 09, 2023 23m

In this episode I explore the medical model and how understanding my own values helped me understand my struggles within the system. I also talk about although my work is centred on physiological…

Exploring Our Stories

Apr 02, 2023 10m

This week has seen such beautiful sharing and support occurring within our birthkeeper course Whatsapp group. We have been working on 'Exploring our Stories' module, looking at the ways we have been…

Sheena Byrom - Why Birth Matters

Mar 17, 2023 57m

Sheena Byrom walks her talk when it comes to birth. She is not afraid to stand up for normal physiological birth in an age where the right to birth this way is being eroded. vilified and…

Making Radical Birth Choices in the Medical System

Mar 04, 2023 36m

Birth is being Reclaimed!  Following several local births where a group of women have made conscious choices about their pregnancies and births, we are seeing first hand the intersection of the…

Can you change the system from within?

Feb 11, 2023 32m

Last year I realised that I had explored as far as I wanted to go in my career as a registered midwife. From birth units to job in the risk management department and ending in private midwifery.…

Blood, haemorrhage and fear.

Feb 08, 2023 33m

A midwife who hates the sight of blood?!  In this episode I reflect on my own journey with blood and placentas from a place of trust, into fear and then home again. I give you an insight into how our…

S2E2 Navigating Freebirth

Jan 28, 2023 1h 21m

Freebirth! Loved diving into freebirth with Leonie. She has freebirthed all three of her babies - all in different circumstances and with different experiences. From the first one where she slowly…

S2E1 Keeping Birth Truths Alive!

Jan 22, 2023 18m

The medicalisation of birth is not new. 20 years in midwifery and birth truths are slipping away. It's time we reclaim them. Subscribe to the newsletter for your free birthkeeper guide and our…

Student midwife to birthkeeper - part 1

Dec 19, 2021 51m

Cat Price, student midwife turned birthkeeper following her own freebirth. We talk about the lack of evidence behind vaginal examinations, the truth about being a student midwife whilst observing the…

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How many episodes does Instinctive Birth have?

Instinctive Birth has published 26 episodes since February 2021, covering topics in Kids & Family, Parenting.

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Instinctive Birth is currently declining with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 31m.

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