Waterbirth Podcast by Birth Pool in a Box
Birth pool in a Box
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About This Podcast
Waterbirth Podcast by Birth Pool in a Box brings you practical, evidence-aware guidance for natural birth and home birth. Learn how to use a birth pool for comfort and pain relief in labour, create an oxytocin-friendly birth environment, prepare your body and mind, make informed decisions with your care team, plan a VBAC, and support baby’s microbiome from day one. Each episode features midwives, doulas and educators sharing step-by-step tips you can use at home or in hospital—covering hypnobirthing, positions, hydrotherapy, partner support, trauma-informed care and more.
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Recent Episodes
Lisa Marie Oxenham — Complications During Natural Birth
Plans change; you still have a voice. Lisa Marie explains how to recognise red flags early, pause to choose next steps, and navigate transfer/escalation while staying involved. Stay empowered and…
Stacey Turner - How to Make Informed Decisions During Natural Birth
Decision-making in contractions is a skill. Stacey gives you short, repeatable frameworks and power questions that work under pressure—so you can choose with clarity and calm. Master the art of…
Bridget Supple - Baby Health and the Infant Microbiome
How birth choices and early care shape your baby's gut microbiome and immune priming—and gentle ways to support it from day one. Understand the crucial connection between birth method, early…
Dr. Victoria Flores -Twins and Natural Birth
When twin vaginal birth is appropriate, how teams prepare and what to ask at home or in hospital. Practical, safety-first insights without fear. Explore the possibilities and considerations for…
Karly Nuttall - Natural Birth After C-Section (VBAC)
Evidence, planning and safety for VBAC. Karly explains eligibility, policy vs personalised care, monitoring choices and the mindset that helps you go into labour confident and ready. Navigate your…
Sallyann Beresford - Birth Partners and Natural Birth
What great support looks like in real time: reading cues, offering the right kind of touch and words, advocating kindly and managing the room so the birthing person can focus. Transform from anxious…
Melanie Keeton — Natural Birth for Survivors of Prior Trauma
A trauma-aware pathway to labour. Melanie shares grounding skills, ways to brief your team about triggers, and language/touch preferences that support safety and autonomy. Create a birth experience…
Kirstie Perez - Recording Your Birth: Top Tips for Success
Capture the moment without disrupting it. Kirstie walks through consent, angles, lighting and presence—so your photos and video support the story you're living. Create beautiful birth memories while…
Liz Nutter - Supporting Natural Birth in a Busy Hospital Environment
Yes, you can protect physiology on a ward. Liz shows how to use privacy, pacing, mobility, water and collaborative communication to keep labour flowing when policies and pace ramp up. Navigate…
Suzzie Vehrs - Techniques for Managing Pain Naturally
A practical toolkit you can try tonight. Suzzie covers movement, positions, counter-pressure and two easy acupressure points—plus a partner "cue card" so support is simple and timely. Master natural…
Barbara Harper - Anxiety and Stress During Natural Birth
Waterbirth pioneer Barbara Harper shares how warmth, buoyancy and rhythm regulate your nervous system and ease sensations—plus timing, positions and breath patterns you can rely on. Learn from…
Jade Aminah - Say Goodbye to Fear-Based Birth
Replace cultural fear with grounded knowledge and community. Jade offers practical ways to challenge unhelpful stories, rebuild confidence and protect your headspace in the weeks before…
Anna the Spiritual Midwife - Creating a Birth Plan That Feels Right
Make a plan that actually serves you. Anna shows what to include (and leave out), how to express preferences as options, and how to brief your team so your "why" is crystal clear. Create a birth plan…
Siobhan Miller - Overcoming Fear in Natural Birth (Hypnobirthing)
Siobhan demystifies hypnobirthing and gives you tools you can use immediately—two core breathing patterns, simple scripts and reframes that reduce tension and help you stay present even when plans…
Clara O'Rourke - Creating a Positive Birth Mindset
Mindset shapes hormones. Clara shows how to shift from fear to trust, choose language that keeps adrenaline low, and use light, sound and scent to back up your calm. Transform your birth experience…
Christine Taylor - Preparing for Natural Birth: Physical and Emotional Tips
No overwhelm, just what works. Christine blends mobility, breath and rest with mindset tools so you can prepare in small daily doses that add up big on the day. Learn practical, achievable…
Rachel Nolan - Understanding the Stages of Labour
From early twinges to transition and pushing, Rachel describes what each phase can look and feel like, how to pace yourself, and the support that actually helps. You'll walk away with a shared…
Leanne Marsden — Informed Decisions in Labour (Practical Frameworks)
Real-world decision-making when contractions are rolling. Leanne shares short frameworks and power questions that help you pause, get the facts, and choose the next best step - without losing…
Rhea Dempsey — Best Start for Baby: Why Choices Matter
Your small choices add up. Rhea connects environment, language, mobility and timing to hormonal flow, coping and baby's first hours—so you can set yourselves up for a calmer labour and a gentler…
Dianne Garland - Let Oxytocin Flow: The Real Benefits of Natural Birth
Natural birth isn't about "toughing it out"; it's about working with your body's own design. In this calm, myth-busting session, Dianne explains how undisturbed labour hormones drive progress,…
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Waterbirth Podcast by Birth Pool in a Box has published 20 episodes since September 2025, covering topics in Education, How To.
Waterbirth Podcast by Birth Pool in a Box is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 40m.
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