Giving birth is a transformative experience. It’s raw. It’s real. It’s miraculous. And no two stories are the same. Diary Of A Birth brings you inside the delivery room to hear an extraordinary birth story every week. Hosted by Ksenija Lukich, with expert advice from Dr. Golly, you’ll hear the real life birth stories that are everything you don’t expect when you’re expecting.
Latest episodes
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36 min
Introducing... The Kick: What To Do After A Positive Pee On A Stick
Dr Pat and Brigid talk about what to do once you have done a home pregnancy test and it is positive. This episode covers when to see a doctor, what happens at this first appointmen…
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1 h 13
NO FILTER: Tanya Hennessy: The Story of Her Daughter Scottie Started Here
Over the holiday season, Tanya Hennessy welcomed her baby girl. So this conversation now lands in a very different chapter of her life. Tanya has never shied away from letting us i…
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39 min
A Lil' Treat: Jessie’s Ready To Tell Her Twin Birth Story
She’s 10 days on. She’s splitting her time and her heart between home and hospital, and she wants to share her story with you, Outlouders. Our beloved co-host Jessie Stephens gave…
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4 min
SUBS: MAMAMIA OUT LOUD TASTER — Jessie and Clare Stephens' Weird Twin Shit Just Got Weirder
Enjoy this free bite of Mia Freedman exploring what we're (scientifically) calling 'weird twin shit' with resident Mamamia twins, Jessie (pregnant with twins) and Clare Stephens (s…
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23 min
SUMMER LISTENING: What It Means To Give Birth On Country
This summer we've curated your Diary Of A Birth playlist, bringing you our even more birth stories with unmissable episodes from the Delivery Room podcast. Serenity Mackay had alwa…
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26 min
SUMMER LISTENING: Anne Stephens Gave Birth To Two Sets Of Twins In 2 Years
This summer we've curated your Diary Of A Birth playlist, bringing you our even more birth stories with unmissable episodes from the Delivery Room podcast. What happens when you gi…
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26 min
SUMMER LISTENING: What A Mermaid Birth Is Actually Like
This summer we've curated your Diary Of A Birth playlist, bringing you our even more birth stories with unmissable episodes from the Delivery Room podcast. When Louisa Dow found ou…
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24 min
SUMMER LISTENING: Prue Didn’t Realise She Was Pregnant Until She Went Into Labour
This summer we've curated your Diary Of A Birth playlist, bringing you our even more birth stories with unmissable episodes from the Delivery Room podcast. Prue Thomas was 19 and s…
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30 min
SUMMER LISTENING: Burning Flesh and VBACs - The Realities Of A Planned C-Section
This summer we've curated your Diary Of A Birth playlist, bringing you our even more birth stories with unmissable episodes from the Delivery Room podcast. It was early 2010, and F…
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28 min
SUMMER LISTENING: Needles & Stitches - The Surprising Birth Story Of Fiona Falkiner
This summer we've curated your Diary Of A Birth playlist, bringing you our even more birth stories with unmissable episodes from the Delivery Room podcast. Model and former Biggest…
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38 min
SUMMER LISTENING: Hypnobirthing: That’s... Not The Baby’s Head
This summer we've curated your Diary Of A Birth playlist, bringing you our even more birth stories with unmissable episodes from the Delivery Room podcast. Childbirth with no pain,…
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31 min
SUMMER LISTENING: A 32 Hour Labour & An Emergency C Section - Leigh Campbell’s Birth Story
This summer we've curated your Diary Of A Birth playlist, bringing you our even more birth stories with unmissable episodes from the Delivery Room podcast. When it comes to life, L…
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13 min
Say Hello To 'Hello, Bump'
Welcome to Hello, Bump, a podcast about what you’re not expecting when you’re expecting. Each episode, we take you through exactly what's happening to you and your baby in each wee…
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35 min
From Hysterectomy to Maternity Ward: The Pregnancy Nobody Planned
When Courtney thought her family was complete with two beautiful children, she was finally ready to focus on herself. After her doctor found pre-cancerous cervical cells following…
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38 min
The Silence After Loss: The Isolation Of Stillbirth
Content Warning: This episode discusses stillbirth, infant loss, and termination for medical reasons. Please proceed with care. After falling pregnant on their first time trying in…
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21 min
Prue Didn’t Realise She Was Pregnant Until She Went Into Labour
On this weeks episode, Ksenija introduces us to a previous chat Mamamia's Jessie Stephens had with Prue Thomas. At 19 Prue was setting up for a function at work when she felt a sha…
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27 min
A 32 Hour Labour & An Emergency C Section: Leigh Campbell’s Birth Story
In this weeks episode, Ksenija is pulling our attention back to an incredible interview between Jessie Stephens and Nothing To Wear & You Beauty host Leigh Campbell. When it comes…
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21 min
After 8 Years Of Trying, Her Sister Became Her Surrogate.
When Carly's doctor told her it was time to consider surrogacy after 25 failed IVF transfers, her sister Sophie had already made an offer that would transform their family forever.…
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24 min
Needles & Stitches: The Surprising Birth Story Of Fiona Falkiner
On this weeks episode, we take a look back at an insightful interview Mamamia's very own Jessie Stephens had with Model and former Biggest Loser host Fiona Falkiner and her now wif…
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26 min
Dealing With TAPS: One Of The Rarest Twin Complications Ever
When Marni's IVF embryo spontaneously split at 13 weeks, she was excited to be bringing not one but two babies into the world. But over half way through her pregnancy her doctors d…