Model and former Biggest Loser host Fiona Falkiner and her fiance, journalist Hayley Willis, didn’t really have a birth plan. Fiona did know two things. She wanted to be induced. And she didn’t want to see a pair of forceps in the room with her.

So, did her birth wishes come true?

In this episode of The Delivery Room, Fiona and Hayley join Jessie to discuss the long road that led them into the birthing suite in March 2021.

CREDITS

Host:  Jessie Stephens 

Guests: Fiona Falkiner & Hayley Willis

Producer: Gia Moylan

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

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Tell us what you think of the show! Send an email to podcast@mamamia.com.au or call the podphone on 02 8999 9386. 

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Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Model and former Biggest Loser host Fiona Falkiner and her fiance, journalist Hayley Willis, didn’t really have a birth plan. Fiona did know two things. She wanted to be induced. And she didn’t want to see a pair of forceps in the room with her.
So, did her birth wishes come true?
In this episode of The Delivery Room, Fiona and Hayley join Jessie to discuss the long road that led them into the birthing suite in March 2021.
CREDITS
Host:  Jessie Stephens 
Guests: Fiona Falkiner &amp; Hayley Willis
Producer: Gia Moylan
Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff
GET IN TOUCH:
Tell us what you think of the show! Send an email to <a href="mailto:podcast@mamamia.com.au">podcast@mamamia.com.au</a> or call the podphone on 02 8999 9386. 
Want this and other podcasts delivered straight to your inbox? Subscribe to our <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/">podcast newsletter</a>.
The Delivery Room is a podcast by<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/"> Mamamia.</a> Listen to more Mamamia podcasts <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/you-beauty/laura-wells-in-her-bag/%C2%A0https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcast/">here</a>.
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Jessie Stephens is terrified of birth, but one day she’d like to have a baby. That’s why she’s hosting The Delivery Room. Over eight weeks join Jessie as she speaks to eight different women about eight very different births. Will her new friends make her more comfortable with the experience? Or will this experiment have the opposite effect? 

Jessie Stephens is terrified of birth, but one day she’d like to have a baby. That’s why she’s hosting The Delivery Room. Over eight weeks join Jessie as she speaks to eight different women about eight very different births. Will her new friends make her more comfortable with the experience? Or will this experiment have the opposite effect?

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Needles & Stitches: The Surprising Birth Story Of Fiona Falkiner

A mum with a birth plan, and a baby with a very different idea…

Michelle Battersby’s birth was long, her baby got stuck and she was forced to pivot to a birth she had never considered.

The entrepreneur, marketing guru & founder of Sunroom shared her diary of a birth.

Diary Of A Birth features mums telling their miraculous stories of bringing life into the world, and we have all medical questions and concerns cleared up by one of Australia’s favourite paediatricians, Dr Golly.

Find Diary Of A Birth on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Mamamia

If you’d like to share your birth story, we’d love to hear from you at podcast@mamamia.com.au or send us a voice note here.

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CREDITS:
Host: Ksenija Lukich
 Expert: Dr Golly
Executive Producer: Georgie Page
Audio Producer: Scott Stronach and Lu Hill

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

A mum with a birth plan, and a baby with a very different idea… <a href="https://www.instagram.com/michellebattersby/?hl=en">Michelle Battersby’s</a> birth was long, her baby got stuck and she was forced to pivot to a birth she had never considered. The entrepreneur, marketing guru &amp; founder of<a href="https://www.instagram.com/sunroom.so/?hl=en"> Sunroom</a> shared her diary of a birth. Diary Of A Birth features mums telling their miraculous stories of bringing life into the world, and we have all medical questions and concerns cleared up by one of Australia’s favourite paediatricians, Dr Golly.
Find Diary Of A Birth on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/diary-of-a-birth/id1779645770">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4vicHqAqQG503ghdi2gPEW">Spotify </a>or <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/diary-of-a-birth/">Mamamia</a>
If you’d like to share your birth story, we’d love to hear from you at <a href="mailto:podcast@mamamia.com.au">podcast@mamamia.com.au</a> or send us a voice note<a href="https://help.mamamia.com.au/en-US/send-a-podcast-voice-note-467960"> here</a>.
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<a href="https://mamamia.com.au/subscribe/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=quicky&amp;utm_content=mm-birthday&amp;code=TQBIRTHDAY">Support independent women's media </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/diaryofabirthbymamamia?igsh=MnZrbXJ3ZzRvbTht">Follow Diary Of A Birth on Instagram </a> If you’re looking for something else to listen to, check out our hilarious and seriously unhelpful podcast <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/the-baby-bubble/">The Baby Bubble hosted by Clare and Jessie Stephens. </a>Mamamia has a podcast for every stage of parenthood. Our parenting podcast is<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/this-glorious-mess/"> This Glorious Mess</a>. If you’re pregnant, listen to<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/the-delivery-room/"> The Delivery Room</a> and<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/hello-bump/"> Hello Bump</a>. And if you’re trying or preg-curious,<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/get-me-pregnant/"> Get Me Pregnant</a> and<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/before-the-bump/"> Before The Bump</a> are for you. Join the Month of MOVE Get $30 off a Mamamia subscription and get unlimited access to our feel-good exercise app.<a href="https://move.mamamia.com.au/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=quicky&amp;code=MONTHOFQUICKY"> Head here to get a yearly subscription for just $39. </a>CREDITS: Host:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ksenijalukich?igsh=MWszeGl2ejczeTl6NA=="> Ksenija Lukich </a> Expert: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/drgolly?igsh=MWUxeTBsbjY3NnRweA==">Dr Golly </a>Executive Producer: Georgie Page Audio Producer: Scott Stronach and Lu Hill Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Introducing... Diary Of A Birth

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Serenity Mackay had always wanted to give birth in water. She loved the beach and swimming, and that's where she felt most comfortable. But unfortunately when she fell pregnant, water birth wasn’t an option at her local hospital.

Nevertheless, as a proud first nations woman with ties to the Biripi nation, Serenity was determined to feel connected to the earth on which she gave birth. So she sought the help of the Waminda Birthing On Country program to make her delivery as culturally significant as possible.

CREDITS

Host:  Jessie Stephens 

Guests: Serenity Mackay & Melanie Briggs

Producer: Gia Moylan

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

GET IN TOUCH:

Tell us what you think of the show! Send an email to podcast@mamamia.com.au or call the podphone on 02 8999 9386. 

Want this and other podcasts delivered straight to your inbox? Subscribe to our podcast newsletter.

The Delivery Room is a podcast by Mamamia. Listen to more Mamamia podcasts here.

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Serenity Mackay had always wanted to give birth in water. She loved the beach and swimming, and that's where she felt most comfortable. But unfortunately when she fell pregnant, water birth wasn’t an option at her local hospital.
Nevertheless, as a proud first nations woman with ties to the Biripi nation, Serenity was determined to feel connected to the earth on which she gave birth. So she sought the help of the Waminda Birthing On Country program to make her delivery as culturally significant as possible.
CREDITS
Host:  Jessie Stephens 
Guests: Serenity Mackay &amp; Melanie Briggs
Producer: Gia Moylan
Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff
GET IN TOUCH:
Tell us what you think of the show! Send an email to <a href="mailto:podcast@mamamia.com.au">podcast@mamamia.com.au</a> or call the podphone on 02 8999 9386. 
Want this and other podcasts delivered straight to your inbox? Subscribe to our <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/">podcast newsletter</a>.
The Delivery Room is a podcast by<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/"> Mamamia.</a> Listen to more Mamamia podcasts <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/you-beauty/laura-wells-in-her-bag/%C2%A0https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcast/">here</a>.
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

What It Means To Give Birth On Country

What happens when you give birth to two sets of twins in 2 years? A bloody good story, that’s what.

Today on The Delivery Room, Jessie Stephens is sitting down with her mother Anne to find out what happened when Anne found herself pregnant, with twins, two times in a row. 

The first time, Anne had a vaginal birth. But the second? She needed a C-Section, this is her story...

CREDITS

Host:  Jessie Stephens 

Guests: Anne Stephens

Producer: Gia Moylan

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

GET IN TOUCH:

Tell us what you think of the show! Send an email to podcast@mamamia.com.au or call the podphone on 02 8999 9386. 

Want this and other podcasts delivered straight to your inbox? Subscribe to our podcast newsletter.

The Delivery Room is a podcast by Mamamia. Listen to more Mamamia podcasts here.

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

What happens when you give birth to two sets of twins in 2 years? A bloody good story, that’s what.
Today on The Delivery Room, Jessie Stephens is sitting down with her mother Anne to find out what happened when Anne found herself pregnant, with twins, two times in a row. 
The first time, Anne had a vaginal birth. But the second? She needed a C-Section, this is her story...
CREDITS
Host:  Jessie Stephens 
Guests: Anne Stephens
Producer: Gia Moylan
Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff
GET IN TOUCH:
Tell us what you think of the show! Send an email to <a href="mailto:podcast@mamamia.com.au">podcast@mamamia.com.au</a> or call the podphone on 02 8999 9386. 
Want this and other podcasts delivered straight to your inbox? Subscribe to our <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe/">podcast newsletter</a>.
The Delivery Room is a podcast by<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/"> Mamamia.</a> Listen to more Mamamia podcasts <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/you-beauty/laura-wells-in-her-bag/%C2%A0https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcast/">here</a>.
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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