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Homebirth Stories AustraliaS3 EP: 7 Tate - Midwife, First Time Mum, Homebirth, HG, Bleed, Short Cervix.Send us a textIn this episode, we speak with Tate—midwife, mother, and passionate advocate for physiological birth. Tate takes us through her path to becoming a midwife and her time working within the system as an MGP midwife, where she came face-to-face with the harsh reality: the system is not set up for true woman-centred care. Hospital policies, rigid protocols, and the fact that maternity care operates like a business often leave women and midwives disempowered.When Tate became pregnant with her first baby, she experienced hyperemesis gravidarum from just five weeks and re...2025-06-102h 04
Birth Time: the podcastInterlude Two: Debra Pascali-BonaroInterlude
Interlude Two: Debra Pascali-Bonaro
This is our second interlude where we invite a guest who was in our film, to come and join us to discuss where life has taken them since the film.
In this episode Jerusha Sutton, Zoe Naylor and Jo Hunter chat with the powerhouse that is Debra Pascali-Bonaro.
Debra is a globally renowned speaker, filmmaker, author, doula trainer and host of the Orgasmic Birth podcast, where she breaks barriers and explores love, intimacy, and pleasure in birth and parenting.
Debra is a mother, grandmother, and...2024-12-1058 min
Birth Time: the podcastSERIES TWO: Who Defines Risk? - EPISODE FIVE: Whose risk is it anyway? Dr Stuart J. Fischbein MDSeries Two: Risk Factors in Childbirth and Who Defines Risk?
This series topic was borne from the recent happenings in the world of homebirth in Australia around Professional Indemnity Insurance for Privately Practicing Midwives and the potential parameters that they will have to practice within.
Advocacy efforts are underway to ensure that women can continue to choose where and with whom they give birth and that midwives can continue to support them. Homebirth Australia (HBA) are asking people to write to their MPs informing them of how the proposed insurance will impact them personally. Please re...2024-11-041h 17
Birth Time: the podcastSERIES TWO: Who Defines Risk? - EPISODE FOUR: Two birth stories with Mia BriskiSeries Two: Risk Factors in Childbirth and Who Defines Risk?
This series topic was borne from the recent happenings in the world of homebirth in Australia around Professional Indemnity Insurance for Privately Practicing Midwives and the potential parameters that they will have to practice within.
Advocacy efforts are underway to ensure that women can continue to choose where and with whom they give birth and that midwives can continue to support them. Homebirth Australia (HBA) are asking people to write to their MPs informing them of how the proposed insurance will impact them personally. Please re...2024-10-2151 min
Birth Time: the podcastSERIES TWO: Who Defines Risk? - EPISODE THREE: Choosing a future homebirth after two caesareans with Katelyn CommerfordSeries Two: Risk Factors in Childbirth and Who Defines Risk?
This series topic was borne from the recent happenings in the world of homebirth in Australia around Professional Indemnity Insurance for Privately Practicing Midwives and the potential parameters that they will have to practice within.
Advocacy efforts are underway to ensure that women can continue to choose where and with whom they give birth and that midwives can continue to support them. Homebirth Australia (HBA) are asking people to write to their MPs informing them of how the proposed insurance will impact them personally. Please re...2024-10-0858 min
Birth Time: the podcastSERIES TWO: Who Defines Risk? - EPISODE TWO: Homebirthing twins with Bibi CoxonSeries Two: Risk Factors in Childbirth and Who Defines Risk?
This series topic was borne from the recent happenings in the world of homebirth in Australia around Professional Indemnity Insurance for Privately Practicing Midwives and the potential parameters that they will have to practice within.
Advocacy efforts are underway to ensure that women can continue to choose where and with whom they give birth and that midwives can continue to support them. Homebirth Australia (HBA) are asking people to write to their MPs informing them of how the proposed insurance will impact them personally. Please re...2024-09-2453 min
Birth Time: the podcastSERIES TWO: Who Defines Risk? - EPISODE ONE: Exploring the concept of risk with Kristyn Begnell from Homebirth AustraliaSeries Two: Risk Factors in Childbirth and Who Defines Risk?
This series topic was borne from the recent happenings in the world of homebirth in Australia around Professional Indemnity Insurance for Privately Practicing Midwives and the potential parameters that they will have to practice within.
Advocacy efforts are underway to ensure that women can continue to choose where and with whom they give birth and that midwives can continue to support them. Homebirth Australia (HBA) are asking people to write to their MPs informing them of how the proposed insurance will impact them personally. Please re...2024-09-0357 min
Birth Time: the podcastInterlude One: Hannah Dahlen AMInterlude
Interlude One: Hannah Dahlen AM
Jerusha Sutton and Zoe Naylor had a beautiful catch up with Hannah Dahlen who chatted with us about what she’s been up to and what’s been happening in the world of birth over the past few years since we filmed Birth Time.
We touched on research topics, book writing, the NSW Birth Trauma Inquiry, Professional Indemnity Insurance for privately practicing midwives and much more.
Hannah was the very first person we interviewed for Birth Time: the documentary, so it feels appropriate that she is our...2024-08-2048 min
Birth Time: the podcastSERIES ONE: Birth Trauma - EPISODE FIVE: Trauma informed compassionate care with Billie HarriganSeries One: Birth Trauma
One in three women in Australia experience birth trauma. With so much information flying around on this topic - and off the back of the Birth Experience Study and the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Birth Trauma - we decided to make this the focus of our first series, to bring some clarity and detailed information to this enormous issue.
Episode Five: Trauma informed compassionate care with Billie Harrigan
We had a fabulous chat with Billie Harrigan and discussed what trauma-informed care means and how it can be put into practice. Billie ta...2024-08-0536 min
Birth Time: the podcastSERIES ONE: Birth Trauma - EPISODE FOUR: Trauma informed birth debriefing and so much more with Fiona ReidSeries One: Birth Trauma
One in three women in Australia experience birth trauma. With so much information flying around on this topic - and off the back of the Birth Experience Study and the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Birth Trauma - we decided to make this the focus of our first series, to bring some clarity and detailed information to this enormous issue.
Episode Four: Trauma informed birth debriefing and so much more with Fiona Reid
We had the great pleasure in having a discussion with the fabulous Fiona Reid. We could listen to her beautifull...2024-07-2250 min
Birthing Instincts#370 Birth Time: The DocumentaryTwo of the four co-creators, Jerusha Sutton and Jo Hunter join us to discuss the backstory and making of their film and what is happening with birth in Australia. Blyss and Dr. Stu loved the film and share their insights with the filmmakers on what would it take for all women to emerge from their births physically well and emotionally safe.About Jerusha Sutton:Jerusha Sutton is a doula, and birth and family photographer and videographer. She is one of the co-creators of Birth Time: the documentary, a co-host of Birth Time: the podcast, a...2024-07-171h 34
Birth Time: the podcastSERIES ONE: Birth Trauma - EPISODE THREE: Maternity experiences, birth trauma and the BESt study with Dr Hazel KeedleSeries One: Birth Trauma
One in three women in Australia experience birth trauma. With so much information flying around on this topic - and off the back of the Birth Experience Study and the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Birth Trauma - we decided to make this the focus of our first series, to bring some clarity and detailed information to this enormous issue.
Episode Three: Maternity experiences, birth trauma and the BESt study with Dr Hazel Keedle
In this episode we chat with the awesome Dr Hazel Keedle. We dive deep into the background of and f...2024-07-0855 min
Birth Time: the podcastSERIES ONE: Birth Trauma - EPISODE TWO: A conversation with Sharon SettecasseSeries One: Birth Trauma
One in three women in Australia experience birth trauma. With so much information flying around on this topic - and off the back of the Birth Experience Study and the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Birth Trauma - we decided to make this the focus of our first series, to bring some clarity and detailed information to this enormous issue.
Episode Two: A conversation with Sharon Settecasse
In this second episode of the Birth Trauma series we talk with Sharon Settecasse.
Sharon is a mother of two young ones, she is a tw...2024-06-241h 01
Birth Time: the podcastSERIES ONE: Birth Trauma - EPISODE ONE: An interview with Athena HammondSeries One: Birth Trauma
One in three women in Australia experience birth trauma. With so much information flying around on this topic - and off the back of the Birth Experience Study and the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Birth Trauma - we decided to make this the focus of our first series, to bring some clarity and detailed information to this enormous issue.
Episode One: An interview with Athena Hammond
In this first episode of the Birth Trauma series, we interview Athena Hammond. Athena is a midwife and a psychotherapist, who lives in the beautiful Nor...2024-06-111h 00
Birth Time: the podcastInaugural Episode: An interview with Melanie BriggsInaugural Episode: An interview with Melanie Briggs
In this inaugural episode of Birth Time: the podcast, we have a yarn with Aboriginal midwife legend Melanie Briggs. For those who have seen Birth Time: the documentary, you will know that we interviewed Melanie about the Birthing on Country Project and Waminda. We catch up with Mel to find out where things are at since the release of the doco.
Melanie is an Aboriginal woman, mother of two and midwife. She is a descendant of the Dharawal and Gumbaynggirr peoples, living on Wandandian country within the Yuin nat...2024-05-2743 min
The Natural Birth PodcastBirth Time’s Jerusha Sutton’s Own Home Birth StoriesToday on The Natural Birth Podcast we have Jerusha.
Jerusha is a doula, and birth and family photographer and videographer from the Northern Rivers NSW Australia.
She is one of the co-creators of Birth Time: the documentary, an international award winning documentary about the maternity system in Australia, and around the world.
In today’s episode you get to hear about Jerushas own two home births. The first being featured in the documentary with her whole birth team present, and her second being a fast and furious bi...2023-09-2450 min
The She Births® PodcastS8, Ep3 Jerusha Sutton, Award Winning Birth Time Filmmaker - Birth Trauma Awareness and Hope for Change in AustraliaShow Links | shebirths.com
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Pregnancy, Birth and BeyondRhea Dempsey on BayFM's Make a Change showDione from Make a Change on BayFM interviews Rhea Dempsey and Sally Cusack on birth trauma and related events coming up in the region for #birthtraumaawarenessweek 16 - 22 July 2023.Rhea Dempsey, childbirth educator, counsellor and author, will be in conversation with Jerusha Sutton from the Birth Time documentary team on Thursday 13 July 2023 at 6:30 - 8:30pm at Vali Byron.Bookings can be made through PBB Media here or here.Rhea will be visiting this region from Melbourne to also present at this Birth Trauma Awareness Event at Lennox Head on 18 July 2023.https://www.eventbrite.com...2023-07-0519 min
Baby Brain Podcast96. Let's talk about home birth! With Jerusha Sutton, Co-Creator of the Birth Time DocumentaryHello and welcome to Emma's most anticipated episode, talking all things home birthing!! Have you ever considered having a home birth? Or if not, are you curious to learn how it all works? In this week's episode we're interviewing the incredible Jerusha Sutton, a Birth Photographer, Birth Doula and Co Creator of the Birth Time Documentary. Jerusha has been a part of hundreds of home births, and has had two home births herself. We talk about what a home birth is, the role of a private midwife and the role of a doula during your pre...2023-03-131h 05
A More Beautiful Life with Kate WhiteEpisode 57: Jerusha Sutton, Birth Doula, Photographer, Videographer, Co-Creator BIRTH TIME DocumentaryJerusha is a doula, and birth photographer & videographer based in Sydney. She trained as a doula in 2006 through Childbirth International, and has since worked extensively as a birth and postnatal doula in both London and Sydney.Jerusha found the beauty of birth so captivating that she soon trained in photography so she could capture the magic of what she was seeing with her doula clients, to provide lifelong visual memories of their birthing experience. She soon also moved in to videography, creating birth films for the women she supported. She photographs pregnancy, birth and families on a...2023-02-0535 min
Nurture Hub - Pregnancy, Birth & Parenting PodcastEP: 59 - Birth Time - The RevolutionWelcome back beautiful mamas and partners today on the podcast we chat with 2 of the creators of the Birth Time Documentary. Jo Hunter & Jerusha Sutton.
These women have embarked on a mission to find out why an increasing number of women are emerging from their births physically and emotionally traumatised. Their discoveries have led them to join the birth revolution and forge a movement that hopes to change the face of birth here in Australia
Jo Hunter is a mother of four and an endorsed Medicare-eligible midwife in private practice.
She has worked...2022-10-1054 min
Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond'Birth Time' in Retrospect With Jerusha SuttonJerusha Sutton is a doula, birth videographer, actor, and recently, one of the faces behind the documentary 'Birth Time'.In this episode, Oni Blecher speaks with Jerusha about life since Birth Time; what's happening in the Birth Time movement and where key researchers are at with the aligning Birth Experiences Study.Enjoy this conversation and find Jerusha through@jerushasutton www.jerushasutton.com.au@birthtimeworldwww.birthtime.world2022-08-0151 min
Australian Birth Stories270 | Jerusha Sutton, Two Homebirths, Doula, Heartfelt, Birth Time In today’s episode and in honour of #HomebirthAwarenessWeek, I chat to Jerusha Sutton about her two home births and her work as a doula and birth photographer. Eloquent and educated, Jerusha tells a beautiful story of pregnancy and birth and emphasises the importance of trusted and supportive midwives and doulas in the birth space. She also talks at length about her recent documentary, Birth Time, which has won a slew of international awards and is now available to stream online. It’s essential viewing for everyone but especially for those currently pregnant and preparing for birth. If y...2021-10-311h 09
Chat on This2. Zoe Naylor / / Birth Time World – The RevolutionAlongside Jo Hunter and Jerusha Sutton, Zoe has co-founded and co-produced Birth Time, the movement and the documentary.
We have seen the film and now we are here chatting with Zoe about the wave her team are creating towards reclaiming birth as the most transformative, powerful, primal and pivotal rite of passage.
This film is normalising birth, empowering women and rallying to be huge advocates for the incredible design of the human body. It reminds us why we are so proud to walk alongside our families from the beginning, through pregnancy and beyond.2021-08-3110 min
The Happy Mama Movement with Amy Taylor-KabbazEp #164 - Changing the way we birth with Jerusha SuttonHow we birth matters. Not because of the way our babies enter the world - at home, in surgery, caeserean or water birth - but because the entry into this rite of passage must be empowering for the mother... otherwise, her entry into Matrescence begins with fear. And when you look at the statistics of birth trauma in Australia and the world, this is exactly how many women feel about their births. This interview is with one of the film-makers and creators of the hit new documentary: Birth Time. As a doula and birth photographer, Jerusha Sutton and...2021-03-2334 min
Total Movie RecallTMR 061 – Napoleon Dynamite This week on Total Movie Recall, we try to decide whether this is a charming, unique film about staying true to yourself, or a nightmarish descent into the insanity that comes with living in a barren, desolate landscape like rural Idaho, where the Uncle Ricos of the world keep subterranean dungeons for unsuspecting Debs. This might say more about where our heads are at right now than about this beloved comedy. Napoleon Dynamite (2004) d. Jared Hess w. Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess Starring: Jon Heder Efren Ramirez J...2021-03-091h 47
The Midwives' CauldronBirth Time the documentary -An interview with the film makersWant to send us a message? Fan mail? Thoughts on the episode?We interview three amazing women who embarked on a mission to find out why an increasing number of women are emerging from their births physically and emotionally traumatised. Their discoveries exposed the truth and led them to join the birth revolution and forge a movement and a documentary film that hopes to change the face of maternity care in Australia and across the developed world. Join us as we chat with Jerusha Sutton, Jo Hunter and Zoe Naylor.LINKS:Website https://www.b...2021-01-201h 09
Positive Birth AustraliaS1 EP20 - Jerusha Sutton - HomebirthOn today’s episode I have the privilege of interviewing Jerusha, one of the co-creators of the new documentary coming out this February called Birth Time. A documentary highlighting the current maternity system and the lack of funding and continuity care for women resulting in unacceptable birth trauma statistics. Aside from chatting about this much needed film, Jerusha, who had been a doula for 10 years at the time, shares with us her own transformative journey from maiden to mother, supported by the love and strength of women she has worked with and her adoring partner. She takes us through how sh...2020-12-2143 min
Tales From The Fourth Trimester64 | The birth of Cormac ChrisoulakisIt's taken me a few weeks to get my head around Cormac's birth: after a long, slow wait for his arrival at 42 weeks (on top of the pregnancy that took me through the horror bushfire season and the start of the pandemic) and a measured start to labour, at the end it was all fast and furious. Amazing but also confusing: what just happened? How did I not know he was coming? Wait, was I in transition? In this episode, my lovely doula Jerusha Sutton (www.jerusha.com.au) talks me through this amazing, intense, surreal, ecstatic h...2020-08-241h 17
Women on the LineHomebirth and the Covid19 PandemicHospital maternity departments are rapidly changing protocols and policies in an attempt to protect staff and patients from the Covid-19 virus. However, these changes leave birthing people concerned. As a result people are turning to homebirth in unprecedented numbers. We speak with Grace Sweeney, one of the coordinators of Homebirth Australia about this turn to homebirth and the campaign to support the sustainability of the homebirth care model.Photo credit: Jerusha Sutton2020-08-1000 min
Parents At Work PodcastPregnancy and Birth during COVID-19 - with She BirthsOver 80% of women are feeling anxious right now about birth during COVID-19 and over 40% are changing their birthing plans. What does giving birth during a pandemic mean? What are some of the restrictions? What can expecting parents do to still have a beautiful birth?
In this podcast, Parents At Work talk to Nadine Richardson from She Births about what expecting parents should know at this time. Nadine is a childbirth educator, doula and prenatal yoga specialist. She is the director of The Birthing Institute and creator of She Births® (2008), the world’s only scientifically verified childbirth education program.
Enjoy 10% off the...2020-07-0200 min
PodcastPregnancy and Birth during COVID-19 - with She BirthsOver 80% of women are feeling anxious right now about birth during COVID-19 and over 40% are changing their birthing plans. What does giving birth during a pandemic mean? What are some of the restrictions? What can expecting parents do to still have a beautiful birth? In this podcast, Parents At Work talk to Nadine Richardson from She Births about what expecting parents should know at this time. Nadine is a childbirth educator, doula and prenatal yoga specialist. She is the director of The Birthing Institute and creator of She Births® (2008), the world’s only scientifically verified childbirth education pro...2020-07-0129 min
The Circle of Birth - Story Medicine - Birth & TransformationE42-Jerusha Sutton #birthtime 12 Yrs of Doula / Birth Photographer Life – First Baby Homebirth Story🌀Ever wonder how a birth worker with over 12 years of births experiences her first journey into motherhood? Sharing this episode with Jerusha Sutton Birth Photographer and birth worker has been an absolute oracle of wisdom! This is a first time mammas birth journey including a pregnancy
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