EP48 - Maddi's VBAC (hospital vaginal birth, hypnobirthing, placenta previa caesarean, private midwife, planned homebirth, breech VBAC, HBAC before midwife arrival)

Australian VBAC Stories · Jul 5, 2026 · 1h 12m

In this episode we hear from Maddi who shares her incredible journey through three very different births and the lessons she learned along the way.

After a positive first birth in hospital where Maddi used hypnobirthing and had a vaginal birth, she planned a homebirth with a privately practising midwife for her second. Her pregnancy took an unexpected turn when Maddi was diagnosed with placenta previa leading to a caesarean birth, though Maddi shares her experiences of waiting for her son to choose his own birth day. For her third birth she again planned a homebirth with a privately…