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Diary Of A Birth

Diary Of A Birth

Written by: Mamamia Podcasts
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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.

2026 Mamamia
Social Sciences
Episodes
  • SUMMER LISTENING: Anne Stephens Gave Birth To Two Sets Of Twins In 2 Years
    Jan 6 2026

    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 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...

    Listen to more from Delivery Room here.

    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.

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    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.

    Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    26 mins
  • SUMMER LISTENING: What A Mermaid Birth Is Actually Like
    Jan 4 2026

    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 out she was pregnant, she had a feeling she was having twins. She had no proof… but it was just a feeling she couldn’t shake. And of course, she was right. But what Louisa and her partner Mick didn’t know was that their twins shared the same placenta. This made Louisa’s pregnancy extremely high risk. And extremely rare. Then, 32 weeks into the pregnancy, Louisa had a ‘veiled birth’... or a ‘mermaid birth’. Which in some cultures, they believe are magic...

    Listen to more from Delivery Room here.

    CREDITS

    Host: Jessie Stephens

    Guests: Lousia Dow

    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.

    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.

    Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    26 mins
  • SUMMER LISTENING: Prue Didn’t Realise She Was Pregnant Until She Went Into Labour
    Jan 1 2026

    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 setting up for a function at work when she felt a sharp pain in her stomach. As the day went on, the pain increased, so Prue and her mum headed to the hospital. It was here, that Prue found out that her pain was actually labour. Prue was about to give birth, and up until that point, she didn't realise she was pregnant.

    This is her story...

    Listen to more from Delivery Room here.

    CREDITS

    Host: Jessie Stephens

    Guests: Prue Thomas

    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.

    Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    24 mins
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