Episode
611 | Renako, two births, COSMOS programme, emergency caesarean, planned caesarean, postnatal support
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- Australian Birth Stories
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- May 26, 2026
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- 3747
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Summary
Renako, a Japanese-Australian creative, marketer and mum of two living on the Great Ocean Road, shares two very different caesarean birth stories. Her first, Kieran, arrived via emergency caesarean at the Royal Women's after being induced at 38 weeks for low amniotic fluid. Her second, Nori, was a planned caesarean at the Frances Perry, calm, joyful, and with a birth team that doubled as a photography crew. Renako speaks honestly about fight-or-flight mode, postnatal depression she didn't name at the time, and the slow, intentional work of coming back to herself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.