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"I think I had the sense, at the time, that my body didn't work and I wanted to feel like it did work. At the time, I didn't realise all the ways my body was working for me" Nikki Shaheed reflecting back on her birth experiences.

This episode of Pregnancy Birth and Beyond is an interview with parents Nikki and Tariq Shaheed on the births of their three children, in particular their VBAC, Vaginal Birth After Caesarean.
For the birth of their first baby, Nikki and Tariq had planned and prepared for a natural birth at their local hospital. Things didn't go as they had hoped for. Take a listen to hear their story and insights from unplanned caesarean birth to VBAC and home birth VBAC #2.

Nikki Shaheed is a doula, Birthing From Within mentor and provides Birthing From Within Birth Story Healing and a mother of three.

Key words:
VBAC
Birth story healing

Episode references:
bfwsa.com, Nikki Shaheed's website.
BirthingFromWithin.com
Midwifethinking.com
Raisingchildren.net.au
Sarahbuckley.com
Dr Michel Oden't 'The Caesarean'

Produced and presented by Lara Martin
Copyright 2017 PBB Media and Lara Martin
www.pbbmedia.org
"I think I had the sense, at the time, that my body didn't work and I wanted to feel like it did work. At the time, I didn't realise all the ways my body was working for me" Nikki Shaheed reflecting back on her birth experiences. This episode of Pregnancy Birth and Beyond is an interview with parents Nikki and Tariq Shaheed on the births of their three children, in particular their VBAC, Vaginal Birth After Caesarean. For the birth of their first baby, Nikki and Tariq had planned and prepared for a natural birth at their local hospital. Things didn't go as they had hoped for. Take a listen to hear their story and insights from unplanned caesarean birth to VBAC and home birth VBAC #2. Nikki Shaheed is a doula, Birthing From Within mentor and provides Birthing From Within Birth Story Healing and a mother of three. Key words: VBAC Birth story healing Episode references: bfwsa.com, Nikki Shaheed's website. BirthingFromWithin.com Midwifethinking.com Raisingchildren.net.au Sarahbuckley.com Dr Michel Oden't 'The Caesarean' Produced and presented by Lara Martin Copyright 2017 PBB Media and Lara Martin www.pbbmedia.org read more read less

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