611 | Renako, two births, COSMOS programme, emergency caesarean, planned caesarean, postnatal support

About this episode

Renako shares her experiences of two very different caesarean births and discusses her journey with postnatal depression.

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.

People in this episode

Host: Sophie Walker

Guest: Renako

Topics covered

• caesarean birth
• postnatal support
• birth stories
• mental health
• parenting

Keywords

• caesarean
• birth stories
• postnatal depression
• Great Ocean Road
• parenting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Royal Women's, Frances Perry

Places: Great Ocean Road

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