Induction Episodes
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Aug. 26, 2026
E35: Anna - Two births, breech pregnancy, unplanned cesarean birth, VBAC
Send us Fan Mail Anna, a Swiss mom living in Zurich, shares two very different birth stories of her two daughters. Pregnant soon after deciding to try, she miscarried, then conceived again and prepared with yoga, a birth course, and a doula. Her first baby stayed in the breech position; she switched from Klinik im Park to Triemli Stadtspital Zürich to attempt a vaginal breech birth. Anna tried various turning methods, and began labor after a castor oil cocktail, but after slow dilation and the b...
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April 10, 2026
Valentina: Two Births; Hospital and Home Birth Transfer. Hyperemesis, Sibling Bonds, Induction, Breast Feeding, Tandem Feeding and Knowing Your Rights.
Send us Fan Mail Subscribe for more Swiss Birth Stories, Write a review, and share this podcast to help more parents in Switzerland and beyond find the show. @swissbirthstories @lilybeezurich @juliathedoula.ch www.juliathedoula.ch www.lilybee.ch www.swissbirthstories.com Born on a tiny river boat in Colombia during a tropical storm, Valentina grows up across continents and later lands in Switzerland working in maternal health and gender equity. Then pregnancy hits and theory becomes real. ...
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March 23, 2026
Lisa: From Recurring Loss to Hard Choices to Motherhood. A Rare Diagnosis, Donor Egg IVF Across Borders, and a Birth That Tested Every Limit.
Send us Fan Mail Join us on Patreon or Support the show Please connect with us: Click here to share your story and be our next guest! Check out Julia's upcoming courses Check out Christine's doula services Lilybee's store with pregnancy, birth and postpartum essentials All Swiss Birth Stories Episodes What an episode. When Lisa is told again and again that her recurring miscarriages are “just bad luck,” she knows that's not it. She follows her intuition, pushes for deeper testing, and finally...
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Nov. 13, 2025
Ladina: Continuity Of Care, Sibling Bonds, And The Unexpected. Two Different Birth Experiences at Triemli in Zurich.
Send us Fan Mail Join us on Patreon or Support the show Please connect with us: Click here to share your story and be our next guest! Check out Julia's upcoming courses Check out Christine's doula services Lilybee's store with pregnancy, birth and postpartum essentials All Swiss Birth Stories Episodes Plans rarely survive contact with labour, and that’s exactly where this story shines. We sit down with Ladina, a Swiss parent who grew up in the US and Brazil, to trace two very different births...