S6 EP183: Mia Briski: Traumatic Caesarean in UK / Healing VBAC at Home / Posterior Labour Over 2 Days / High Blood Pressure / Fast Third Birth at 11:11
Positive Birth Australia · Skye Waters
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Show Notes
This week I’m joined by Mia, a mother of three whose birth journey spans from a traumatic caesarean in the UK to two transformative homebirths in Australia.
Her first birth began as a casually planned homebirth, but a spike in blood pressure at 38 weeks led to a hospital admission. With little understanding of the interventions offered, Mia found herself on the induction conveyor belt - an experience that left her deeply shaken, and unable to call it the day she “gave birth.”
Determined to rewrite her story, Mia entered her second pregnancy committed to a VBAC at home (HBAC). She poured herself into preparation - mobilising her scar, tending to her mindset, building a strong support team, and learning to trust herself as the decision-maker in her birth space. What followed was a slow, two-day labour with a posterior baby that reshaped her beliefs about birth, her body, and her own strength.
Her third birth - and longest pregnancy - came on quickly and intensified fast. Together, Mia’s three contrasting births form a powerful testament to healing, self-advocacy, and the transformation that comes from doing the inner work.
Show Notes:
Instagram: @miabriski
Midwives: @midwifejohunter @central.coast.homebirth
Books: The Business of Being Born
Explore Mia's Birth Coaching Offerings HERE.
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