#20 | Loneliness, prenatal depression, positive natural birth in Hyogo prefecture
In this episode we speak to Laura about her first birth experience in Japan which she's using as a bit of a 'baseline' for her second baby's arrival later in the year. Although it took her sometime t...
23 Sep 202452min
#19 | Hospital vs midwife home birth in Sapporo, tasting placenta, Mother's blessing
In this episode we speak with @suzukibears a mother of two originally from Toronto, Canada. After a positive birth experience at Sapporo Maternity Women’s Hospital in 2020 (during the pandemic) she he...
22 Jul 202448min
#18 | Brazilian couple, liver issue, Tokyo birth 35 weeks & NICU stay during COVID 19
In this episode we speak to Gabi who walks us through her pregnancy and birth journey with daughter Satsuki. Satsuki was born prematurely in Tokyo during the pandemic which meant a solo labour for Ga...
1 Jul 202439min
#17 | Bulgarian mama, 3 birth stories in Kansai, Japan
On this episode we speak to Nina who has 3 birth stories at 3 different clinics for us to listen to and compare. At each birth she felt more and more empowered and although the journey was never 'per...
10 Jun 202443min
#16 | Q&A with a Japanese midwife *BONUS EP*
On this episode we speak to Eriko Lalanne a Japanese midwife based in Tokyo (e_tokyomidwife & josanshi_english). I've taken some of our followers most asked questions and thrown them her way: • Where...
3 Jun 202435min
#15 | Romanian mama with Hashimoto's disease and low platelet count in Miyazaki, Japan
On this episode we speak to Sorina whose passion for foreign languages led her to Japan where she'd meet her husband and give birth to baby Luca. Although she initially hoped to have a natural birth,...
19 Feb 202435min
#14 | Sheila - Honduras mama gives birth in Chiba with consent to episiotomy & vacuum delivery
On this episode we speak to Sheila who is from Central America and moved to Japan 7 years ago with her husband (Japanese-Hondureños). An online prenatal course helped her decide on her birth plan, ho...
12 Feb 202435min
#13 | Hikari - Japanese mama, baby girl born by C-section in Aiiku Hospital
In this episode we speak with Hikari who is Japanese with an English husband. She talks about the pressures that she felt within her own culture around pregnancy + body image and the relief she felt ...
5 Feb 202426min
