Born on The Rock: Gibraltar Birth Stories
Welcome to Born on the Rock: Gibraltar Birth Stories podcast, with host and producer Lucinda Snape.
This weekly podcast is a collection of fascinating stories about what it's like to have a baby in Gibraltar - a small British Overseas Territory, with an average of one birth per day.
These are ordinary women telling extraordinary events in their own words, capturing the emotional highs and lows involved in starting a family. There's a huge range of topics covered including stories of twins, triplets, fast arrivals, and premature babies requiring care from outside Gibraltar... plus powerful taboos discussed, like postnatal depression, infertility and loss. Even 'textbook' experiences make for a fascinating listen, because becoming a mother is life-changing. We believe there's no such thing as a boring birth story!
Stories are welcomed from across all decades, allowing GBC as the National Broadcaster to present a rich social and cultural resource for our community. The podcast is unique to Gibraltar, but relatable to anyone with an interest in parenting. If you've had a baby on the Rock, we want to hear from you! To share your story or find out more, email: [email protected]
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 36
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Episode 33: To Rome, Baby! With Rochelle Ferreri
KEY TOPICS: 1 birth, PCOS, adenomyosis/endometriosis, natural delivery, sciatica, miscarriage, multilingualism, advanced maternal age
Benvenuti to an international episode of the podcast! We’re jetti…
Episode 32: Cryptic Pregnancies, with Claire Ellul
KEY TOPICS: 2 births, teenage mother, short age gap, cryptic pregnancies, natural deliveries
We're heading back to the late 1990's in this episode, to meet teenage sweethearts Claire Ellul and her the…
Episode 31: A Decade between Daughters, with Nicole Pizarro
KEY TOPICS: 2 births, large age gap, nuchal cord, placenta banking, natural deliveries, post-natal anxiety, silent reflux, nut & egg allergies, advanced maternal age, gestational diabetes, placenta p…
Episode 30: Deployed to Motherhood, with Patricia Gonzalez
KEY TOPICS: 1 birth, unexplained infertility, advanced maternal age, miscarriage, fibroids, endometriosis, polyhydramnios, elective caesarean, anemia, blood transfusion, hysterectomy, sciatica, pande…
Episode 29: One in a Billion, with Bryony Rovegno
KEY TOPICS: 2 births, advanced maternal age, infertility, genetics, thalassemia, IVF, haematoma, hyperemesis, induction, natural delivery, hypoxia, placenta previa, pre-septic, emergency caesarean, s…
Episode 28: Three Fast Girls, with Natalie Baitson
KEY TOPICS: 3 births, measuring small, precipitous labours, frank breech, unplanned home birth, natural deliveries, developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)
We're meeting Natalie Baitson in this epis…
Episode 27: A Baby with Spina Bifida, with Lucy Ware
KEY TOPICS: 1 birth, gender reveal, spina bifida (myelomeningocele), frank breech, caesarean, disability, positivity
We're meeting Lucy Ware in this episode, mother to little ray of sunshine toddler …
Episode 26: A WELL WOMAN SPECIAL, with Dr Olivia Gonzalez
KEY TOPICS: 2 births, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), gestational diabetes, induction, weight, natural deliveries, anxiety, pandemic, autism parent, positivity, general practitioner
This special ep…
Season Two Trailer: Meet Our Guests
Season 2 of the podcast is complete! Thank you to our 12 wonderful guests for sharing their Gibraltar Birth Stories across episodes 14 to 25.
Season 3 coming soon! If you'd like to get involved, email…
Episode 25: A SURROGACY SPECIAL, with Stephanie Galea
KEY TOPICS: 1 birth, MRKH syndrome, genetics, infertility, IVF, surrogacy, pandemic
To complete season 2, it’s a privilege to capture the very special story of a Llanita baby born *off* the Rock, to G…
Episode 24: Pre & Postnatal Pilates, with Charlotte Bailey
KEY TOPICS: 2 births, miscarriages, pre-eclampsia, caesareans, prolapsed bladder, pandemic, autism parent, expat
We meet Charlotte today, a mother of two boys born through the pandemic. This is a very…
Episode 23: Nurturing Noughties Babies, with Claire Hernandez
KEY TOPICS: 2 births, natural deliveries, miscarriage, induction, nuchal cord, positivity
In this episode we're meeting babies born to Claire Hernandez and her husband, in the noughties: 2004 & 2009. …
Episode 22: An Early Girl, with Louise Ann
KEY TOPICS: 1 birth, infertility, advanced maternal age, IVF, hyperemesis gravidarum, placenta previa, haemorrhage & blood transfusion, emergency CS, premature, postnatal depression, expat
Hold tight …
Episode 21: Plain Sailing, with Heidi Jeffries
KEY TOPICS: 2 births, PCOS, natural deliveries, fast labours, postnatal depression, allergies & intolerances
Heidi Jeffries is our guest on an episode we’re calling ‘Plain Sailing,’ as her birth expe…
Episode 20: From IVF to Fostering, with Megan Ballestero
KEY TOPICS: 1 birth, miscarriages, hostile uterus, genetic mutation, clotting disorder, IVF, natural birth, fast delivery, depression, fostering
In this episode we meet Megan Ballestero, who describes…
Episode 19: A Fast-Tracked Family, with Victoria Sanguinetti
KEY TOPICS: 2 births, miscarriage, natural deliveries, puerperal haematoma, premature, postnatal depression, anaemia, Christmas
Let’s welcome our youngest mother to the podcast so far: Victoria Sangu…
Episode 18: Ectopic Pregnancies, with Krisanne Orciel
KEY TOPICS: 2 births, miscarriage, ectopic, salpingectomy, infertility, IVF, elective caesarean, thrombophilia, pandemic
We welcome our first pregnant guest onto the podcast in this episode! Meet Kri…
Episode 17: A Miracle Boy, with Somaya Anakkar
KEY TOPICS: 1 birth, endometriosis, genetics, Fragile X syndrome, advanced maternal age, hyperemesis gravidarum, fast labour, natural birth
We meet Somaya Anakkar in this story, who describes her son…
Episode 16: Three 80's Babies, with Eileen Sanchez
KEY TOPICS: 3 births, natural deliveries, placental abruption, stillbirth, depression, grandparent
Today we're heading back to the old St Bernard's hospital with Eileen Sanchez, who had three children…
Episode 15: A Large Age-Gap, with Jenny Ainsworth
KEY TOPICS: 3 births, large age gap, natural deliveries, advanced maternal age, pandemic
Jenny Ainsworth is our guest today, describing the births of her three children in 2000, 2004... and 2019. Jenn…