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 14: Home Births, Unplanned! With Jo Abergel
KEY TOPICS: 3 births, PCOS, hyperemesis gravidarum, caesarean, VBAC, precipitous labour, premature, home births
Jo Abergel and her husband are parents to three children, born in 2002, 2005 and 2011. A…
Season One Trailer: Meet our Guests
A little recap of our 13 wonderful guests from season one - we're so grateful for these beautiful and emotional shared experiences, helping launch Born on the Rock!
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Episode 13: A MIDWIFE SPECIAL, with Denise Camilleri
KEY TOPICS: 1 birth, fast labour, natural birth, positive experience, midwife
To finish season 1, it’s wonderful to welcome local midwife Denise Camilleri with almost 20 years experience delivering ba…
Episode 12: A Very Small Age-Gap, with Justine Fava-Cartwright
KEY TOPICS: 2 births, premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), infertility treatment, emergency & elective caesarean, 13-month age gap, suspected postnatal depression
In this episode we meet our first …
Episode 11: One Twin, with Louise Busto
KEY TOPICS: 3 births, miscarriage, twins, premature, baby loss, caesarean, VBAC, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
In this emotional episode, we meet Louise Busto and her partner: parents to twin …
Episode 10: A Teen Mum in 1971, with Annette Tunbridge
KEY TOPICS: 2 births, adolescent mother, rhesus disease, assisted delivery, wet nursing, positive support, grandmother
Our guest in this episode is Annette Tunbridge, a Gibraltarian wife, mother and g…
Episode 9: Triplets & a Toddler, with Katrine Borge
KEY TOPICS: 4 births, early miscarriage, triplets, hyperemis gravidarum, caesarean, cerebral-spinal fluid leak, postpartum haemorrhage, premature
In this episode we meet Katrine Borge, her husband and…
Episode 8: Cervical Cerclages, with Hetty Gibbard
KEY TOPICS: 3 births, early miscarriages, stillbirth, incompetent cervix, assisted delivery, blood transfusion, retained placenta, postnatal depression, Christmas baby, expat
In today’s episode, Hetty…
Episode 7: Same-Sex Parenting, with Kadiuska Conway
KEY TOPICS: 3 births, same-sex couple, IVF, twins, placenta previa, caesarean, Covid, postnatal depression, advanced maternal age
We’re meeting Kadiuska in this episode, a wife and mother of three. Ka…
Episode 6: An Expat on the Rock, with Michaela Potts
KEY TOPICS: 1 birth, expat, natural delivery, PUPPPS, positive experience
We welcome our first non-Gibraltarian to the podcast in this episode: Michaela, a first-time mother from South Africa! Michael…
Episode 5: A Difficult Time in 1979, with Priscilla Mañasco
KEY TOPICS: 1 birth, pre-eclampsia, assisted delivery, birth trauma, suspected embolism, blood transfusion, postnatal depression
We're heading back to 1979 for this episode, as Priscilla Mañasco tell…
Episode 4: Fibroids & Hysterectomies, with Michelle Rugeroni
KEY TOPICS: 2 births, fibroids, endometriosis, large babies, caesareans, hysterectomy, post-natal depression
In this episode we’re meeting Michelle Rugeroni (known as Rouge) whose two adult kids were …
Episode 3: Mothering Multiples, with Katherine Feetham
KEY TOPICS: 7 births, twins, hyperemesis, umbilical cord prolapse, 2 emergency caesareans, 1 miscarriage
Get ready to meet our biggest family so far! In this episode, Kathy Feetham talks about giving…
Episode 2: Secondary Infertility, with Tara Montegriffo
KEY TOPICS: 3 pregnancies, hyperemesis gravidarum, miscarriage, Turner's syndrome, omphalocele, genetics, baby loss, secondary infertility, IVF
We're meeting Tara Montegriffo in this episode: a Gibral…
Episode 1: Pregnant through a Pandemic, with Kathy Sanchez
KEY TOPICS: 2 births, PCOS, infertility, gestational diabetes, retained placenta, pandemic.
In the very first episode of Gibraltar Birth Stories, we meet Kathy - who has a great story about her own ar…
Trailer - Born on the Rock: Gibraltar Birth Stories
Welcome to Born on the Rock: Gibraltar Birth Stories podcast, with Lucinda Snape
New for 2025, GBC presents a collection of emotional, inspiring and true stories from parents about what it's like to h…