Caribbean Birth Stories
There has never been a podcast that focuses on Caribbean women from all walks of life; narrating their journey of pregnancy, giving birth, navigating self care postpartum and parenting across our beautiful region, now there is!
Caribbean Birth Stories: The Podcast, is a one stop resource for information, shared stories, cultural hacks and a directory of services offered across the region.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 31
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2022
What do you want your journey to look like?
Many millennials are faced with the question; can I have a successful career as well as a fulfilling family life? Career vs. family…do we even have a choice in the matter?
My first guest, Kimberly, s…
Connor: A story of strong will
It’s our season finalé!!!
Thank you so much for following, sharing and rating Caribbean Birth Stories. Today’s episode doesn’t disappoint, I couldn’t wait to share this particular story because I tr…
The case of the missing [amniotic] fluid.
It takes a village not only to raise a child but to also give birth to a mother. Renée empahsizes this throughout her story. Renée is candid about her struggle with depression following a diagnosis …
The other side of the coin.
It’s such a pleasure to introduce this week’s guest, Beena Persad-Harris. Beena is a midwife and baby birth educator from Trinidad and Tobago. Founder of Hello Baby TT; a midwife led, doula support…
Best of both worlds
Ever wondered what it would be like to give birth in a country outside of your birthplace? Meet Jhana, my honest, fun-loving and always ready to do battle for her family sister-in-law.
In today’s epi…
Birth after loss
Listening to Andrea one would swear she had some form of formal medical training, but she doesn’t. However, Andrea is an example of how we, as women, must become knowledgeable and advocate for ourse…
When a gender reveal leads to another surprise
After being thrust into motherhood while dating, Xiomara eventually experiences pregnancy and delivery with the birth of a son. “Trust your gut” comes to mind as Xiomara shares how she found out she …
The story of a veteran Caribbean mother
I had the pleasure, in today’s episode, of chatting with my dear aunty Lynette. Despite not being blood related she has been in my life for over 30 years and has played an integral role in my develop…
All planner ladies...Listen up
So many of us women work diligently at trying to control the circumstances which we encounter, some more effectively than others. However, for this self-proclaimed type A, planner, surrendering to t…
A mother 1,2,3 times over!
Like many, Nimah’s entry into motherhood wasn’t a smooth one. Juggling university in a different country without much support, Nimah emphasizes the significance of having support during birth and del…
Welcome to Caribbean Birth Stories
The launch date of this podcast was intentional, March 31 2021. This date represents the last day of month-long celebrations for Women’s history month, but the first day of recognizing and celebratin…