April Austin

The VBAC Hub Podcast

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The VBAC Hub Podcast is for anyone navigating birth after caesarean: parents, partners and birth workers. Hosted by April Austin, a doula, antenatal teacher with over a decade of experience, and the founder of The VBAC Hub. The podcast is part of our mission to bring evidence, compassion and rights informed conversation to a community often overlooked. We slow things down, share stories, explore research and open the space people rarely get in appointments.

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April Austin

Episodes

S1 Ep6: Becca's Home Birth After Two Caesareans & Chat About VBAC Birth Culture 09.02.2026 1:09:54

In this episode, I’m joined by Becca, a VBAC doula and hypnobirthing teacher, who shares home/free birth after two caesareans. Becca share's her birth stories which include stays in NICU, gestational diabetes, GBS and navigating evidence, research and trusting her instincts. We also discuss Vaginal Births After Two Caesareans, VBAC birth culture and our thoughts as birth workers and parents who ha...

S1 Ep5: Free Birth Story with Rhiannon, a Midwife and Hypnobirthing Teacher 21.11.2025 1:15:06

In this week’s episode, I’m joined by Rhiannon, a midwife and hypnobirthing teacher, who shares her freebirth after caesarean story. Rhiannon talks openly about the contrast between her work in the maternity system and the path she ultimately chose for her own birth. We explore the philosophy behind her decision, the difference between fear and intuition, navigating evidence gaps, and what it mean...

S1 E4: Lucy’s HBAC Story: Finding the Right Team, Trust, and Continuity 05.11.2025 1:01:26

In this week’s episode, I’m joined by Lucy from New Beginnings , a hypnobirthing teacher and doula in training, who shares her beautiful home birth after caesarean (HBAC) story. Supported by an independent midwife, Lucy gave birth in water at home. A calm, connected experience that looked very different from her first birth. Her story is one of deep trust, personal growth, and the power of having...

S1 Ep3: VBA3C Birth Story with Shannon Whitlock, a VBAC Doula at Moonstone Rose Birth 22.10.2025 46:54

In this week’s episode, I’m joined by VBAC doula Shannon Whitlock from Moonstone Rose Birth in Cambridgeshire, who shares her incredible VBA3C (vaginal birth after three caesareans) story. Shannon’s story is one of deep determination, radical self trust, and the courage to challenge a system that often underestimates what’s possible. She faced dismissive meetings with senior staff, coercive practi...

S1 Ep2: Gaby’s VBAC Waterbirth Story: The Power of Preparation and Trust 15.10.2025 1:03:07

This week on The VBAC Hub Podcast, April sits down with Gaby, also known as @pure.perinatal, to share her beautiful VBAC waterbirth story. After a previous caesarean, Gaby spent months preparing, asking questions, building her knowledge, and surrounding herself with the right support. Her birth unfolded calmly and smoothly in a hospital birth pool, showing what’s possible when trust and preparatio...

S1 Ep1: What are my chances of having a VBAC with founder April Austin 08.10.2025 17:45

This week’s episode with our founder April Austin looks at what the data actually says about your chances of having a VBAC. We unpack the latest findings from the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (NMPA 2025), to make sense of what that 14.2% VBAC rate really means in practice. These numbers are useful, but they don’t tell the whole story. They reflect a system, not a person. Your circumstanc...