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The Delivery Room

The Delivery Room

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Jessie Stephens is terrified of birth, but one day she’d like to have a baby. That’s why she’s hosting The Delivery Room. Over eight weeks join Jessie as she speaks to eight different women about eight very different births. Will her new friends make her more comfortable with the experience? Or will this experiment have the opposite effect?

2026 Mamamia Podcasts Parenting & Families Relationships
Episodes
  • A Lil' Treat: Jessie’s Ready To Tell Her Twin Birth Story

    A Lil' Treat: Jessie’s Ready To Tell Her Twin Birth Story
    Mar 13 2026
    She’s 10 days on. She’s splitting her time and her heart between home and hospital, and she wants to share her story with you, Outlouders. Our beloved co-host Jessie Stephens gave birth to her boy-girl twins last week, earlier than hoped, and became a mum all over again. There will be so many of you who’ll relate to this story of terror-tinged joy, who will recognise the awe and exhaustion in Jessie’s voice, and who will want to send her so much love as she and her little family find their way through a new normal. Jessie’s rock, her twin sister Clare Stephens as well as Emily Vernem and Holly Wainwright are asking the questions:. How much time did she get “off” before the babies came? What was the first thing that happened when they did? How is Luna? How is Luca? Can she finally eat chocolate again? And how is she staying sane and hopeful? A very special episode. SUBSCRIBE here: Support independent women's media What To Listen To Next: Listen to our latest episode: Mia, Female Friendships & The '3-Word' Rule'Listen: A Reluctant Pregnancy Announcement On Live TVListen: Mia's Diary Note: What I Didn't Expect About Being A NanaListen: Beckham, Meghan & Jessie's Hospital Voice NoteListen: How To Talk To Absolutely AnyoneListen: Mia Enters The 'Working Mums' ChatListen: Inside The Fight That Ended Kyle & Jackie OListen: Love Story Part 2: Jackie O, The Kennedys & That Fight SceneListen: Uninvited Princesses & The Dating Story We're Yearning ForConnect your subscription to Apple Podcasts Discover more Mamamia Podcasts here including the very latest episode of Parenting Out Loud, the parenting podcast for people who don't listen to... parenting podcasts. SUBSCRIBE here: Support independent women's media Watch Australia's #1 podcast, Mamamia Out Loud: Mamamia Out Loud on YouTube What to read: JESSIE STEPHENS: On being pregnant with twins. As a twin. With twin brothers.CLARE STEPHENS: 'I did everything to avoid a traumatic birth. Then I had one.''I was 3 days postpartum and holding my son. Then a nurse said 5 words that broke me.''I was home alone when I went into sudden labour. I'll never forget what happened 40 minutes later.' THE END BITS: Check out our merch at MamamiaOutLoud.com GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening. Send us an email at outloud@mamamia.com.au Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice message. Join our Facebook group Mamamia Outlouders to talk about the show. Follow us on Instagram @mamamiaoutloud and on Tiktok @mamamiaoutloudSupport the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    39 mins
  • SUMMER LISTENING: The Mum Who Had A Water Birth And Laughed Her Baby Out

    SUMMER LISTENING: The Mum Who Had A Water Birth And Laughed Her Baby Out
    Jan 9 2026

    This summer we've curated your Delivery Room playlist with even more birth stories from our friends at Diary Of A Birth. Enjoy!

    When Minnie's home birth plans shifted to a hospital delivery after two days of stop-start labor, she didn't just accept her "Plan B" – she got creative. Her unexpected strategy? Dressing "like a celebrity avoiding paparazzi" complete with sunglasses, headphones, and clothes pulled over her head.

    Despite synthetic oxytocin making contractions feel "like being hit by lightning," Minnie found herself overcome with relief and joy during the final moments, laughing her daughter Charlie out into the water and her husband's waiting hands.

    From birth pool to home by dinner time, Minnie's story proves that positive births aren't about location but feeling empowered through every contraction.

    THE END BITS:
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    CREDITS:

    Host: Ksenija Lukich

    Birth Story: Minnie Collins

    Obstetrician & Gynaecologist: Dr Bronwyn Devine

    Producers: Ksenija Lukich , Tina Matolov & Lee Stamps

    Audio Producer: Leah Porges

    Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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    29 mins
  • SUMMER LISTENING: The Mum Whose Identical Twins Shared A Single Placenta

    SUMMER LISTENING: The Mum Whose Identical Twins Shared A Single Placenta
    Jan 8 2026

    This summer we've curated your Delivery Room playlist with even more birth stories from our friends at Diary Of A Birth. Enjoy!

    One embryo. Two heartbeats. After years of fertility treatments, Laura Parr found herself staring at an ultrasound screen showing the impossible—her single frozen embryo had split into identical twins.

    In today's episode, Laura shares her extraordinary journey from having her son Lucas through IVF, to the shock of discovering her second embryo—frozen for two years—had developed into identical twins - with no history of twins in the family. She takes us through the emotional rollercoaster of multiple ovarian induction cycles that finally yielded nine precious eggs and the complex reality of carrying monochorionic diamniotic twins who shared a single placenta but had separate amniotic sacs.

    From severe morning sickness to a dramatic caesarean at 34 weeks, Laura's precious twins transformed their families life forever.

    Listen to more Diary Of A Birth here.

    THE END BITS:
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    If you’re looking for something else to listen to, check out our hilarious and seriously unhelpful podcast The Baby Bubble hosted by Clare and Jessie Stephens.

    Mamamia has a podcast for every stage of parenthood.
    Our parenting podcast is This Glorious Mess.
    If you’re pregnant, listen to The Delivery Room and Hello Bump.
    And if you’re trying or preg-curious, Get Me Pregnant and Before The Bump are for you.

    CREDITS:

    Host: Ksenija Lukich

    Obstetrician & Gynaecologist: Dr Bronwyn Devine

    Producers: Ksenija Lukich & Tina Matolov

    Audio Producer: Leah Porges

    Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

    Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    32 mins
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