Building Birth Confidence is the podcast for anyone who is pregnant after a difficult birth, pregnancy loss, or traumatic experience, and who is scared, exhausted, and trying to find a way through.# I’m Katie, an NHS Mental Health Midwife and Perinatal Trauma Specialist. Every week I bring you honest, clinically informed conversations about the things that rarely get said out loud: the fear, the guilt, the disconnect, the grief that comes with pregnancy after trauma. And the tools, the understanding, and the realistic hope that can make a real difference. This is not a positive thinking podcast. This is a podcast for people who need more than reassurance. You deserve support that actually meets where you are. New episodes every week. Start wherever feels right.
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Signup to Generate a PitchBuilding Birth Confidence is the podcast for anyone who is pregnant after a difficult birth, pregnancy loss, or traumatic experience, and who is scared, exhausted, and trying to find a way through.# I’m Katie, an NHS Mental Health Midwife and Perinatal Trauma Specialist.
Building Birth Confidence is hosted by Katie Smith. The show has published 26 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "How to Advocate for Yourself in the Maternity Setting" (7 June 2026, 25 minutes), "Making Your Birth Environment Work For You - Not Against You" (31 May 2026, 35 minutes), and "Building Your Birth Team" (24 May 2026, 11 minutes).
Building Birth Confidence publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 14 minutes across 26 episodes.
Booking probability for Building Birth Confidence is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Building Birth Confidence requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Building Birth Confidence's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Building Birth Confidence are Health & Wellness Services and Therapists & Other Health Practitioners. Building Birth Confidence has a health audience.
Katie Smith hosts Building Birth Confidence, a health podcast with 26 episodes published.
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Building Birth Confidence
<p>After a traumatic or difficult birth, walking back into a maternity setting and trying to speak up is one of the hardest things you can be asked to do. Not because you lack confidence, or preparation, or the right...
Building Birth Confidence
<p>The moment you walk through the hospital doors, your brain starts making assessments, and for anyone who has had a difficult or traumatic birth before, those assessments can trigger a fear response before labour has...
Episode #10
<p>All the internal preparation in the world is harder to access when you are in the middle of labour and the people around you do not know what you need. In this episode, Katie turns outward and talks about who belongs...
Episode #9
<p>After a traumatic birth, the drive to control everything about the next one makes complete sense. In this episode, Katie talks honestly about why that drive, however understandable, tends to keep people exhausted and...
Episode #8
<p>For a lot of people who have been through a traumatic birth, the idea of writing a birth plan feels pointless or painful or both. In this episode, Katie reframes what a birth plan is actually for when you have a...
Episode #7
<p>So many people preparing for birth after a difficult experience are carrying two fears at once: the fear of the birth itself, and the fear of being too scared to cope. In this episode, Katie talks honestly about why...
Episode #6
<p>There is an idea that changes everything about how you approach this birth. Trauma isn’t caused by what happens to you, it’s caused by what feels too much to bear. In this episode, Katie explains what that...
Episode #5
<p>The scan is fine. The midwife says everything looks good. And yet there's this flatness, this going-through-the-motions feeling, like you're present at all the appointments but not quite inside them. In this episode...
Episode #4
<p>There is a thought that sits quietly underneath the fear for so many people who've been through a difficult birth: this was my fault. In this episode, Katie names it directly - the self-blame, the guilt, the shame...
Episode #3
<p>Maybe you've heard the word tokophobia before and felt a flicker of recognition. Or maybe you've never heard it - and you've just been carrying this particular dread without a name for it. In this episode, Katie...
Episode #2
<p>Have you ever wondered why 'just calm down' makes absolutely no difference when you're scared about birth? In this episode, Katie explains the actual neuroscience of fear, in plain language, so you finally understand...
Episode #1
<p>If you're pregnant again after a difficult birth or pregnancy experience, and you're scared, and exhausted, and wondering why you can't just feel excited like everyone else seems to, this episode is for you. In this...
Episode #14
<p>Your uterus is one of the most powerful, and misunderstood, organs in your body. But if you’ve experienced a difficult or traumatic birth before, it can be hard to trust it.</p><p>In this gentle, informative episode...
Episode #13
<p>If you freeze in appointments, forget your questions, or leave feeling like you weren’t heard, this short episode is for you.</p><p>Katie gently explores why trauma makes it hard to speak up, and shares CBT tools...
Episode #12
<p>Choosing a planned caesarean after a traumatic vaginal birth can bring up a lot of emotions, fear, doubt, shame, even guilt. But your choice is valid. And you are still having a beautiful, empowered birth.</p><p>In...
Episode #11
<p>If you've ever walked out of an appointment thinking, “I didn’t say what I really wanted to say,” or “I wish I’d asked more questions,” this episode is for you.</p><p>Katie gently explores how birth trauma can make...
Episode #10
<p>After a traumatic birth, many people feel a deep need to regain control. But birth is unpredictable, so how do we navigate that uncertainty without feeling powerless?</p><p>In this short, empowering episode, Katie...
Episode #9
<p>If you’ve been putting off preparing for birth because you don’t feel “ready” yet, this episode is for you.</p><p>In this powerful and compassionate episode, Katie explores how fear, avoidance, and waiting for...
Episode #8
<p>When you’ve experienced birth trauma, hope can feel risky, even dangerous.<br/>But what if preparing differently this time is the very thing that makes a different experience possible?</p><p>In this short, empowering...
Episode #7
<p>When you’re pregnant again after a traumatic or difficult birth, fear can show up fast, and it can feel like something’s wrong with you. But what if that fear is actually your body’s way of trying to keep you...
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