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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?

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  • SUBS: MAMAMIA OUT LOUD TASTER —Jessie and Clare Stephens' Weird Twin Shit Just Got Weirder

    SUBS: MAMAMIA OUT LOUD TASTER —Jessie and Clare Stephens' Weird Twin Shit Just Got Weirder
    Feb 13 2026
    Enjoy this free bite of Mia Freedman exploring what we're (scientifically) calling 'weird twin shit' with resident Mamamia twins, Jessie and Clare Stephens. Catch the full chaos of Jessie And Clare Stephens’ Weird Twin Shit Just Got Weirder by subscribing. Not a subscriber yet? Honestly, why wait?Jessie Stephens is pregnant with twins — which feels cosmically aggressive when you remember she is a twin (to Clare Stephens — keep up, people). Especially when you consider that Jessie and Clare were raised by a woman who had two sets of identical twins herself. And yes, Anne Stevens would like the universe to calm down. On this subscriber episode, Mia Freedman gets Jessie and Clare in the studio to unpack eerie twin intuition (just one example: Clare knew Jessie had two heartbeats going on in her womb before Jessie even told her), and the very real logistics of carrying two babies at once. We talk: Why some people say “How exciting!” at the news of twins while others go instantly grey The science vs superstition of twins having twins Miscarriage, sibling timing, and the emotional whiplash of joy and fear Collapsed ribs, reflux, and the indignity of sleeping upright Plus, there’s debate about birth-room access, grandparent maths, and whether 'weird twin shit' is now officially hereditary. It’s intimate. It’s chaotic. It’s extremely twin-coded.Remember, this is your free sample of Mamamia Out Loud's subs episode. Listen to the full Clare and Jessie debrief by subscribing. What To Listen To Next: Listen to Mamamia Out Loud's latest episode: An Affair Confession Live On AirListen: The Best (And Worst) Generations Of Parents. A Leaderboard!Listen: The Most Bizarre Celebrity Profile We’ve Ever ReadListen: Do I Matter? & The Bathroom TabooListen: The Female Emaciation Era — Holly & Jessie Weigh InListen: An Urgent Theory About Kim Kardashian & Lewis HamiltonListen: Scurrilous Gossip - Karl Stefanovic, Melania Trump & Sydney Sweeney, Oh MyListen: Fertility Vampires & The Murkiness Of 'Affair Baiting'Listen: Jessie's Twins Update & What We Really Did Over The HolidaysConnect 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 Mamamia Out Loud: Mamamia Out Loud on YouTube What to read: JESSIE STEPHENS: On being pregnant with twins. As a twin. With twin brothers."We lived 30 years as fraternal twins. Then, two weeks ago, we took a test."CLARE STEPHENS: 'The story of how I became a (very viral) meme.'CLARE STEPHENS: A rude stranger, a note from a neighbour and the age of utter intolerance. 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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    4 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.

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

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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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