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Have you used reporductive technologies to get pregnant, only to be told that your pregnancy and birth are now 'high risk' because of it? We talk abou...

Dr Elizabeth Newnham (Senior Midwifery Lecturer) speaks about her work on Ethics, autonomy and informed consent in maternity care. We specifically dre...

The Australia’s mothers and babies report is released every year and this covers the findings of the 2024 release - Mel and her guest Dr Kirsten Small...

Sometimes labour can hurt a little or a lot. Either way, there are things that you can do to increase your capacity to manage the pain of labour. This...

What is a stretch and sweep and the reasons why someone would offer you one? Listen in to learn about if it’s ever a good idea to allow a clinician to...

Mel explains exactly how to change the system. This is an excerpt of the opening address that she presented at The Convergence of Rebellious Midwives ...

We are talking about Pre-labour rupture (release) of membranes (PROM). This is when your waters break when you are full term (37 weeks or more), but y...

Dr Robyn Thompson talks strategies for breastfeeding success. We discussed skills that practitioners can use to help the mother and baby dyad, the imp...

Mel speaks with Dr Stuart Fischbein about twin pregnancy and birth. Dr Stu has experience with supporting families to give birth to their twin and bre...

Marginal and velamentus cord insertions are sometimes identified during pregnancy. These represent unusual cord insertions and this episode explores w...

Dr Natalie Elphinstone @drnatalieelphinstone explains all about maternal assisted Caesarean section, including how to get one, what they are, how to s...

This is the second instalment of the 'Positive caesarean' series and goes beautifully with episode 37. If you are listening to this one, go back to th...

This is part 1 of a 3 part series on positive caesarean section. This is not just for women who are planning a caesarean but also those who want to be...

Is there anything you what to do to honour and use your placenta after birth? In hospitals they are mostly thrown away... but there are lots of option...

Every baby is offered the opportunity to receive vitamin K supplementation at birth. This episode offers some of the reasons and risks and benefits of...

We break down the myths and barriers to healthy movement in pregnancy. To get access to B’s exercise courses go to www.coreandfloor.com Get more fro...

Induction of labour is getting out of control. Professor Hannah Dahlen talks about her research on induction of labour, we speak about post dates, big...

Raspberry leaf tea and dates are often recommended to you women with the thought that consuming them during pregnancy will assist with a more efficien...

This episode gives you strategies to prevent and manage shoulder dystocia. Have you had a shoulder dystocia before? Midwives will receive specific tui...

Does size matter? Well sometimes it does - but how do we know the size of your baby? In this episode Mel explores the accuracy of technologies that ca...

This episode is for your birth support people, your partner, doula, mum, friend… whoever you’ve chosen to be with you for your birth. Mel explains the...

This episode explores the very sexy topic of gestational thrombocytopaenia (a.k.a low platelets during pregnancy). If you find yourself looking after ...

The Breech whisperer Dr Andrew Bissits is here to talk about breech birth, breech birth options in Australia, the research about breech and inspiring ...

Many women fear bleeding after birth... but do we have to be affraid of postpartum haemhorrage? In this we define what postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) i...

There are 3 options you have to choose from when making plans for how you want to give birth to your placenta. Once you give birth to your baby, then ...

Dr Hazel Keedle (@hazelkeedle) and Amber-Lee Buendicho (@powerofbirth) to discuss the new research around Obstetric violence, Birth Trauma and healing...

Let's discuss the repair of perineal tears. If you give birth in hospital and you tear during birth, you'll most likely be offered to have it repaired...

Sterile water injections are a really effective pain management strategy for labour. Nigel Lee presents some the substantial evidence base to support ...

You might not know it, but you are being exposed to the perineal bundle. Researcher Nigel Lee came on to discuss the perineal bundle, the research beh...

Lets explore gestational diabetes testing and part the research around the oral glucose tolerance test and the alternatives if you choose not to have ...