Meet Mel

Dr Melanie Jackson loves to help midwives and women around the world better understand and apply the research relating to matrescence (the process of becoming a mother). She does this as the host of The Great Birth Rebellion Podcast, supporting and mentoring midwives, as well as educating mothers.

Melanie has a PhD in Midwifery - Birth Outside the System: Wanting the Best and Safest. She has various publications in academic journals and is on the editorial board for The International Journal of Birth and Parent Education. Mel has worked in multiple research roles and lectured at Western Sydney University.

Since 2009, Mel has been a Privately Practising Midwife, providing homebirths in the Blue Mountains. She has mentored midwives into private practice in every state and territory across Australia and supports rebellious midwives around the world through The Assembly of Rebellious Midwives and The Convergence of Rebellious Midwives.

Melanie also provides antenatal education through her Transformative Birthwork online course, which helps women maintain their autonomy throughout their pregnancy, birth and postpartum journey.

Melanies Qualifications

B. Health Science (Naturopathy) Western Sydney University

Grad.Dip Theology Presbyterian Theological College

Masters Nursing (first grade honours) Sydney University

Grad. Dip Midwifery (with Distinction) Western Sydney University

Grad. Cert (Pharmacology) Griffith University

PhD Midwifery (Birth outside the system) -Western Sydney University (Click here to read Melanie's PhD Thesis)