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Episode 52 - Haemorrhoids
It'sĀ all about haemorrhoids in pregnancy and postpartumĀ and this episode gives you a list of at home remedies and strategies that you can use to prevent and manage haemorrhoids, or what weāve affectionately called...
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Episode 51 - ART/IVF in Pregnancy and Birth
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 about the research around assisted reproductive technology (ART) and if...
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Episode 49 - Ethics and Informed Consent
Dr Elizabeth Newnham (Senior Midwifery Lecturer) speaks about her work on Ethics, autonomy and informed consent in maternity care. We specifically drew on her research paper,Ā "Beyond Autonomy: care ethics for...
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Episode 47 - Managing labour pain without medicine
There are a list of pain management options that you can use in your labour to help work with and through labour pain. Medical pain management options involve the removal and avoidance of pain, but we argue that pain...
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Episode 46 - Stretch and Sweep
What is a stretch and sweep and the reasons why someone would offer you one? Listen in to learn about if itās ever a good idea to allow a clinician to do a vaginal exam or give a stretch and sweep in pregnancy.
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Episode 44 - Pre-labour rupture of membranes
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 your labour doesnāt start. We discuss the likelihood of you going...
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Episode 43 - How to have Breastfeeding Success
Dr Robyn Thompson talks strategies for breastfeeding success. We discussed skills that practitioners can use to help the mother and baby dyad, the importance of the womanās and babies instinctive and intuitive...
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Episode 42 - Twins with Dr Stuart Fischbein
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 breech babies at home and shares his expertise about twin types and...
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Episode 41 - Unusual cord insertions
Marginal and velamentus cord insertions are sometimes identified during pregnancy. These represent unusual cord insertions and this episode explores what these might mean for your pregnancy and birth. Some women will...
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Episode 39 - Maternal assisted caesarean section
Dr Natalie ElphinstoneĀ @drnatalieelphinstone explains all about maternal assisted Caesarean section, including how to get one, what they are, how to set up a process in your hospital to start doing them and the...
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Episode 38 - Positive Caesarean part 2
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 the other one first. In this episode you'll hear our top tips for how...
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Episode 37 - Positive Caesarean Part 1
This is part 1 ofĀ 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 prepared for all possible scenarioās. We discuss the really good...
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