All Episodes
Episodes
Episode 29 & 30 - Big Babies Small Babies
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 can help determine the size of a baby before itâs born, the factors...
View Episode
Episode 28 - How to be a great birth support
We draw on our collective 28 years as midwives and share what we have witnessed from great birth supporters. We have watched the good the bad and the ugly side of birth support, we bring you our top tips of how to be...
View Episode
Episode 27 - Low Platelets in pregnancy (Gestational Thrombocytopaenia)
This episode explores the very sexy topic of gestational thrombocytopaenia (a.k.a low platelets during pregnancy). If you find yourself looking after someone with low platelets or you are one of the 15% of women who...
View Episode
Episode 26 - Breech birth
The Breech whisperer Dr Andrew Bissits is here to talk about breech birth, breech birth options in Australia, the research about breech and inspiring news about how practitioners are becoming skilled in breech birth...
View Episode
Episode 25 - Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH)
Many women fear bleeding after birth... but do we have to be affraid of postpartum haemhorrage? In this we define what postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is, how they can be prevented and management strategies for how to...
View Episode
Episode 24 - Giving birth to your placenta
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 comes the placenta -Â let's chat through how to do it. You could opt...
View Episode
Episode 23 - Obstetric violence and birth trauma
Dr Hazel Keedle (@hazelkeedle) and Amber-Lee Buendicho (@powerofbirth) to discuss the new research around Obstetric violence, Birth Trauma and healing strategies.
If you need help with Trauma recovery you may consider...
View Episode
Episode 21 - If I tear during birth, do I need stitches?
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 using stitches, but is this the best method? There are actually...
View Episode
episode 20 - Sterile water injections
Sterile water injections are a really effective pain management strategy for labour. Nigel Lee presents some the substantial evidence base to support itâs use for the range of pains in labour. Sterile water injections...
View Episode
Episode 19 - The perineal bundle
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 behind it and all the reasons why we don't like it. This information...
View Episode
Episode 18 - Gestational diabetes screening and diagnosis
Lets explore gestational diabetes testing and part the research around the oral glucose tolerance test and the alternatives if you choose not to have this test. This is not an episode about gestational diabetes, but...
View Episode
Episode 17 - Waterbirth
Are you thinking about using water for labour or having a waterbirth? This episode is for you. There are some things to understand about the safety, risks, mechanisms and how to access it. We look through the current...
View Episode
