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The Great Birth Rebellion

The Great Birth Rebellion

Hosted by: Dr Melanie Jackson

You can have a GREAT pregnancy, birth and postpartum experience. You just need the information and strategies to make it happen. The Great Birth Rebellion podcast, hosted by Midwife Dr Melanie Jackson offers evidence-...

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Episode 39 - Maternal assisted caesarean section

Dr Natalie Elphinstone @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 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 prepared for all possible scenario’s. We discuss the really good...
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Episode 36 - Placenta Consumption and other uses

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 options of what you can do with your placenta... including the option of...
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Episode 35 - Vitamin K for newborns

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 vitamin K supplementation. You'll have to make a decision about...
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Episode 34 - Exercise in Pregnancy

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 from the Great Birth Rebellion Podcast Join the podcast mailing list to...
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Episode 33 - Induction

Induction of labour is getting out of control. Professor Hannah Dahlen talks about her research on induction of labour, we speak about post dates, bigger and smaller babies, the place of ultrasound and the risks and...
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Episode 32 - Will eating dates make my labour go faster?

This short and sweet little episode on consuming dates during pregnancy will help explain the tradition and impact of eating dates during pregnancy. Many women eat dates during the later stages of their pregnancy...
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Episode 31 - Shoulder Dystocia

This episode gives you strategies to prevent and manage shoulder dystocia. Have you had a shoulder dystocia before? Midwives will receive specific tuition on how to manage a shoulder dystocia and it's within the...
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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 it’s born, the factors...
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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...
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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...
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