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The Great Birth Rebellion

The Great Birth Rebellion

Hosted by: Dr Melanie Jackson

Hosted by Dr Melanie Jackson (@melaniethemidwife www.melaniethemidwife.com). The Great Birth Rebellion dismantles western beliefs and management of birth and presents an evidence-based alternative to modern birth...

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Episode 104 - Why do women freebirth?

Dr Melanie Jackson, the host of the great birth rebellion finally shares the findings from her 2014 PhD thesis, ‘Birthing outside the system: wanting the best and safest’ and explores the question of ‘why do women...
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Episode 103 - Is baby in danger during waterbirth?

In this episode Mel answers listener questions. This question asks about the outcomes and safety for babies who are born during water birth. We discuss additional guidance around what to do if the is meconium stained...
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Episode 102 - Decentralising Maternity care

Dr Max Gulhane @dr_max_gulhane from the Regenerative Health Podcast and Regenerate health summit interviews Mel about Decentralising Maternity care and childbirth. Mel and Max have collaborated on this episode to...
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Episode 101 - The Brain and Body in labour with Dr Sarah Buckley

Dr Sarah Buckley, academic and author of the best selling book ‘Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering, joins Mel on the podcast to discuss how the brain works during labour and it’s interaction with the body. We speak about...
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Episode 100 - Movement for management of blood sugar

In this episode of the Great Birth Rebellion podcast, Mel celebrates the podcast's 100th episode and delves into the use of movement to regulate blood sugar levels during pregnancy, particularly for women managing...
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Episode 99 - Real food for Gestational Diabetes with Lily Nichols

Lily Nichols, world renowned author of 3 books comes on the podcast to speak about her book ‘real food for gestational diabetes’. Mel asked her all about which foods help control and prevent diabetes in pregnancy and...
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Episode 98 - Gestational diabetes screening

Mel provides this re-edit of episode 18 about Gestational diabetes screening in preparation for episode 99 with Lily Nichols about real food for gestational diabetes. This episode addresses the inaccuracies of...
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Episode 97 - Apgar scoring invalid in physiological birth

In this episode Mel proposes that the use of Apgar scoring is invalid for women under the care of midwives, for babies who have their umbilical cord intact for longer than 60 seconds and for women having a...
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Episode 96 - Cord ties vs clamps

In this episode Mel explore the options for tying off or clamping your babies umbilical cord including why ties went ‘out of fashion’ and what instigated the use of clamps instead. Mel will also discuss concerns some...
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Episode 95 - Midwifery without borders with Wise Woman Kristine Lauria

Kristine Lauria is an American Midwife who apprenticed with Amish Midwives and attended births for 17 years before getting a ‘formal’ midwifery qualification. This paired with her training as a paramedic formed the...
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Episode 94 - VBAC after single layer uterine closure

This episode is a follow up to episode 93 and discusses the research around the different techniques when closing the uterus after a caesarean section. Some care providers will tell you that single layer closure...
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Episode 93 - VBAC vaginal birth after caesarean

This episode is all about vaginal birth after caesarean section. In this episode I draw on our first interview with Hazel Keedle in episode 7 with some added updates. We discuss the strategies that you can apply to...
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