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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 āreal food for gestational diabetesā. Mel asked her all about which foods help control and prevent diabetes in pregnancy and...
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Episode 98 - Gestational diabetes screening
This episode Mel addresses the inaccuracies of gestational diabetes screening and how we still don't have good research evidence on how to diagnose diabetes in pregnancy.
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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
We explore the options for tying off or clamping your babies umbilical cord including why ties went āout of fashionā and what instigated the use of clamps instead. Mel will also discuss concerns some people have about...
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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 āformalā 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 - vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC)
In this episode I interview Dr Hazel Keedle and we discuss the strategies that you can apply to increase your chances of VBAC and also the risks and benefits of a repeat caesarean and the option of vaginal...
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Episode 92 - Midwifery changes in Australia with Alison Weatherstone
Alison Weatherstone (Chief Midwife) is here to discuss the new legislation that will open Australian Midwives up to even more autonomous practice including changes to professional indemnity insurance, increase in...
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Episode 91 - Belly binding
Midwife Sarah Smits shares the knowledge she has around the traditional practice of belly binding and ways to apply this to your pregnancy and postpartum journey. Sarah has picked up these skills and teaches them from...
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Episode 90 - Midwifery lessons from Guatemala
Midwife Sarah Smits tells us what she learnt from the Mayan midwives in Guatemala and how she/we can apply these in our circumstances. We discuss robozo, mayan abdominal massage and the place of steam and heat and...
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Episode 89 - Intrepid Midwifery with Sarah Smits
Mel interviews endorsed midwife Sarah Smits @bridging_worlds_midwifery who has spent her midwifery career travelling and collecting skills from other cultures which she now applies to her midwifery work in Australia...
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Episode 88 - What if I need to push before Iām fully dilated?
The premium hub has since retired but In this episode Mel answers the questions submitted by the premium hub members. Mel discusses what to do if you get an urge to push your baby out, but your cervix isnāt fully...
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