All Episodes
Episodes
Episode 117 - How to change the system
Mel explains exactly how to change the system. This is an excerpt of the opening address that she presented at the convergence of rebellious midwives conference 2024 and draws from her farming experience to give an...
View Episode
Episode 116 - Acupuncture and Acupressure
We speak with Dr Kate Levett and Heidi Williams about the use of acupuncture and acupressure in pregnancy. We discover the weight of evidence on the side of acupuncture and Kate and Heidi explore novel ways of...
View Episode
Episode 115 - Spinning BabiesĀ® with Gail Tully
The Spinning BabiesĀ® techniques are well known the world over for providing the opportunity for women to promote the physiological function of their bodies and prevent pathology in the birth process. Today we welcome...
View Episode
Episode 114 - Is CTG ever beneficial?
Women are offered CTGās in the hope that complications can be identified and interceptedā¦ but is this what happens? Are there better outcomes when we include CTG as part of maternity care? Today Mel invites Dr Kirsten...
View Episode
Episode 113 - CTG use in labour and birth
Most women will be offered CTG monitoring through their labourā¦ but does it make a difference to the health of the mum and baby? In this episode Mel invites Kirsten to talk about the use of CTG foetal heart rate...
View Episode
Episode 112 - Is CTG in pregnancy beneficial?
Women are offered CTGās through pregnancy in the hope that complications can be identified and interceptedā¦ but is this what happens? Are there better outcomes when we include CTG as part of pregnancy care or...
View Episode
Episode 111 - Is hospital birth dangerous for women?
Everyone always asks, is homebirth safe? But the bigger question to be asking is, Is hospital birth dangerous? Mel looks at the biggest Australian Study which included over 1 million women to find the answer of, is...
View Episode
Episode 110 - The Village Community
The Village Community is a unique and replicable model to bring back the village community when caring for women and mothers. Aimee Honness from the village community lays out the details of how it works and how to...
View Episode
Episode 109 - The Birth House
Have you ever thought about opening your own birth centre or birth house? Learn about the oldest existing independent birth house here in Launceston, Australia with Jaimee Smith, a private midwife who attends births...
View Episode
Episode 107 - What are we rebelling against anyway?
What are we rebelling against here at the great birth rebellion? we are rebelling against the lies we are told about birthā¦ and Iām going to explain it all from the perspective of understanding authoritative knowledge...
View Episode
Episode 106 - Decolonisation of birth
The decolonisation of birth. Mel invites Aimee Aroha (@aimeearoha) and Kirrily Dawn (@the_returning_ @kirillydawn) to approach this topic from an Indigenous perspective. We learn that decolonisation is about...
View Episode
Episode 105 - Challenging the colonisation of birth
Mel takes a deep look at the journal paper āChallenging the colonisation of birth: Koori womenās birthing knowledge and practiceā which describes Aboriginal womens birthing knowledge and practice prior to Colonisation...
View Episode
