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Episode 87 - Group B Strep Testing and Treating
Almost every pregnant woman will need to make a decision about Group B strep, what decision would you make?
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Episode 86 - Internal release work with Fiona Hallinan
Fiona Hallinan has over 30 years of experience working with women as a midwife, nurse and pelvic space therapist. Internal release work involves physically interacting with the pelvic space by accessing it through the...
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Episode 85 - Light messes with labour
Artificial light exposure has a direct impact on labour timing and labour progress. Mel explores the importance of circadian rhythms and melatonin on labour activity and discovers the connection between oxytocin and...
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Episode 84 - The myth of the failing placenta
The ‘aging’ and ‘failing’ of placentas in late term pregnancy is talked about all over the place. Women get told that the longer they are pregnant, the more likely it is that their placenta will get old and stop...
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Episode 83 - Warnings about the birth bed and what to so instead
Lets take a walk through the research and historical background behind the use of a bed and laying down during labour and birth. Is this where you imagine yourself giving birth? If so, this episode is for you. There...
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Episode 82 - Failure to progress or just normal?
Marina Weckend and Dr Clare Davison share their work on Physiological Plateaus in labour. This is truly rebellious work because it challenges the false medical language about how labour and birth unfolds and they...
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Episode 81 - How do homebirth midwives manage birth emergencies
Mel invites her work-wife Ashlee Anslow to discuss how they manage birth emergencies at home. We discuss foetal distress in labour, cord accidents, shoulder dystocia, neonatal resuscitation, retained placenta,...
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Episode 80 - Caring for your preterm baby
Mel draws on her experience and the research evidence to discuss care of late pre-term babies born between 34-37 weeks. Mel offers some alternative care strategies such as delayed cord clamping, kangaroo care and...
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Episode 79 - Wise woman Sheryl Sidery
Mel interviews wise woman midwife Sheryl Sidery who has been a private midwife for 40 years. Learning from experienced midwives, in our western culture, is one of the only ways to learn new things about physiological...
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Episode 78 - Meconium in the waters
Your baby has done a poo in the waters. Mel describes what the current research says about meconium stained amniotic fluid. What is it? Is meconium truly ‘sterile’? Is meconium always a problem? and what might happen...
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Episode 77 - The place of policy
Stick with us as we explore how hospitals are organised, why policies are created, and how they impact the care provided to women. The conversation highlights the importance of understanding hospital structures and...
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Episode 76 - Ask me anything
Mel answers some listener questions in a one and only public ‘Ask me anything’ episode. Enjoy this insight into some of my clinical work and tidbits of research scattered about.
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