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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 75 - Things are changing around here

In this episode Mel explains why she chose to release B as co-host of the great birth rebellion podcast and offers a summary of the changes you can expect of the podcast going forward.Ā  Ā  Get more from the Great Birth...
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Episode 74 - The cascade of interventions

ā€˜the cascade of interventions’ occurs when an additional intervention is needed in order to counteract the impact of the last intervention. We specifically make reference to epidurals, artificial rupture of membranes...
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Episode 73 - Episiotomy Part 2

Part 1 (episode 72) is essential listening if you want to get the full picture. In this episode we talk about how to keep yourself safe from an unwanted episiotomy and how to recover well from having had one if it...
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Episode 72 - Episiotomy Part 1

Episiotomy is the practice of using scissors to cut the opening of the vagina to make it larger for childbirth. In Australia, 25% of women receive one. We examine this practice in what we thought would be one episode…...
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Episode 70 - Freebirth in the Media with Charlotte King ABC reporter

Mel meets with Charlotte King, a researcher and reporter from the ABC news network in Australia. Charlotte was one of the reporters working on a recent (Feb 2024) media story about Freebirth in Australia. This...
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Episode 69 - Low Lying Placenta

Have you received aĀ diagnosis of low-lying placenta? this could change your your birth options, but most of the time it doesn't have to. We discuss the likelihood of it moving and research coming out about the risks...
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Episode 68 - Tongue tie

Today we discuss Tongue tie, what is it, how is it diagnosed how can it be corrected and what to do if you don't want to surgically manage it. Dr Reena Murray has some amazing resources for families working through...
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Episode 67 - Osteopathy for babies

Advanced Paediatric Osteopath and Lactation consultant Reena Murray from @completelyalignedĀ joins the podcast toĀ discuss Osteopathy for babies and young children and how this therapy can complement the care you give...
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Episode 65 - Breath work for birth with Emma Johnston

Mel invites her long term friend Emma Johnston (aka @newearth.mama) to the podcast to discuss Breath work for birth. Emma has studied mastery of breath work (among other things) and is one half of the 'The...
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Episode 64 - Sleeping in pregnancy

why we are told not to sleep on our back during pregnancy (and what to do if you wake up on your back), comfort strategies, what to do with your night waking times, bedtime bladder health, managing sleep discomfort...
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Episode 62 - Thrush in pregnancy

we are kicking off with an Australian summer special by talking about thrush in pregnancy. We talk about what it is and how to fix it for good. Even if you don’t have thrush, you’ll learn about how to keep your vagina...
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Episode 61 - Osteopathy in pregnancy with Liz and Kate

Osteopaths Kate and Liz all about osteopathy during pregnancy and osteopathic care of the pelvic bowl in preparation for birth. Ā  You can follow follow Kathryn (kate) on insta @thepelvichealth_osteo Ā  You can follow...
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