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Episode 126 - Consumer advocacy triumphs and turmoil
Consumer advocacy organisations are significant agents for change in maternity care. In this episode, we delve into the powerful story behind The Perth Birth Link, an advocacy group founded in 2023 to address...
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Episode 125 - The medicalisation spectrum
The medicalisation spectrum is 101 when you are planning a birth that feels safest and most satisfying to you. Understanding where you sit on the medicalisation spectrum is the key to planning the rest of your...
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Episode 124 - Pregnant over 35 years old
What does the research say about being over 35 years old and pregnant? Mel looks through some research papers to help you understand how your care provider is calculating risk and outcomes and if these calculations...
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Episode 123 - Vaginal Breech or Caesarean with Dr Rixa Freeze
When a baby is in a breech (head up) position for labour and birth, women are faced with unique challenges of care provider incompetence and fear. Many clinicians donāt know how to or refuse to attend vaginal breech...
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Episode 122 - Getting your baby to sleep
Getting your baby to sleep might feel like the hardest part of your parenting journey. Have you ever been advised to let you baby ācry it outā or been told to just āput your baby downā? Or rely in sleep cues and...
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Episode 121 - How to become a private midwife in Australia
Curious about what it takes to set up a business as a private midwife? This is for Australian Midwives who want to know the steps to becoming a private midwife. This is the first in a free-series that is running all...
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Episode 120 - Preparing for posterior labour
Mel brings some practical tips for preparing for a posterior labour. You never know which labour and birth are going to be impacted by posterior position of the baby (facing the front instead of facing the back) and...
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Episode 119 - What choices did Mel make for her births?
Ever wondered what Mel chose for her own births? And how it all went? Today she spills the tea about her own personal births through an interview with Anna from Sacred Birth International who interviewed Mel about her...
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Episode 118 - What is posterior labour like?
Posterior labour refers to the circumstance where the baby is facing toward the front to the womans pubic hair as opposed to anterior where the baby is facing the womans bum during labour. The position of the baby has...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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