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Episode 58 - optimal umbilical cord management part 1
Mel and B give you part 1 of this 2 part series about optimal umbilical cord management. In this first part we talk about optimal cord management and the importance of waiting for the baby to fully transition before...
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Episode 57 - Getting reported to AHPRA
Mel and B welcome midwife Jo Hunter to talk about the process of being reported to AHPRA. For Australian midwives this will help you better understand what it is like being reported to AHPRA as Jo takes us through her...
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Episode 56 - Hospital packing list
What to bring to the hospital for your birth journey. We emphasise the importance of being prepared and offer practical tips and suggestions for items to consider bringing. From pain management tools to postpartum...
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Episode 55 - Supplies to gather for homebirth/labour
Mel talks you through her exact list of supplies that she gives to her clients when they are planning a homebirth. This episode is for anyone planning a home labour or homebirth to make sure your birth space is as...
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Episode 54 - What midwives do at a homebirth
Mel and her work-wife Ashlee Anslow @thebirthingtreemidwifery answer listener questions on the topic ‘what do midwives do at a homebirth’. We talk about our emergency plans and equipment, what we carry with us to...
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Episode 53 - Private Practice midwifery in Australia
Mel and B talk about private practice midwifery career options in Australia. This is for any midwife keen to explore other ways of working and understand the landscape of private practice midwifery and how to become a...
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Episode 52 - Haemorrhoids
It's all about haemorrhoids in pregnancy and postpartum and Mel and B give you a list of at home remedies and strategies that you can use to prevent and manage haemorrhoids, or what we’ve affectionately called ‘bum...
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Episode 51 - ART/IVF in Pregnancy and Birth
Mel and B explore the research around assisted reproductive technology (ART) and if women experience more complicating factors in their pregnancy and birth if they used ART/IVF. We also discuss the research (or lack...
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Episode 50 - The state of the Midwifery workforce
Mel and B invited Lynnelle Moran (Midwifery Lecturer) and Alison Weatherstone (Chief Midwife at the Australian College of Midwives) to discuss the current state of the midwifery work force in Australia and...
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Episode 49 - Ethics and Informed Consent with Dr Elizabeth Newnham
Mel and B invited Dr Elizabeth Newnham (Senior Midwifery Lecturer) to speak about her work on Ethics, autonomy and informed consent in maternity care. We specifically drew on her research paper, "Beyond Autonomy: care...
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Episode 48 - Australian Mothers and Babies stats
Mel and B dissect the Australian 2023 mothers and babies report recently released and look at the reality of maternity care here in Australia. You can see the report for yourself and dive into the statistics that are...
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Episode 47 - Managing labour pain without medicine
Mel and B explore a list of pain management options that you can use in your labour to help work with and through labour pain. Medical pain management options involve the removal and avoidance of pain, but we argue...
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