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 woul...
17 Mar 20241h 17min
Episode 71 - Strategies to help you have a great birth
It’s possible to have the time of your life at your birth and describe it as GREAT afterwards. So great that you are excited to do it again. In this guide to a great birth episode Mel explains the sci...
10 Mar 202452min
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 Austra...
3 Mar 202458min
Episode 69 - Low Lying Placenta
Have you received a 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 ...
25 Feb 202443min
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 w...
18 Feb 202442min
Episode 67 - Osteopathy for babies
Advanced Paediatric Osteopath and Lactation consultant Reena Murray from @completelyaligned joins the podcast to discuss Osteopathy for babies and young children and how this therapy can complement th...
11 Feb 202433min
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...
28 Jan 202444min
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 sl...
21 Jan 202448min
