The Great Birth Rebellion

We are talking about Pre-labour rupture (release) of membranes (PROM). This is when your waters break when you are full term (37 weeks or more), but your labour doesn’t start. We discuss the likelihoo...

30 Jul 20231h 30min

Dr Robyn Thompson talks strategies for breastfeeding success. We discussed skills that practitioners can use to help the mother and baby dyad, the importance of the woman’s and babies instinctive and ...

23 Jul 202349min

Mel speaks with Dr Stuart Fischbein about twin pregnancy and birth. Dr Stu has experience with supporting families to give birth to their twin and breech babies at home and shares his expertise about ...

16 Jul 20231h 21min

Marginal and velamentus cord insertions are sometimes identified during pregnancy. These represent unusual cord insertions and this episode explores what these might mean for your pregnancy and birth....

11 Jun 202356min

Dr Natalie Elphinstone @drnatalieelphinstone explains all about maternal assisted Caesarean section, including how to get one, what they are, how to set up a process in your hospital to start doing th...

28 Mai 202352min

This is the second instalment of the 'Positive caesarean' series and goes beautifully with episode 37. If you are listening to this one, go back to the other one first. In this episode you'll hear our...

21 Mai 20231h 6min

This is part 1 of a 3 part series on positive caesarean section. This is not just for women who are planning a caesarean but also those who want to be prepared for all possible scenario’s. We discuss ...

14 Mai 202341min

Is there anything you what to do to honour and use your placenta after birth? In hospitals they are mostly thrown away... but there are lots of options of what you can do with your placenta... includi...

7 Mai 202355min