Episode 130 - How bad is it? the 2024 mothers and babies report
The Australia’s mothers and babies report is released every year and this covers the findings of the 2024 release - Mel and her guest Dr Kirsten Small pick apart the findings and lament over them with...
22 Dec 20241h 24min
Episode 129 - Giving birth to your placenta
After you have your baby, you’ll also give birth to your placenta, but what is the placenta? How do you give birth to it? In this episode, Mel shares 3 methods of placental birth and gives some inform...
15 Dec 202445min
Episode 128 - Birth keepers an investigation with journalist Charlotte King ABC
A birth keeper is a vague and obscure term used to describe some unregulated birth workers who attend births. No one except the birth keeper themselves really knows the full scope of what they do or w...
8 Dec 20241h 23min
Episode 127 - Do I need stitches if I tear at birth?
Your perineum is a part of your body that is designed to repair itself after childbirth. 70% of women will have some kind of tear or cut to their perineum during childbirth. Many of these will be stit...
1 Dec 202441min
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...
24 Nov 202455min
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 res...
17 Nov 202435min
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 thes...
10 Nov 202455min
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 don’t know how to or refuse to attend...
3 Nov 20241h 11min
