The Great Birth Rebellion

Part 1 (episode 72) is essential listening if you want to get the full picture. In this episode we talk about how to keep yourself safe from an unwanted episiotomy and how to recover well from having ...

24 Mars 202454min

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 Mars 20241h 17min

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 Mars 202452min

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 Mars 202458min

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

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

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

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