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Episode 222 - How to get hot safely in pregnancy
You CAN have hot baths, heat packs, sauna and do intense exercise in pregnancy. Feeling hot during pregnancy is not a risk to your unborn baby, but h…
4 hours ago
Episode 221 - Sex During Pregnancy
Episode 221
Everything changes when you are pregnant! Your body, brain, relationships, lifestyle AND of course, your sex life. Nobody tells you how to navigate t…
1 week ago
Episode 220 - Shoulder Dystocia
Episode 220
Shoulder dystocia is an urgent situation during birth BUT there are some strategies that you can use to prevent it and some simple and minimally inva…
2 weeks ago
Episode 219 - Restless Legs in Pregnancy
Episode 219
Restless legs is a circumstance in pregnancy where you feel an irresistible urge to move, stretch, kick your legs or walk around. It gets especially …
3 weeks ago
Episode 218 - The Cascade of Intervention
Episode 218
The cascade of intervention is a known and proven phenomenon within maternity care. More and more research is revealing that interventions have both …
4 weeks ago
Episode 217 - Surviving and Thriving in Midwifery
Episode 217
We have to be honest about the reality that working in midwifery is an unsustainable role. The lucky ones land a job that doesn’t leave them mentally…
1 month ago
Episode 216 - Childbirth for Children
Episode 216
It’s national science week in Australia from August 15th-23rd and the great birth rebellion podcast is on the program! In this episode, Mel and her 9…
1 month, 1 week ago
Episode 215 - Strategies to avoid tearing during birth
Episode 215
There are various strategies that you can start using today that will help to reduce the chances of your vulva or vagina tearing during childbirth. T…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Episode 214 - Spicy Question Time with Mel
Episode 214
It’s spicy Friday but on a Monday! In this episode Mel answers listener questions in this unscripted, off-the-cuff, unfiltered Q&A session submitted …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Episode 213 - What if I have an epidural
Episode 213
You might be one of the 60% of women who have an epidural during their labour or birth. Whatever birth you’re planning, knowing about epidurals is an…
2 months ago