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Episode 82 - Failure to progress or just normal?
Episode 82
Marina Weckend and Dr Clare Davison share their work on Physiological Plateaus in labour. This is truly rebellious work because it challenges the fal…
2 years, 4 months ago
Episode 81 - How do homebirth midwives manage birth emergencies
Episode 81
Mel invites her work-wife Ashlee Anslow to discuss how they manage birth emergencies at home. We discuss foetal distress in labour, cord accidents, s…
2 years, 5 months ago
Episode 80 - Caring for your preterm baby
Episode 80
Mel draws on her experience and the research evidence to discuss care of late pre-term babies born between 34-37 weeks. Mel offers some alternative c…
2 years, 5 months ago
Episode 79 - Wise woman Sheryl Sidery
Episode 79
Mel interviews wise woman midwife Sheryl Sidery who has been a private midwife for 40 years. Learning from experienced midwives, in our western cultu…
2 years, 5 months ago
Episode 78 - Meconium in the waters
Episode 78
Your baby has done a poo in the waters. Mel describes what the current research says about meconium stained amniotic fluid. What is it? Is meconium t…
2 years, 5 months ago
Episode 77 - The place of policy
Episode 77
Stick with us as we explore how hospitals are organised, why policies are created, and how they impact the care provided to women. The conversation h…
2 years, 5 months ago
Episode 76 - Ask me anything
Episode 76
Mel answers some listener questions in a one and only public ‘Ask me anything’ episode. Enjoy this insight into some of my clinical work and tidbits …
2 years, 5 months ago
Episode 75 - Things are changing around here
Episode 75
In this episode Mel explains why she chose to release B as co-host of the great birth rebellion podcast and offers a summary of the changes you can e…
2 years, 5 months ago
Episode 74 - The cascade of interventions
Episode 74
The cascade of intervention is a known and proven phenomenon within maternity care. More and more research is revealing that interventions have both …
2 years, 5 months ago
Episode 73 - Episiotomy Part 2
Episode 73
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 unwan…
2 years, 6 months ago