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Episode 14 - How to have a baby
Episode 14
What does it take to have a baby? There are some things you need to know before your birth, but it's not as hard as you think it is. This episode off…
3 years, 10 months ago
Episode 13 - Birth Mapping
Episode 13
Birth mapping is an evidence-based tool to help with decision making in pregnancy and childbirth. Dr Catherine Bell Birth Cartographer, joins Mel to …
3 years, 10 months ago
Episode 12 - CTG - do you need it?
Episode 12
If you are pregnant and giving birth, you will most definitely come across CTG, so lets talk about it. Dr Kirsten Small is the industry expert on CTG…
3 years, 11 months ago
Episode 11 - The labour process
Episode 11
Mel is talking all about the labour process. The focus is on how you can identify and understand labour and how it progresses so you can be prepared …
3 years, 11 months ago
Episode 10 - Vaginal Examinations
Episode 10
What is the place and purpose of vaginal examinations during pregnancy and birth? Almost all pregnant and birthing women will be offered one. This pr…
3 years, 11 months ago
Episode 9 - How to have a great birth
Episode 9
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 …
3 years, 11 months ago
Episode 8 - Giving Birth at Home
Episode 8
Mel talks with Aimee Aroha (@aimeearoha) about giving birth at home along the full spectrum from freebirth to homebirth. We discuss the research abou…
4 years ago
Episode 7 - Birth after Caesarean
Episode 7
Vaginal Birth after Cesarean is the most requested topic and Dr Hazel Keedle is here discuss birth after caesarean. We dispelled the myth of 'once a …
4 years ago
Episode 6 - Group B Strep (GBS)
Episode 6
What even is GBS and why does it matter for you? This episode offers some important information to help you make decisions about GBS screening and ma…
4 years ago
Episode 5 - Preparing your vulva for birth
Episode 5
There are controllable factors that you can start using today that will reduce the chances of your vulva or vagina tearing during childbirth. This ep…
4 years ago