Podcast Episodes

Episode 146 - Childhood vaccinations with Dr. Joel Warsh

We invite Dr. Joel Warsh (Paediatrician) to discuss newborn and childhood vaccine options from his upcoming book, ‘between a shot and a hard place: tackling difficult vaccine questions with balance d…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 145 - Nausea and Vomiting in pregnancy

If you’re pregnant, chances are you’ll feel nauseous or be vomiting. It’s really common! And in this episode I explain 10 strategies that could help reduce and manage your symptoms. 

This episode is …

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

Episode 144 - What to do when you’re overdue

What to do when you’re ‘over-due’, what does it mean to be over-due? Is it dangerous? Why do they want to induce you? Is your placenta failing or your baby in danger? Mel looks into due dates, how th…

Published on 5 months ago

Episode 143 - Declining medical recommendations

Can you decline recommendations given to you by your care provider? And If you do, what kind of reaction can you expect. In this episode Mel gives insider details of how the maternity care system wor…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Episode 142 - Iron deficiency in pregnancy

Iron deficiency and anaemia in pregnancy occur for nearly 50% of women. In this episode, Mel and her guest Jaimee Smith discuss how to identify iron deficiency early in pregnancy to prevent anaemia, …

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 141 - Big babies small babies

Are you pregnant and have been told that your baby is too big or too small? Do they want to induce you or give you a caesarean because of it? This is for you if you’ve been told your baby is too big …

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 140 - Baby Brain

The incredible science of how our brains change during pregnancy, birth and parenting with Neuroscientist Dr Sarah McKay. Sarah is the author of The Women's Brain Book—The Neuroscience of Health, Hor…

Published on 6 months ago

Episode 139 - So you’ve got preeclampsia (part 2)

This is part 2 all about pre-eclampsia. Episode 138 and 139 give a deep dive into what preeclampsia is, ways to prevent and diagnose it, and today we talk about what happens if you’ve got it. 

Get mo…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Episode 138 - Preventing pre-eclampsia (part 1)

In this episode Mel finally talks about pre-eclampsia (she can avoid it no longer!). Mel explains what pre-eclampsia is, how to diagnose it, how it develops and some strategies on how to prevent it. …

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 137 - Reclaiming Midwifery a modern day battlecry

Professor Hannah Dahlen joins Mel to discuss modern day Midwifery and the hope that she has about reclaiming our Midwifery heritage. Hannah believes that we are SO close to a birth utopia where women…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago