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Episode 172 - Do I have to consume raspberry leaf tea and dates?
Episode 172
Raspberry leaf tea and dates are often recommended to you women with the thought that consuming them during pregnancy will assist with a more efficie…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 171 - The midwives mission with Betty Anne Daviss
Episode 171
Betty-Anne Daviss has seemingly endless energy and motivation to continue her midwifery mission. This week Betty-Anne Daviss (Canadian Midwife of nea…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 170 - Managing labour without pain medication
Episode 170
Sometimes labour can hurt a little or a lot. Either way, there are things that you can do to increase your capacity to manage the pain of labour. Thi…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 169 - The Epidural
Episode 169
You might be one of the 60% of women who have an epidural during their labour or birth. If you plan a caesarean you’ll have one and 40% of labouring …
1 year ago
Episode 168 - Your incredible birth reflexes!
Episode 168
The fetus ejection reflex vs the Ferguson reflex. Did you feel your baby shoot out of you unexpectedly, or that irresistible urge that made it imposs…
1 year ago
Episode 167 - Pushing out your baby
Episode 167
Pushing out your baby is NOT about the eye popping, no breathing, PUSH PUSH PUSH PUUUUUUUSH scene that you see in movies. Unfortunately though many w…
1 year ago
Episode 166 - An ode to Odent
Episode 166
On Aug 19th 2025 the world farewelled legendary Obstetrician Michel Odent. He spent his career trying to warn us of the generational impact of interr…
1 year ago
Episode 165 - How to have a long and lovely midwifery career
Episode 165
A long and lovely career in midwifery requires strategic effort, the midwifery workforce is in a crisis of unsustainability so how can you be one of …
1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 164 - Navigating homebirth transfer
Episode 164
Sometimes homebirth doesn’t go as planned and transfer to hospital is required. This doesn’t mean your homebirth failed! Planning a homebirth improve…
1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 163 - Is homebirth a good choice for you?
Episode 163
The evidence on the safety of homebirth is well-established. This episode presents some of the research about the physical outcomes that you can expe…
1 year, 1 month ago