Episode 176 - Using birth mapping to make confident choices
Birth mapping is an evidence-based tool to help with decision making in pregnancy and childbirth. Dr Catherine Bell @birthmapping, joins Mel to discuss the birth map and the research behind it. Birth ...
9 Nov 20251h 11min
Episode 175 - Post-traumatic growth is possible
Some women feel stuck in a traumatic experience after childbirth, but another possibility is post-traumatic growth. Mel explores this possibility with Midwife and Psychotherapist Dr Athena Hammond. At...
2 Nov 202556min
Episode 174 - Buffering for emotional safety at birth
Being alive at the end of your birth is different than being kept safe. In this episode Mel invites midwife and psychotherapist Dr Athena Hammond to talk about emotional safety during childbirth, how ...
26 Okt 20251h
Episode 173 - How to give great birth support
This episode is for your birth support people, your partner, doula, mum, friend… whoever you’ve chosen to be with you for your birth. Mel explains the role of a great support person clearly to give pr...
19 Okt 20251h 13min
Episode 172 - Do I have to consume raspberry leaf tea and dates?
Raspberry leaf tea and dates are often recommended to you women with the thought that consuming them during pregnancy will assist with a more efficient labour and fewer complications. Today Mel looks ...
12 Okt 202556min
Episode 171 - The midwives mission with Betty Anne Daviss
Betty-Anne Daviss has seemingly endless energy and motivation to continue her midwifery mission. This week Betty-Anne Daviss (Canadian Midwife of nearly 50 years!) speaks to Mel about her career as a ...
5 Okt 20251h 2min
Episode 170 - Managing labour without pain medication
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. This includes your mental game, the capacity of your s...
28 Sep 20251h 22min
Episode 169 - The Epidural
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 women have one, but do you really know what it is, ...
21 Sep 20251h 14min
