Episode 119 - What choices did Mel make for her births?
Ever wondered what Mel chose for her own births? And how it all went? Today she spills the tea about her own personal births through an interview with Anna from Sacred Birth International who intervie...
13 Okt 20241h 30min
Episode 118 - What is posterior labour like?
Posterior labour refers to the circumstance where the baby is facing toward the front to the womans pubic hair as opposed to anterior where the baby is facing the womans bum during labour. The positio...
6 Okt 20241h 2min
Episode 117 - How to change the system
Mel explains exactly how to change the system. This is an excerpt of the opening address that she presented at the convergence of rebellious midwives conference 2024 and draws from her farming experie...
29 Sep 202422min
Episode 116 - Acupuncture and Acupressure
We speak with Dr Kate Levett and Heidi Williams about the use of acupuncture and acupressure in pregnancy. We discover the weight of evidence on the side of acupuncture and Kate and Heidi explore nove...
22 Sep 20241h 10min
Episode 115 - Spinning Babies® with Gail Tully
The Spinning Babies® techniques are well known the world over for providing the opportunity for women to promote the physiological function of their bodies and prevent pathology in the birth process. ...
15 Sep 20241h 6min
Episode 114 - Is CTG ever beneficial?
Women are offered CTG’s in the hope that complications can be identified and intercepted… but is this what happens? Are there better outcomes when we include CTG as part of maternity care? Today Mel i...
8 Sep 202449min
Episode 113 - CTG use in labour and birth
Most women will be offered CTG monitoring through their labour… but does it make a difference to the health of the mum and baby? In this episode Mel invites Kirsten to talk about the use of CTG foetal...
1 Sep 202453min
Episode 112 - Is CTG in pregnancy beneficial?
Women are offered CTG’s through pregnancy in the hope that complications can be identified and intercepted… but is this what happens? Are there better outcomes when we include CTG as part of pregnancy...
25 Aug 202442min
