The Great Birth Rebellion
By Dr Melanie Jackson
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Episodes: 133
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You can have a GREAT pregnancy, birth and postpartum experience. You just need the information and strategies to make it happen. The Great Birth Rebellion podcast, hosted by Midwife Dr Melanie Jackson offers evidence- based information to help you make informed decisions about your maternity care. The Great Birth Birth Rebellion helps you get the best out of your pregnancy, birth and postpartum journey.
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Episode 149 - Increase your chance of vaginal birth in hospital with these strategies
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May 04, 2025 |
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Episode 148 - Why do they put their fingers in your vagina?
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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Episode 147 - Your Ultrasound options in pregnancy
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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Episode 146 - Childhood vaccinations with Dr. Joel Warsh
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Apr 13, 2025 |
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Episode 145 - Nausea and Vomiting in pregnancy
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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Episode 144 - What to do when you’re overdue
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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Episode 143 - Declining medical recommendations
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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Episode 142 - Iron deficiency in pregnancy
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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Episode 141 - Big babies small babies
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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Episode 140 - Baby Brain
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Episode 139 - So you’ve got preeclampsia (part 2)
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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Episode 138 - Preventing pre-eclampsia (part 1)
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Episode 137 - Reclaiming Midwifery a modern day battlecry
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Feb 09, 2025 |
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Episode 136 - RSV vaccine in pregnancy
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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Episode 135 - Common breastfeeding issues and how to fix them
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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Episode 134 - The risks of induction - Part 2
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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Episode 133 - The risks of induction - Part 1
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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Episode 132 - Who is Mel and what is she doing?
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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Episode 131 - Myth Busting - big baby, homebirth, postdates, CPD
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Dec 29, 2024 |
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Episode 130 - How bad is it? the 2024 mothers and babies report
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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Episode 129 - Giving birth to your placenta
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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Episode 128 - Birth keepers an investigation with journalist Charlotte King ABC
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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Episode 127 - Do I need stitches if I tear at birth?
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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Episode 126 - Consumer advocacy triumphs and turmoil
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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Episode 125 - The medicalisation spectrum
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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Episode 124 - Pregnant over 35 years old
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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Episode 123 - Vaginal Breech or Caesarean with Dr Rixa Freeze
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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Episode 122 - Getting your baby to sleep
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Oct 27, 2024 |
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Episode 121 - How to become a private midwife in Australia
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Episode 120 - Preparing for posterior labour
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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Episode 119 - What choices did Mel make for her births?
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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Episode 118 - What is posterior labour like?
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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Episode 117 - How to change the system
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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Episode 116 - Acupuncture and Acupressure
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Sep 22, 2024 |
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Episode 115 - Spinning Babies® with Gail Tully
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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Episode 114 - Is CTG ever beneficial?
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Sep 08, 2024 |
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Episode 113 - CTG use in labour and birth
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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Episode 112 - Is CTG in pregnancy beneficial?
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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Episode 111 - Is hospital birth dangerous for women?
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Aug 18, 2024 |
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Episode 110 - The Village Community
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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Episode 109 - The Birth House
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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Episode 107 - What are we rebelling against anyway?
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Jul 28, 2024 |
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Episode 106 - Decolonisation of birth
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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Episode 105 - Challenging the colonisation of birth
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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Episode 104 - Why do women freebirth?
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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Episode 103 - Is baby in danger during waterbirth?
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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Episode 102 - Decentralising Maternity care
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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Episode 101 - The Brain and Body in labour with Dr Sarah Buckley
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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Episode 100 - Movement for management of blood sugar
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Episode 99 - Real food for Gestational Diabetes with Lily Nichols
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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Episode 98 - Gestational diabetes screening
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Episode 97 - Apgar scoring invalid in physiological birth
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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Episode 96 - Cord ties vs clamps
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Episode 95 - Midwifery without borders with Wise Woman Kristine Lauria
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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Episode 94 - VBAC after single layer uterine closure
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Episode 93 - vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC)
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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Episode 92 - Midwifery changes in Australia with Alison Weatherstone
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Episode 91 - Belly binding
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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Episode 90 - Midwifery lessons from Guatemala
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May 29, 2024 |
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Episode 89 - Intrepid Midwifery with Sarah Smits
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May 26, 2024 |
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Episode 88 - What if I need to push before I’m fully dilated?
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May 22, 2024 |
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Episode 87 - Group B Strep Testing and Treating
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May 19, 2024 |
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Episode 86 - Internal release work with Fiona Hallinan
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May 15, 2024 |
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Episode 85 - Light messes with labour
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May 12, 2024 |
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Episode 84 - The myth of the failing placenta
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May 08, 2024 |
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Episode 83 - Warnings about the birth bed and what to so instead
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May 05, 2024 |
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Episode 82 - Failure to progress or just normal?
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May 01, 2024 |
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Episode 81 - How do homebirth midwives manage birth emergencies
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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Episode 80 - Caring for your preterm baby
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Episode 79 - Wise woman Sheryl Sidery
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Episode 78 - Meconium in the waters
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Episode 77 - The place of policy
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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Episode 76 - Ask me anything
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Episode 75 - Things are changing around here
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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Episode 74 - The cascade of interventions
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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Episode 73 - Episiotomy Part 2
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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Episode 72 - Episiotomy Part 1
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Episode 70 - Freebirth in the Media with Charlotte King ABC reporter
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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Episode 69 - Low Lying Placenta
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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Episode 68 - Tongue tie
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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Episode 67 - Osteopathy for babies
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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Episode 65 - Breath work for birth with Emma Johnston
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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Episode 64 - Sleeping in pregnancy
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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Episode 62 - Thrush in pregnancy
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Jan 07, 2024 |
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Episode 61 - Osteopathy in pregnancy with Liz and Kate
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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Episode 59 - Optimal umbilical cord management part 2
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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Episode 58 - optimal umbilical cord management part 1
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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Episode 57 - Getting reported to AHPRA
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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Episode 56 - Hospital packing list
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Episode 55 - Supplies to gather for labour at home
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Episode 54 - What midwives do at a homebirth
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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Episode 52 - Haemorrhoids
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Episode 51 - ART/IVF in Pregnancy and Birth
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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Episode 49 - Ethics and Informed Consent
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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Episode 47 - Managing labour pain without medicine
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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Episode 46 - Stretch and Sweep
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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Episode 44 - Pre-labour rupture of membranes
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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Episode 43 - How to have Breastfeeding Success
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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Episode 42 - Twins with Dr Stuart Fischbein
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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Episode 41 - Unusual cord insertions
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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Episode 39 - Maternal assisted caesarean section
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May 28, 2023 |
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Episode 38 - Positive Caesarean part 2
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May 21, 2023 |
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Episode 37 - Positive Caesarean Part 1
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May 14, 2023 |
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Episode 36 - Placenta Consumption and other uses
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May 07, 2023 |
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Episode 35 - Vitamin K for newborns
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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Episode 34 - Exercise in Pregnancy
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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Episode 33 - Induction
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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Episode 32 - Will eating dates make my labour go faster?
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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Episode 31 - Shoulder Dystocia
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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Episode 29 & 30 - Big Babies Small Babies
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Episode 28 - How to be a great birth support
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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Episode 27 - Low Platelets in pregnancy (Gestational Thrombocytopaenia)
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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Episode 26 - Breech birth
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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Episode 25 - Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH)
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Feb 19, 2023 |
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Episode 24 - Giving birth to your placenta
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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Episode 23 - Obstetric violence and birth trauma
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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Episode 21 - If I tear during birth, do I need stitches?
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Dec 25, 2022 |
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episode 20 - Sterile water injections
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Dec 18, 2022 |
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Episode 19 - The perineal bundle
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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Episode 18 - Gestational diabetes screening and diagnosis
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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Episode 17 - Waterbirth
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Nov 27, 2022 |
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Episode 15 - The hormones of labour
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Nov 12, 2022 |
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Episode 14 - Pushing out your baby
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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Episode 12 - CTG - do you need it?
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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Episode 11 - The labour process
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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Episode 10 - Vaginal Examinations
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Oct 09, 2022 |
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Episode 8 - Giving Birth at Home
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Sep 25, 2022 |
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Episode 7 - Birth after Caesarean
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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Episode 6 - Group B Strep (GBS)
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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Episode 3 - Due dates
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Aug 21, 2022 |
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Episode 2 - The medicalisation spectrum
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Episode 1 - Let the rebellion begin!
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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The Great Birth Rebellion Trailer
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Jul 31, 2022 |