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The Great Birth Rebellion

Dr Melanie Jackson

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. Want more? Follow along at @melaniethemidwife and @thegreatbirthrebellion on SM Subscribe

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Episode 76 - Ask me anything

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/04/10

In this episode, Mel answers some listener questions in a one and only public ‘Ask me anything’ episode. In the future these episodes are reserved for premium hub members who get one of these per month and have access to the ‘ask Mel a question’ button in the hub. Enjoy this insight into some of my clinical work and tidbits of research scattered about.Time stamps: 2:30 - Top tips for achieving a vaginal birth after a previous caesarean section 8:50 - Talking placental insufficiency and do

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24:13

Episode 75 - Things are changing around here

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/04/07

In this episode Mel explains why she chose to release B as co-host of the great birth rebellion podcast and offers a summary of the changes you can expect of the podcast going forward.Time stamps: 04:30 - Summary of listener feedback 06:08 - Improvement suggestions 08:36 - Why was B released? 14:30 - what else is changing? If the great birth rebellion is valuable to you, consider joining the premium members hub where you’ll get access to episode transcripts, additional resources, the ‘ask

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57:07

Episode 74 - The cascade of interventions

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/03/31

In this episode Mel and B discuss the concept of ‘the cascade of interventions’. The cascade occurs when an additional intervention is needed in order to counteract the impact of the last intervention. We specifically make reference to epidurals, artificial rupture of membranes and continuous foetal heart rate monitoring but we get broad and philosophical too. A definite base level episode to introduce you to the concept of the cascade of intervention. To get on the mailing list for the

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54:45

Episode 73 - Episiotomy Part 2

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/03/24

This is part 2 of our look into episiotomy. Part 1 (episode 72) is essential listening if you want to get the full picture. In this episode Mel and B continue their exploration into the intervention of episiotomy by talking about issues of consent, how to keep yourself safe from an unwanted episiotomy and how to recover well from having had one if it happens to you. We’ve got your butt sisters. To get on the mailing list for the podcast and to access the resource folders for each episode,

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77:05

Episode 72 - Episiotomy Part 1

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/03/17

In this episode Mel and B start their exploration of episiotomy. Episiotomy is the practice of using scissors to cut the opening of the vagina to make it larger for childbirth. In Australia, 25% of women receive one. We examine this practice in what we thought would be one episode… but there was so much to cover that now it’s a 2 part episode, part 2 coming next week. They go together, so start here. To get on the mailing list for the podcast and to access the resource folders for each

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78:20

Episode 71 - Birth Debriefing

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/03/10

On this episode Mel and B discuss birth debriefing, or life debriefing and using debriefing to prepare for and process transformative events, such as birth and parenthood. B shares her career knowledge about debriefing and we discuss what it is and what it isn’t and how to do it properly.If you are interested in becoming trained in birth debriefing check out B and Laels workshops and www.motheration.au If you would like to book a debrief with B or her team go to www.coreandfloor.com.au To

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59:07

Episode 70 - Freebirth in the Media with Charlotte...

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/03/03

Ep 70 - Freebirth in the Media with Charlotte King ABC reporterIn this episode of the great birth rebellion, Mel meets with Charlotte King, a researcher and reporter from the ABC news network in Australia. Charlotte was one of the reporters working on a recent (Feb 2024) media story about Freebirth in Australia. This investigation has been going for approximately 8 months and was released this week in the shadow of the very unfortunate deaths of twins born during a freebirth. The great

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43:14

Episode 69 - Low Lying Placentas

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/02/25

In this weeks episode Mel and B discuss the diagnosis of low-lying placenta and what this could mean for your birth options. We discuss the likelihood of it moving and research coming out about the risks and benefits of vaginal birth vs cesarean section in these circumstances. If you’ve got a low lying placenta or you are caring for a woman who has, we think you’ll be reassured by the research.To get on the mailing list for the podcast and to access the resource folders for each episode,

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53:40

Episode 68 - Tongue tie

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/02/18

In this episode Mel meets with one of her long term friends and Advanced Paediatric Osteopath and Lactation consultant Reena Murray from @completelyaligned. Today we discuss Osteopathy for babies and young children and how this therapy can complement the care you give your baby in their early years. We discuss the place of osteopathy in managing many newborn issues and explore what an Osteopath could do for your baby. To find out more about Reena’s work you can have a look at her

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33:33

Episode 67 - Osteopathy for babies with Reena Murray

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/02/11

In this episode Mel meets with one of her long term friends and Advanced Paediatric Osteopath and Lactation consultant Reena Murray from @completelyaligned. Today we discuss Osteopathy for babies and young children and how this therapy can complement the care you give your baby in their early years. We discuss the place of osteopathy in managing many newborn issues and explore what an Osteopath could do for your baby. To find out more about Reena’s work you can have a look at her

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59:12

Episode 66 - Sex during pregnancy

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/02/04

In this episode Mel and B explore many many angles (see what we did there) regarding sex during pregnancy. We discuss practicalities, when it’s not ok to have sex, fun sex facts with Mel and sex problems in pregnancy… we also discuss all the fun stuff! This is for anyone who wants to have sex during pregnancy. To get on the mailing list for the podcast and to access the resource folders for each episode, visit www.melaniethemidwife.com You can find out more about Mel @melaniethemidwife and

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44:53

Episode 65 - Breath work for birth with Emma Johnston

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/01/28

In this episode Mel invites her long term friend and wise woman Emma Johnston (aka @newearth.mama) to the podcast to discuss Breath work for birth. Emma has studied mastery of breath work (among other things) and is one half of the 'The reconnected' empire @the_reconnected. Emma has 5 children and discusses how breath work impacted her birth experiences and gives practical strategies that you can apply to your own birth. To get on the mailing list for the podcast and to access the resource

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48:57

Episode 64 - Sleeping in pregnancy

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/01/21

In this episode Mel and B discuss aspects of sleep in pregnancy, including why we are told not to sleep on our back during pregnancy (and what to do if you wake up on your back), comfort strategies, what to do with your night waking times, bedtime bladder health, managing sleep discomfort and building healthy sleep habits for life. To get on the mailing list for the podcast and to access the resource folders for each episode, visit www.melaniethemidwife.com You can find out more about Mel

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68:26

Episode 63 - How to give great postnatal support

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/01/14

In this episode Mel and B give straight to the point advice for the people in your life who want to be around in your postpartum journey. We talk about the helpful and unhelpful things that some women are exposed to postpartum and offer practical options to improve the quality of care that you can receive from the people around you as you recover from giving birth and adjust to parenthood. B has a pile of fabulous resources (free and for a fee) for postpartum women and mentioned a few on

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69:08

Episode 62 - Thrush in pregnancy

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/01/07

Welcome back to the great birth rebellion, it’s 2024 and we are kicking off with an Australian summer special by talking about thrush in pregnancy. We talk about what it is and how to fix it for good. Even if you don’t have thrush, you’ll learn about how to keep your vagina and vulva healthy throughout you pregnancy and your life! There is something for everyone whether you are itchy or not. Welcome back rebels! To get on the mailing list for the podcast and to access the resource folders

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66:55

Episode 61 - Osteopathy in pregnancy with Liz and Kate

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2023/11/26

This is our last episode for 2023, we will be back in January 2024. As this episode aired we received 500 000 (half a million!) downloads for this podcast. Thank you rebels for making this podcast so well received. In this episode we speak with Osteopaths Kate and Liz all about osteopathy during pregnancy and osteopathic care of the pelvic bowl in preparation for birth. Kate has two clinics in Melbourne: Kew - Eastern Osteopathy/The Pelvic Place Melbournewww.easternosteo.com.au Hampton -

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66:18

Episode 60 - Maternal alignment

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2023/11/19

In this weeks episode we tap into B and Mel’s knowledge about maternal alignment. There is lots of discussion out there about getting babies in the ‘right spot’ using optimal foetal positioning techniques, In this episode talk about optimising maternal mechanics over manipulating the baby. You can access B’s courses and classes at Coreandfloor.com.au To get on the mailing list for the podcast and to access the resource folders for each episode, visit www.melaniethemidwife.com You can find

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35:58

Episode 59 - Optimal umbilical cord management part 2

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2023/11/12

In this weeks episode, Mel and B continue their discussion about optimal cord management. This week we speak about optimal cord management in special circumstances, such as with actively managed placental birth, when collecting blood for cord gases and Rh- blood groups and for cord banking. This is part 2 of optimal cord management, we would encourage you to listen to episode 58 before this one to get a full understanding of this topic. To get on the mailing list for the podcast and to

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44:05

Episode 58 - optimal umbilical cord management part 1

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2023/11/05

In this episode Mel and B give you part 1 of this 2 part series about optimal umbilical cord management. In this first part we talk about optimal cord management and the importance of waiting for the baby to fully transition before cutting the umbilical cord. In episode 59 we will look at optimal cord management in special circumstances. Part 1 goes perfectly with part 2, so listen to this one first. To get on the mailing list for the podcast and to access the resource folders for each

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Episode 57 - Getting reported to AHPRA

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2023/10/29

In this episode Mel and B welcome Australian midwife Jo Hunter to talk about the process of being reported to AHPRA. For Australian midwives this will help you better understand what it is like being reported to AHPRA as Jo takes us through her research. If you are coming to this episode having been reported to AHPRA, or you are publicly making judgements about midwives, this episode has some practical suggestions for you. If you want to speak to Jo about this more you can reach out to her

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