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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 136 - RSV vaccine in pregnancy

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2025/02/02

The RSV vaccine during pregnancy has just been approved for use in Australia and the Australian government is providing it for free to all pregnant women. Mel goes over the research about the vaccine's effectiveness and the results of the 3 studies done so far. There is limited short term data but no long term data since this is a new vaccine.Melanie is a registered Midwife and so is required by her registration body to uphold the recommendations in the Australian National Immunisations

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71:24

Episode 135 - Common breastfeeding issues and how to...

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2025/01/26

Mel invites experienced Lactation consultant and published author Lucy Webber to the podcast to ask her Breastfeeding questions. Lucy answers some questions that address the most common breastfeeding myths that she is always confronting in her work and I also threw in some listener questions! You can follow along with Lucy via Facebook, instagram or visit her website Resources mentioned: Emma Pickets Podcast Australian Breastfeeding Association Breastfeeding Network UK La Leche League

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50:03

Episode 134 - The risks of induction - Part 2

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2025/01/19

Part 2 of the risks of induction. Episode 133 was all about the assessment and first steps of induction and this episode follows on with the risks of the final steps of induction of labour. These are a must-listen if you are being presented with the option of induction - especially if it’s a routine inductionMel also opens up the video presentations from The Convergence of Rebellious Midwives conference 2024. These are now available to the public and many of the exceptional presentations

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59:40

Episode 133 - The risks of induction - Part 1

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2025/01/12

Having your labour induced has risks. This episode is part 1 of a discussion of the labour induction process and the associated risks that go along with each stage of an induction. The discussion continues in episode 134. Sometimes the benefits of an induction outweigh the risks, but sometimes an induction is more risky than staying pregnant. This episode offers information to help inform your decisions around labour induction options Mel also opens up the video presentations from the

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59:32

Episode 132 - Who is Mel and what is she doing?

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2025/01/05

Dr Melanie Jackson is the host of the Great Birth Rebellion podcast but do you really know her? Mel's husband Dan interviews her to get to the bottom of who she is and what she is up to. Dan probes with questions about her background, motivations, and journey into Midwifery.Discover Mel's academic and professional activities, including her transition from Naturopathy to Midwifery and into academia. The conversation also covers her family life, homeschooling their children, their

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57:45

Episode 131 - Myth Busting - big baby, homebirth,...

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/12/29

Angela Duce (from Guardian Doula’s diary: the podcast) interviews Mel about Myth busting and truth telling about birth. Angela had questions about homebirth, choosing your birth team, postdates, ultrasounds, due dates, induction options and cephalopelvic disproportion.Great birth rebellion Episodes that complement this one: Ep. 3 Due Dates Ep. 8 Giving Birth at home Ep. 29 Small babies, big babies pt.1 Ep. 30 Small babies, big babies pt.2 This episode is a re-edit of The Guardian Doula’s

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84:14

Episode 130 - How bad is it? the 2024 mothers and...

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/12/22

The Australia’s mothers and babies report is released every year and this covers the findings of the 2024 release - Mel and her guest Dr Kirsten Small pick apart the findings and lament over them with a drinking game to sooth the rage. We are told that all of this intervention is used to keep us and our babies safe, but is it working? To get on the mailing list for the podcast and to access the resource folders for each episode, visitmelaniethemidwife.com Get more from the Great Birth

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45:14

Episode 129 - Giving birth to the placenta

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/12/15

After you have your baby, you’ll also give birth to your placenta, but what is the placenta? How do you give birth to it? In this episode, Mel shares 3 methods of placental birth and gives some information to help women decide which method they prefer. There are also some practical tips for midwives who want to learn particular skills for placental birth, especially physiological management. To get on the mailing list for the podcast and to access the resource folders for each episode,

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83:20

Episode 128 - Birth keepers an investigation with...

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/12/08

A birth keeper is a vague and obscure term used to describe some unregulated birth workers who attend births. No one except the birth keeper themselves really knows the full scope of what they do or what they are capable of because they prefer to work in secret and away from the gaze of society. In this episode Mel invites journalist Charlotte King to explore the stories of two families who hired birthkeepers and who now, having experienced the care of a birthkeeper, want to alert the

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41:27

Episode 127 - Do I need stitches if I tear at birth?

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/12/01

Your perineum is a part of your body that is designed to repair itself after childbirth. 70% of women will have some kind of tear or cut to their perineum during childbirth. Many of these will be stitched back together - but is this necessary? Will it still heal without stitches and how do you know if you need stitches or not. This episode has all the answers.To get on the mailing list for the podcast and to access the resource folders for each episode, visit melaniethemidwife.com Get more

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56:02

Episode 126 - Consumer advocacy triumphs and turmoil

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/11/24

Consumer advocacy organisations are significant agents for change in maternity care. In this episode, we delve into the powerful story behind The Perth Birth Link, an advocacy group founded in 2023 to address preventable birth trauma and help women find empowerment through education and support. Being the new kids on the block in this space has given Amy O'Meagher, (the founder of Perth Birth link) a unique view into the culture, triumphs and tragedies of what it means to be a consumer

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36:08

Episode 125 - The medicalisation spectrum

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/11/17

The medicalisation spectrum is 101 when you are planning a birth that feels safest and most satisfying to you. Understanding where you sit on the medicalisation spectrum is the key to planning the rest of your pregnancy, birth and postnatal care. In this episode Mel explains the medicalisation spectrum with reference to where your care provider and chosen birth location would also fit along the spectrum. Mel discusses the 2 types of birth philosophies and where they fit on the spectrum

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56:19

Episode 124 - Pregnant over 35 years old

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/11/10

What does the research say about being over 35 years old and pregnant? Mel looks through some research papers to help you understand how your care provider is calculating risk and outcomes and if these calculations mean anything at all! Are you really having a ‘high-risk’ pregnancy is you are in the ‘advanced maternal age’ category - and don’t even get me started on the ‘geriatric’ pregnancy terminology. Get more from the Great Birth Rebellion Podcast Jointhe podcast mailing listto access

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Episode 123 - Vaginal Breech or Caesarean with Dr...

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/11/03

When a baby is in a breech (head up) position for labour and birth, women are faced with unique challenges of care provider incompetence and fear. Many clinicians don’t know how to or refuse to attend vaginal breech births. They cite increased risk and danger, but is this correct? Is it more dangerous to give birth to your breech baby vaginally or by caesarean section? Dr Rixa Freeze, president of Breech without Borders talks us through the research and we discuss the concept of never being

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80:30

Episode 122 - How to get your baby to sleep

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/10/27

Getting your baby to sleep might feel like the hardest part of your parenting journey. Have you ever been advised to let you baby ‘cry it out’ or been told to just ‘put your baby down’? Or rely in sleep cues and routines? You might want to listen to this episode where Dr Pamela Douglas explains how parenting can be easier, more joyful and less exhausting when we consider the research around infant sleep - because it is certainly not on the side of hours of bouncing a baby to sleep.Dr

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52:52

Episode 121 - How to become a private midwife in...

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/10/22

Curious about what it takes to set up a business as a private midwife? This is for Australian Midwives who want to know the steps to becoming a private midwife. This is the first in a free-series that is running all week at www.melaniethemidwife.combetween October 20th-25th 2024. If you are listening after the 24th, you've missed out on free week but you can register for next year at www.melaniethemidwife.com To get on the mailing list for the podcast and to access the resource folders for

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49:15

Episode 120 - Preparing for posterior labour

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/10/20

Mel brings some practical tips for preparing for a posterior labour. You never know which labour and birth are going to be impacted by posterior position of the baby (facing the front instead of facing the back) and the labour pattern can be very different. Being prepared for a posterior labour also means you are ready for any labour. This episode is great preparation for labour full stop, but you’ll also be prepared for a posterior labour. For more episodes to help you with posterior

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91:06

Episode 119 - What choices did Mel make for her births?

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/10/13

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 interviewed Mel about her birth stories on the Natural Birth podcast… we can think of no better way to celebrate 1 MILLION DOWNLOADS for the Great Birth Rebellion podcast than to share a raw story about the choices Mel made for her own pregnancy and birth journeys - you’ll hear what I did for my tiny

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62:40

Episode 118 - What is posterior labour like?

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/10/06

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 position of the baby has an impact on the process and outcome of labour and in this episode Sarah Langford (midwife, mother and PhD research candidate) talks about her research on posterior labours. We quickly learn what little is known about the experience of posterior labour and what Sarah’s work is

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Episode 117 - How to change the system

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/09/29

For tickets to the convergence of rebellious midwives 2025 go to www.melaniethemidwife.com In this episode 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 experience to give an example of how real and lasting change is made in nature and how this translates to how we can change the maternity system at every level The convergence of rebellious

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