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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 105 - Challenging the colonisation of birth

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/07/21

Mel takes a deep look at the journal paper ‘Challenging the colonisation of birth: Koori women’s birthing knowledge and practice’ which describes Aboriginal womens birthing knowledge and practice prior to Colonisation and how these practices were impacted by invasion in 1788. This episode is best listened to in conjunction with episode 106. The decolonisation of childbirth.To get on the mailing list for the podcast and to access the resource folders for each episode, visit

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29:14

Episode 104 - Why do women freebirth?

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/07/17

Dr Melanie Jackson, the host of the great birth rebellion finally shares the findings from her 2014 PhD thesis, ‘Birthing outside the system: wanting the best and safest’ and explores the question of ‘why do women freebirth’ drawing directly from her thesis findings. You can read her full thesis or just the shorter academic publications in the resource folder (get on the mailing list to get access to that) Melanie is speaking at the all4Maternity seminar session on July 23rd 2024 alongside

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13:06

Episode 103 - Is baby in danger during waterbirth?

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/07/14

In this episode Mel answers listener questions. This question asks about the outcomes and safety for babies who are born during water birth. We discuss additional guidance around what to do if the is meconium stained liquor at the time of birth and if there is an issue with babies being born partly in and partly out of water. This is a premium hub member episode and the remaining answers for this podcast are in the premium hub: What questions should I ask my care provider if I am planning

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73:35

Episode 102 - Decentralising Maternity care

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/07/10

Click here for tickets to the live stream of the Regenerate health summit coming up on August 3rd and 4th 2024. Get your tickets here and learn more about the Regenerate Health Summit. Live stream tickets are incredibly cost effective and you don’t even need to leave home.Dr Max Gulhane from the Regenerative Health Podcast and Regenerate health summit interviews Mel about Decentralising Maternity care and childbirth. Mel and Max have collaborated on this episode to share on the great

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69:05

Episode 101 - The Brain and Body in labour with Dr...

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/07/07

Dr Sarah Buckley, academic and author of the best selling book ‘Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering, joins Mel on the podcast to discuss how the brain works during labour and it’s interaction with the body. We speak about how to optimise brain function in labour in order to optimise birth physiology.Sarah is an invited speaker to the Convergence of Rebellious Midwives Conference happening in Sydney, Australia in August 2024. Click here to see more about this event and buy tickets For more

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18:09

Episode 100 - Movement for management of blood sugar

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/07/03

In this episode of the Great Birth Rebellion podcast,Mel celebrates the podcast's 100th episode and nears 1 million downloads, expressing gratitude to loyal listeners and tracing the podcast's evolution. She delves into the use of movement to regulate blood sugar levels during pregnancy, particularly for women managing gestational diabetes.Mel discusses research on how movement affects blood sugar levels and the implications of exercise in blood sugar control to reduce risks during birth

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58:12

Episode 99 - Real food for Gestational Diabetes with...

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/06/30

Lily Nichols, world renowned author of 3 books comes on the podcast to speak about her book ‘real food for gestational diabetes’. Mel asked her all about which foods help control and prevent diabetes in pregnancy and we discuss the problems with mainstream dietary advice given to women with gestational diabetesYou can learn more about Lily’s books and work at: Lily’s website Real food for gestational diabetes Lily’s books About Lily Institute for perinatal nutrition @lilynicholsrnd To

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27:06

Episode 98 - Gestational diabetes screening

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/06/26

Mel provides this re-edit of episode 18 about Gestational diabetes screening in preparation for episode 99 with Lily Nichols about real food for gestational diabetes. This episode pairs with her episode for anyone challenged with a gestational diabetes diagnosisTo get on the mailing list for the podcast and to access the resource folders for each episode, visit www.melaniethemidwife.com Premium podcast members Hub Being a premium podcast member gives you access to the transcript and

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13:57

Episode 97 - Apgar scoring invalid in physiological...

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/06/23

In this episode Mel proposes that the use of Apgar scoring is invalid for women under the care of midwives, for babies who have their umbilical cord intact for longer than 60 seconds and for women having a physiological birth. Find out why in the episodeTo get on the mailing list for the podcast and to access the resource folders for each episode, visit www.melaniethemidwife.com Premium podcast members Hub Being a premium podcast member gives you access to the transcript and additional

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23:09

Episode 96 - Cord ties vs clamps

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/06/19

In this episode Mel explore the options for tying off or clamping your babies umbilical cord including why ties went ‘out of fashion’ and what instigated the use of clamps instead. Mel will also discuss concerns some people have about using a tie instead of clamp and how these objections can be navigated. I learnt more than I thought! So you will too To get on the mailing list for the podcast and to access the resource folders for each episode, visit www.melaniethemidwife.com Premium

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62:46

Episode 95 - Midwifery without borders with Wise...

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/06/16

Kristine Lauria is an American Midwife who apprenticed with Amish Midwives and attended births for 17 years before getting a ‘formal’ midwifery qualification. This paired with her training as a paramedic formed the basis for her work as a homebirth midwife and humanitarian aid Midwife with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF/Doctors without Borders) and as a trainer with Breech without Borders. Kristine is the only Midwife I have ever heard of to attend not one but two triplet births at home. I

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14:45

Episode 94 - VBAC after single layer uterine closure

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/06/12

This episode is a follow up to episode 93 and discusses the research around the different techniques when closing the uterus after a caesarean section. Some care providers will tell you that single layer closure represents a higher risk of uterine rupture, but I found 5 research papers that say otherwise. To get on the mailing list for the podcast and to access the resource folders for each episode, visit www.melaniethemidwife.com Premium podcast members Hub Being a premium podcast member

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50:51

Episode 93 - VBAC vaginal birth after caesarean

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/06/09

This episode is all about vaginal birth after caesarean section. In this episode I draw on our first interview with Hazel Keedle way back in episode 7 with some updates. We discuss the strategies that you can apply to increase your chances of VBAC and also the risks and benefits of a repeat caesarean and the option of vaginal birth.If you loved this talk with Hazel, you can come and see her speak live at the Convergence of rebellious Midwives conference happening in Sydney, Australia in

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53:37

Episode 92 - Midwifery changes in Australia with...

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/06/05

Click here to sign up for the free Script writing webinar and CPD opportunity Click here to learn more about the convergence of rebellious midwives Alison Weatherstone (Chief Midwife) is here to discuss the new legislation that will open Australian Midwives up to even more autonomous practice including changes to professional indemnity insurance, increase in Medicare rebates, the abolishment of collaborative agreements and she gives away some information about ‘the 5000 hours’. We also

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22:12

Episode 91 - Belly binding

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/06/02

Midwife Sarah Smits shares the knowledge she has around the traditional practice of belly binding and ways to apply this to your pregnancy and postpartum journey. Sarah has picked up these skills and teaches them from her unique lessons around the world.Find out more information about Sarah Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bridging_worlds_midwifery/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bwmidwife website https://www.bwmidwife.com Youtube

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26:51

Episode 90 - Midwifery lessons from Guatemala

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/05/29

Midwife Sarah Smits tells us what she learnt from the Mayan midwives in Guatemala and how she/we can apply these in our circumstances. We discuss robozo, mayan abdominal massage and the place of steam and heat and traditional care practices applied to pregnant and postpartum women. Sarah discusses initiatives that are supporting the traditional midwives in Guatemala. Next week she will share about the practice of abdominal binding.Find out more information about Sarah Instagram

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40:11

Episode 89 - Intrepid Midwifery with Sarah Smits

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/05/26

In this episode, Mel interviews endorsed midwife Sarah Smits @bridging_worlds_midwifery who has spent her midwifery career thus far travelling and collecting skills from other cultures which she now applies to her midwifery work in Australia and abroad. Today we learn about some of the skills that Sarah has collected and midwives will find inspiration for alternative ways of working and career options within her story. Find out more information about Sarah Instagram

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29:37

Episode 88 - What if I need to push before I’m fully...

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/05/22

In this episode Mel answers the questions submitted by the premium hub members. They have access to the ‘ask Mel a question’ button and Mel is answering their questions in their own exclusive hub episode (which happens once a month)... but today you’ll get a treat of getting the first question answered here publicly… but if you want to hear the rest, you’ve got to be a hub member. Today, Mel discusses what to do if you get an urge to push your baby out, but your cervix isn’t fully dilated

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38:23

Episode 87 - Group B Strep (GBS) - just facts, no fluff

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/05/19

Almost every pregnant woman will need to make a decision about Group B strep, what decision would you make? This episode is a re-edit of the most popular episode of all time, episode 6 on Group B Strep. In this re-edit Mel has kept only facts (no fluff)... you asked for it. This episode is a great one to pass on to your partner, care provider or anyone you think would like rapid fire information about Group B Strep in pregnancy and labour. For anyone that appreciates a conversational

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Episode 86 - Internal release work with Fiona Hallinan

The Great Birth Rebellion ·

2024/05/15

Melanie Speaks with wise woman Fiona Hallinan from ‘The pelvic space’ about internal release work. Fiona has over 30 years of experience working with women as a midwife, nurse and pelvic space therapist. Internal release work involves physically interacting with the pelvic space by accessing it through the vagina. Fiona talks about how her work now as an internal release work therapist evolved and developed and we tap into this learnt skill which is moving from oral tradition into

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