The Birth Choices podcast uncovers the choices available to you in pregnancy and birth. By showcasing personal stories of birth choices — interviewing women and birthing people about how they chose and experienced their model of care, and speaking with experts in each of these domains, we aim to leave you feeling informed, able to make autonomous decisions, and ultimately confident in your innate ability to birth. https://www.instagram.com/birthchoices_
…
continue reading
1
10: Fiona Hallinan + Agia Nenke on internal pelvic release work and the role of the pelvis and tension in pregnancy, labour and birth
1:21:44
1:21:44
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:21:44
In this episode we speak Fiona Hallinan and Agia Nenke, midwives and internal pelvic release practitioners, about the role of the pelvis in understanding labour and birth, the role of soft tissue and the impact of tension, perineal massage (or more relevantly, perineal kneading, and what not to do!), spinning babies and how to best support women an…
…
continue reading
1
09: Alice + Dave’s birth stories — the road from private obstetric care to homebirth, and navigating pregnancy loss
2:03:46
2:03:46
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
2:03:46
In this episode we hear from co-host Alice and her husband Dave about their road from birthing in a private hospital under private obstetric care, through the grief of two miscarriages, to then birth at home via a publicly funded homebirth program. Alice looks back on her first vaginal birth, which she emerged from feeling victorious, now through t…
…
continue reading
1
08: Obstetrician Dr Natalie Elphingstone on woman-centred obstetric care, “doing” less, homebirth, and your choices in caesarean section
1:27:23
1:27:23
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:27:23
In this episode we speak with obstetrician Dr Natalie Elphingstone about her obstetric training and how that contributes to a certain dominant philosophy of birth, her road to “doing” less and learning from and collaborating with midwives and doulas, the question of obstetric care for “low risk” or uncomplicated pregnancies, homebirth, curating pos…
…
continue reading
1
07: Doula and human rights in childbirth activist Karli Smith - on doulas, navigating your rights and hospital policies, and preparing for birth
1:08:43
1:08:43
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:08:43
In this episode we speak with Karli Smith, a doula with a background in international human rights law and humanitarian aid, who now spends her time supporting women and birthing people on an individual and broader systems level in advocating for rights in maternity care. We speak about the role of doulas in pregnancy, birth and postpartum, the pow…
…
continue reading
1
06: Elysia + Andrew’s birth stories — from UK birth centres, to hospital, to publicly funded homebirth
1:19:28
1:19:28
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:19:28
In this episode we hear from our very own Elysia, as she and her husband Andrew give us a snapshot of their first three birth experiences — the first two in integrated birth centres in the UK, the third in a Melbourne public hospital, before delving into what led them to choose homebirth for their most recent birth of baby number 4, at home via a p…
…
continue reading
1
05: Choosing VBAC — part 2 of our interview with Dr Hazel Keedle
49:06
49:06
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
49:06
In this episode we welcome back Dr Hazel Keedle to discuss all things vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC). We speak about her research that collated in her book, Birth After Caesarean: Your Journey to a Better Birth, what informed consent looks like in this space, the benefits of relationship-based care, the four contextual factors impacting on wo…
…
continue reading
1
04: Birth advocacy and journey to VBAC with postpartum doula, Jules Meyer @flo.to.grow
1:48:35
1:48:35
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:48:35
In this episode we speak with postpartum doula, Jules Meyer of @flo.to.grow, about her experience of the “cascade of intervention” in her first birth following induction, her journey of preparing for a vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC), the ongoing advocacy required through her pregnancy, and birth, and how it felt to birth her second baby vagin…
…
continue reading
1
02: Care provider choices — Pt 1 — What are they? With Alice & Elysia
51:44
51:44
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
51:44
This is Part 1 of our care provider choices mini-series. In this episode we walk you through the care provider options available to you for pregnancy, birth and postpartum care. We discuss care under the public system - from fragmented general care, to caseload/MGP continuity models, publicly funded Homebirth, and shared care with a GP or private m…
…
continue reading
1
03: Women’s experiences of different care providers — Pt 2 — an interview with Dr Hazel Keedle
33:05
33:05
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
33:05
In part 2 of our mini-series on care provider choices we speak with Dr Hazel Keedle, lead researcher on Australia's largest survey on women's experiences of maternity care, the Birth Experience Study (BESt). We discuss the findings explored in a few key papers emanating from the responses of 8,804 women to that survey, including key findings around…
…
continue reading
1
01: Introducing Birth Choices — the podcast
16:37
16:37
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
16:37
Welcome to our introductory episode for birthchoices — the podcast. Meet co-hosts Alice and Elysia who introduce themselves and discuss their plans for the podcast — a platform to share digestible evidence and stories from families, as well as insights from experts, about the range of choices available to you in pregnancy, birth and postpartum.…
…
continue reading