Breastfeeding aversion, agitation and dysphoric milk ejection reflex - An interview with Zainab Yate

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   S5 · E1 · 12 Sep 2023 · 1 hr 19 min

   Plus Size Pregnancy - an interview with Dr Sara Wickham

   Welcome to season 5!! This episode we have the marvelous Dr Sara Wickham back in the cauldron with us talking all about what’s in her new book Plus Size Pregnancy. Sara talks to us about: · How women and families want, need and deserve better answers to their many questions about higher BMI and birth, and that midwives and birth workers need to know what the evidence says. · Clarification of what is the BMI and as Sara says “it’s a racist, ...

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   S4 · E15 · 31 Jul 2023 · 59 min

   Early labour

   In this episode Rachel takes us into the world of ‘early labour’. She’s been promising it for a long while, and here it is. Get your lug’ols around this one! In this episode we discuss: · What’s going on physiologically during this phase of childbirth · Beta endorphins and how they work for us during labour · The neocortex and what is so important about this part of our brain as we birth · Why women in early...

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   S4 · E14 · 14 Jul 2023 · 45 min

   Our special edition: "We hit one million downloads" episode!

   Welcome to the biggest episode yet! Well not really, but we have met a milestone I couldn’t have fathomed 3 years ago on 20th July 2020. It has hit home what has happened over this time and how this 'little' podcast has grown into something really fantastic. And this is due to my dear friend Dr Rachel Reed, our amazing guests who have so kindly donated their time to come on, and to all of you who listen in each episode and make the effort to share it, talk about it, grab a bit of merch ...

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   S4 · E12 · 6 Jun 2023 · 49 min

   The unbelievable tactics of the formula industry- Do not think you can skip this episode!

   In this episode I take Rachel and you into the world of underhand marketing tactics going on right under our noses from the commercial milk formula (CMF) industry. In Feburary 2023 the Lancet and WHO released a new 3 part series discussing the marketing of CMF. Rachel really did wonder if this would be of any interest to our listeners and I promised her that within a few minutes her knickers would be in a twist ... and they were! This is not a discussion about whether formula mi...

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   S4 · E11 · 17 May 2023 · 1 hr 31 min

   Childbirth education, home birth, attachement styles and the "F%k1ng epidural" - An interview with Rhea Dempsey

   Rhea is a former PE teacher turned childbirth educator, and counsellor and feels privileged to have attended more than a thousand births in hospitals and home settings as a birth attendant as well as connecting with many more women, their partners and support people during birth preparation workshops and personal birth counselling sessions. Rhea has spoken extensively around Australia and internationally and is the author of two books – ‘Birth with Confidence: savvy choices for normal...

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   S4 · E10 · 18 Apr 2023 · 1 hr 3 min

   Vaginal Examinations

   On this episode of the Midwives Cauldron, it’s just me and Rachel hanging out and stirring the pot discussing vaginal examinations (VE's)! We take a step back in history to look at how midwives originally used vaginal examination during labour and for what purposeWe look at current guidelines Rachel goes on her history trail for us to find the original research which guidelines are based onWe talk about said research, the risks of vaginal examinations Language midwives could use to ...

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   S5 · E16 · 25 Sep 2024 · 45 min

   What you didn't know about donor milk and milk sharing

   In this episode, Katie takes Rachel behind the scenes for an in-depth exploration of donor milk—an intriguing topic that might just challenge everything you thought you knew about this practice. I have to caveat that some of the information in this episode is possibly going to get your knickers in a twist tho...

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   S5 · E15 · 4 Sep 2024 · 56 min

   Waterbirth

   In this episode Rachel and Katie dive into the fascinating topic of waterbirth (excuse the pun, but it was too good to leave out!). I ask Rachel my burning questions and she stirs up the cauldron exploring everything from the history of waterbirth to the practicalities and the science behind it. Listen in as we find out about: · When did women start birthing in water? · What does the research say about waterbirth improving outcomes? · ...

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   S5 · E14 · 7 Aug 2024 · 1 hr 7 min

   Kangaroo mother care and zero separation with Dr Nils Bergman

   Dr Nils Bergman calls himself a Public Health Physician, and currently promotes and researches skin-to- skin contact on a full time basis. He is a Research Associate at the Karolinska Institute, Sweden. Dr. Bergman was born in Sweden and raised in Zimbabwe, where he also later worked as a mission doctor. He received his medical degree (MB ChB) at the University of Cape Town, a Diploma in Child Health at Uppsala University, and later a Masters in Public Health at the University of the Western ...

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    S5 · E13 · 3 Jul 2024 · 44 min

    To Nipple Shield or not to Nipple Shield?

    In this episode Katie takes Rachel into a conversation about why the nipple shield topic gets Katie’s knickers in a Twist. We discuss: The history of their use from1500s to present day How the research might not be telling the right story? Why are they so controversial? We ask do nipple shields affect how much milk the baby can take out of the breast? When might be a good reason to use a nipple shield – way more reasons than you probably think! How d...

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