Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond

In this episode of Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond, host Kirilly Dawn chats with craniosacral therapist and birth attendant Oni Blecher, on the relationship of the body, mind and spirit during pregnancy and birth.

"To do death well, we need to live well", Zenith Virago. A rich discussion on death and dying and living well with Zenith Virago for most family and community members. In this episode of Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond Annalee Atia speaks with Zenith Virago about the relevance of setting a place for death at your table and being an elder in your community. Death is an eventual part of life for all of us and like many other aspects of life, we have the choice to either integrate it into or seperate it from - our everyday reality. This grounding and honest conversation is great for most family members from 14yo and above - parents listen in first to determine if suitable for your children and circumstances and wonderful for all of us whether we have been touched by death or not. Find out more about Zenith's work here: www.naturaldeathcarecentre.orgAll Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond podcast are now ACM CPD (Continuing Professional Development) points recognised.You are tuned to Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond. Contemporary Conversations where Stories, Science, Traditions & New Ideas meet. Our show is coming to you from the studios of BayFM in Byron Bay and is broadcasting across Australia on the Community Radio Network, you can find us on iTunes and Spreaker and through your favourite podcast providers. First aired live on 99.9BayFM in Byron Bay, Australia on April 22nd, 2019.Produced and hosted by Annalee Atia for PBB Media Guest: Zenith ViragoAll rights reserved. www.pbbmedia.org

Most mothers have experienced exhaustion, pain, forgetfulness, indecision, low energy levels, moodiness, or some form of baby brain. And it's no wonder: The process of growing a baby depletes a mother's body in substantial ways. As a result, a woman can suffer from the effects of post natal depletion for many years. For dads, it can be a minefield of uncertainty and misunderstanding. Supporting woman and families with recovery from post natal depletion is the life work of our special guest Dr Oscar Serrallach. Dr Serrallach was first to recognise something he termed Post-Natal Depletion, describing the broader clinical pattern of many women presenting with these symptoms after having children. He has since dedicated his work towards researching this condition and applying the practice of Functional Medicine to help his clients with their recovery. On this show, Dr Oscar and Sean Tonnet will nut through some of the most significant facts and actions Dads can make in supporting themselves, their woman and their children around this essential topic.First aired on 99.9 Bay FM in Byron Bay on 3rd June 2019.Produced and presented by Sean TonnetCopyright 2019 PBB Media and Sean Tonnetwww.pbbmedia.org

Ella Noah Bancroft is a Bundjalung woman, artist, storyteller, teacher, connection coach and mentor. A poetic feminist and social entrepreneur, Ella’s passion in protecting the Earth fuel her many projects. She is the founder of non-profit sustainable clothing brand Yhi Creation, and she’s also the powerful force behind local women’s gathering - The Returning – a full day event focusing on deepening our connection to the Earth, ourselves and each other. She is passionate about re-wilding the world and the feminine force, and is a certified yoga and tantra practitioner.Find out more about Ella Noah Bancroft at www.yhicreation.com and www.thereturning.com.auFirst aired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay on 15 April 2019Copyright PBB Media, Kirilly Dawn and Ella Noah Bancroftwww.pbbmedia.org

Emma McLaughlin is a mother and naturopath who specialises in women's health, with her own lived experience of struggling in the postnatal years with depletion when her children were young. In this show she speaks with host Kimberley about how naturopathy can complement allopathic efforts to enhance health and actually achieve optimal, thriving health status, rather than just surviving. Emma McLaughlin is a Naturopath from the Health Lodge, Byron Bay.www.thehealthlodge.com.au+++++++++First aired on 8 April 2019 on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay Australia.Copyright PBB Media and Kimberley Lipschus 2019Produced and presented by Kimberley Lipschuswww.pbbmedia.orgwww.kimberleylipschus.com

In this episode of Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond, we are speaking with Kerrie Adams, Advocate for women’s choices in birth and for physiological birth. Midwife for the past 13 years, 11 of them in Australia and mostly Sydney based. Kerrie has a varied career which has includes midwifery group practice and ward management. Originally from the UK, Kerrie is a mother to 2 boys a 3yo & 6mths old.She currently writes a blog about the realities of working in the system as a midwife. This highlights how midwives ‘show up’ in practice and how that impacts birth outcomes for women and babies. You can find her at kerrieadams.com.You are tuned to Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond. Contemporary Conversations where Stories, Science, Traditions & New Ideas meet. Our show is coming to you from the studios of BayFM in Byron Bay and is broadcasting across Australia on the Community Radio Network, you can find us on iTunes and Spreaker and through your favourite podcast providers. First aired live on 99.9BayFM in Byron Bay, Australia on April 1st, 2019.Produced and hosted by Annalee Atia for PBB Media Guest: Kerrie AdamsAll rights reserved. www.pbbmedia.org

Lily Isobella is a mother of 3 and has worked for the past two decades to reverse the amount of violence in our society. Through her career and life experience she has come to see that the key to changing this situation is speaking frankly about sexuality, consent and bodily sovereignty with our kids from the earliest age. Lily is the founder of the One a Day Project and Courageous Conversations.Lily Isobella: www.lilyisobella.com.au+++++Produced and presented by Kimberley Lipschus.Copyright PBB Media and Kimberley Lipschus 2019www.pbbmedia.orgFirst aired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay Australia on 25 March 2019

The mind-body connection has been proven in just the last few decades, yet Ayurveda, the system of treating illness and optimising health from India, based all of its understanding of the body and the mind from this connection. Christina Covington is a certified Ayurvedic consultant and certified intern with Dr Vasant Lad in India. She is also a mother to two children, now 22 and 16 and passionate about bringing Ayurveda’s wisdom to women’s health, in particular the stages of menses, birth and menopause.Our guest: Christina Covington, Founder Embodyed Ayurvedahttps://www.embodyedayurveda.com/Produced and presented by Kimberley LipschusCopyright PBB Media and Kimberley Lipschus 2019First aired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay 4 March 2019

Did you know that Vasectomies are coming back into vogue? After reaching a high of nearly 29,000 in 1997, numbers dropped dramatically throughout the 2000s​. However, in the past four years, they have risen again to close to 1990 levels. In this episode of Pregnancy Birth and Beyond, Sean Tonnet will be talking with Dr. David Kerle, Urologist and surgeon with over 30 years experience performing vasectomies. From men's attitudes on contraception to sexual function, join David and Sean as they discuss all the important aspects of male contraception. A not to be missed show on how men can understand more on an important area of family life.First aired on 99.9 Bay FM in Byron Bay on 11th March 2019.Produced and presented by Sean TonnetCopyright 2019 PBB Media and Sean Tonnetwww.pbbmedia.org

Happy International Women's Day! This episode explores the available models of maternity care to expectant parents, and whether the most widely available models are in fact the safest.We speak with Professor Stephen Robson, obstetrician and Secretary of the Australian Medical Association about this statement by the AMA and the evidence to support it.https://ama.com.au/media/maternity-services-must-be-obstetric-ledAlso discussed is the current national review into maternity services; https://consultations.health.gov.au/office-of-the-chief-nursing-and-midwifery-officer/national-strategic-approach-to-maternity-services-1/supporting_documents/Strategic%20Directions%20for%20Maternity%20Services%20Consultation%20Paper%20DRAFT.pdfWe also speak with epidemiologist Michal Schiff about the evidence cited by the AMA and which forms of maternity care are recommended by the World Health Organisation and why. (The recommendations are for midwifery-led continuity of care.)Finally we speak with a mother, Agy, who gave birth in a large teaching hospital in Australia in late 2017 about her experience of GP-shared care with her local hospital and how she in fact lacked continuity of care during the crucial periods of her labour and birth.YOU CAN HAVE YOUR SAY on maternity services by writing to federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt and find out more here: http://www.pbbmedia.org/maternity-advocacy.htmlREFERENCES:- National Strategic Approach to Maternity Services Consultation round 2 (NSAMS) https://consultations.health.gov.au/office-of-the-chief-nursing-and-midwifery-officer/national-strategic-approach-to-maternity-services-1/supporting_documents/Strategic%20Directions%20for%20Maternity%20Services%20Consultation%20Paper%20DRAFT.pdf- WHO research referred to by Prof Robson cited by NSAMS is listed on p31 of this document: https://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/maternal_perinatal_health/anc-positive-pregnancy-experience/en/- AMA press release: Maternity Services must be Obstetric-Ledhttps://ama.com.au/media/maternity-services-must-be-obstetric-led- Cochrane Review: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD004667.pub5- "Mater study"https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1471-0528.14903- "Mercy study"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25832990Produced and presented by Sally CusackCopyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2019www.pbbmedia.orgOur thanks to Agy, Prof. Stephen Robson and Michal Schiff.First aired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay...

Accessing maternity care in Australia can be a complex and confusing experience for many women. Our system is fragmented and offers various care options to various people, with some women having more options than others and many women not having enough information about their care options to begin with. We look at the positive experience of one young mother, accessing a continuity model of care and hear from her about her experiences of motherhood, creating community and the power that kind and caring support networks afford during this momentous time in a family’s life. In this episode of Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond, we are speaking with Serina Crinis.You are tuned to Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond. Contemporary Conversations where Stories, Science, Traditions & New Ideas meet. Our show is coming to you from the studios of BayFM in Byron Bay and is broadcasting across Australia on the Community Radio Network, you can find us on iTunes and Spreaker and through your favourite podcast providers. Do you have a story you would like to share with us on this topic? Email us at hello@pbbmedia.org Find Serina at www.serinacrinis.comFor more information about our ADD YOUR VOICE campaign head to www.pbbmedia.Produced and Presented by Annalee AtiaCopyright PBB Media and Annalee Atia 2019

We cover two topics that even in this day and age are still so hidden away - menstruation - and the time of life when menstruation draws to a close, perimenopause. Half of our population goes through this process, but when you find yourself at the threshold of this rite of passage it’s like you’re feeling your way in the dark. We all - men included - need more knowledge about this phase of life and its massive unspoken impact on us. Ana Davis author of ‘Moving with the Moon: Yoga, Movement and Meditation for Every Phase of your Menstrual Cycle’ shares her experiences and knowledge in this show. www.movingwiththemoon.comAna also cites "The Optimized Woman" by author Miranda Gray. http://www.mirandagray.co.uk++++++++++First aired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay Australia on 11 February 2019.Produced and presented by Sally CusackCopyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2019www.pbbmedia.org

This episode we have a birth story for you. Being a Pregnancy Birth and Beyond show, we don't actually have a lot of birth stories on the show, so this is a real treat. There is a wide range of birth stories from horror stories to empowerment stories and everything in-between. And than within each birth story there are a number of versions, there is the medical story, the social story, the close friend story, the couples story, the baby's story, the personal story and what I find most interesting is the story beneath the story. Our guest is Jazzie and Lessie (Jazzie's mum, and now a grandmother). Jazzie's pregnancy might have begun like many other first time parents. Jazzie had what is refereed to as low risk pregnancy. Meaning she had no health considerations that could potentially negativity impact on her labour or baby. However sometimes the unexpected happens. This episode we hear not only about Jazzie breech vaginal birth in hospital but also about her decision making, the kind of care she received, what helped and what didn't and more here on Pregnancy Birth and Beyond media. How common is the breech position?Breech position, which is bottom first, accounts for 3% to 4% of term pregnancies.Breech positioning is more common in preterm babies with 25% in breech position at 28 weeks, The majority of breech babies born in western industrialised cultures including Australia are born by elective or planned Cesarean. If your baby is breech, what choices do you have: Every situation is different, some breech births are more favorable to a vaginal birth than others. You get to decide what is best for you and your baby. Your options are: planned caesarean section attempt vaginal birth There are studies on breech birth, for example Term Breech Trial and the Pre-MODA study which both had some different concluding results. So a breech birth presents with potential risks for the baby, this could be the type of breech, or other identified risk factors for example intrauterine growth restriction, which is a very small baby for its gestational age and parents genetic disposition. And further to the safety of vaginal breech birth is the competency of the care provider. When a healthcare provider is skilled at breech birth it is, according to Pre-MODA study, just as safe to have a vaginal breech birth as it is to have a C/S and you also have to consider the long term health implications and not just the short term. So in a short term, you could view a planned c/s as less risk adverse for the baby as in it is planned, relatively quick and hyper managed . however, the longterm health of the children born via c/s is not fully understood yet, and studies coming out are concluding mode of birth does have an impact on the health of babies and children, meaning vaginal birth overall, population based have greater health benefits for both baby and mother. C/S babies have increased need of stays in NICU, increased difficulty with early breastfeeding, less diversity in the babies microbiome, Plus all the psycho-social aspects of wellbeing to consider. In preparing for this episode I found a great resource for parents who baby is in breech position after 36 weeks. Go to www.breechbirth.net it is AU and NZ based site. www.sarawickham.com has a number of articles on breech birth, including on the Term Breech Trial, and also on c/s. Www.midwifethinking.com and www.evidencedbasedbirth.comProduced and presented by Lara MartinCopyright PBB Media and Lara Martin 2019www.pbbmedia.org

The Strength in Vulnerability: For too long Men - fathers, sons, and brothers - have learned that it's better to suppress than express. Emotions, especially vulnerable ones, have been tightly wrapped up in our high-vis shirts as ‘too weak, too feminine or too sensitive’. In this weeks Pregnancy Birth and Beyond episode, join me Sean Tonnet, as I deconstruct the myth of vulnerability with my special guest Peter Chowan. Peter has worked as a Psychologist for more than 30 years. with extensive experience with men’s mental health and as a consultant to the World Health Organisation, UNFPA and UNESCO in more than a dozen countries.Together we will reflect on our experience of working with men and, as men, explore the notion that vulnerability takes courage and bravery. A strength essential for our children in a new worldFirst aired on 99.9 Bay FM in Byron Bay on 4th February 2019.Produced and presented by Sean TonnetCopyright 2019 PBB Media and Sean Tonnetwww.pbbmedia.org

Author Pam Leo inspired parents from around the world with her incitation: “Let's raise children who won't have to recover from their childhoods.”With one in 5 Australian adults experiencing depression at some point in their lives, and suicide now being the highest cause of death in young people, healing from our personal trauma and averting it from occurring in the generations behind us is arguably the most important challenge for our times. In this episode of Pregnancy Birth and Beyond we will be exploring if healing and averting trauma is really possible and if so, how we go about it. Our guest Mee Hee Douglas has dedicated much of her adult life to understanding the influence her early experiences has had on her, leading to specialising in psychoanalytic psychotherapy for children, couples and families.Mee Hee shares with us how our early experiences impact our adult lives as parents, and that is possible to heal. She also explains the primary task of parents to help our children 'digest' their traumatic experiences and integrate them into their experiences. Through Mee Hee we actually learn how being the "good enough mother" is actually exactly how we should be with our children, as they need some experiences of manageable frustration with the world, combined with knowing we are there to support.Mee Hee Douglas is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist based in Bangalow, NSW. You can find her at www.meeheedouglas.com.References: Tavistok Clinic series: "Your child at xxx (1, 2, etc)"Finding Your Way with Your Baby: The emotional life of parents and babies by Dilys DawsDr Donald Winnecot - "the good enough mother"other info: www.letsgrowkids.org, Dr Allan SchoreFirst aired live at 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay, Australia 28 January 2019Copyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2019Presented and produced by Sally Cusack