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S2 EP24: Do you need your waters artificially broken during labour?

Season 2 · Episode 24

lundi 5 août 2024 • Duration 34:21

Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 24. In this episode I'm talking about amniotomy, AKA having your waters broken artificially. Now hear me out on this one, you might think it's not relevant to you because you're not planning on being induced, but this is happening more and more frequently in spontaneous labours as well as induced labours and it could serve you really well to understand why!

*Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own

Links mentioned in this episode:

Cochrane review "Amniotomy for shortening spontaneous labour" - click here

Risk Factors for Umbilical Cord Prolapse at the Time of Artificial Rupture of Membranes - click here

In Defence of the Amniotic Sac - click here

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S2 EP15: A big chat about newborn baby sleep

Season 2 · Episode 15

samedi 10 février 2024 • Duration 39:31

Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 15. In this episode I'm talking about newborn baby sleep and how to meet your babies needs through the night, attachment parenting, and how to best support yourself as a new, sleep deprived mum. Also a lot about why I don't personally agree with sleep training and cry it out.

*Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own

Resources mentioned in the episode:

The science of healthy baby sleep - https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220131-the-science-of-safe-and-healthy-baby-sleep

The cry-it-out debate - https://lyndseyhookway.com/2019/06/24/the-cry-it-out-debate

What really happens when babies are left to cry it out?- https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220322-how-sleep-training-affects-babies

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S2 EP14: Discussing my postpartum mental health

Season 2 · Episode 14

vendredi 2 février 2024 • Duration 48:33

Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 14, ok strap yourself in cause this is a very personal episode talking about how I journeyed through the f*ckery of some very bad postpartum mental health. This isn't medical advice or information about things to look out, it's very much just a chat about what I went through and how I navigated it and how it feels to be out of the other side, some of it might resonate or you might just find it interesting but it definitely won't be for everyone and that's OK. Go easy if you think it may be triggering of your experiences too, sending love to everyone who has suffered with a period of bad mental health after having a baby. 💜

Again, sorry for the low quality audio, keep your fingers crossed my laptop is fixed in time for next week's episode!

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S2 EP13: Navigating high risk pregnancy

Season 2 · Episode 13

vendredi 26 janvier 2024 • Duration 39:33

Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 13. In this episode I'm talking about high risk labels in pregnancy and how they might affect your pregnancy and birth, navigating the different tests and procedures recommended and my top tips for decision making when faced with big decisions.

*Please note this podcast is not medical advice, all opinions are my own

Resources mentioned in the episode:

NICE 'Intrapartum care for women with existing medical conditions or obstetric complications and their babies' - https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng121
The time has come for a paradigm shift in obstetrics’ medico-legal litigations - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301211523000775
Fetal monitoring research resources - https://www.sarawickham.com/topic-resources/fetal-monitoring-research-resources/

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S2 EP12: What do babies actually need? Your absolute ESSENTIALS list

Season 2 · Episode 12

vendredi 12 janvier 2024 • Duration 41:17

Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 21. In this episode I'm talking you through my list of baby essentials, the absolute bare minimum of what you really need and how to avoid the clutter of what people tell you to buy. I also give some top tips for sourcing everything and avoiding unnecessary gifts!

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S2 EP11: Breaking down the NHS maternity statistics for 2022-23 (use this to get a better birth!)

Season 2 · Episode 11

vendredi 5 janvier 2024 • Duration 43:54

Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 11. In this episode I'm discussing the recently released NHS maternity statistics 2022-23 and whilst they seem pretty bleak on the surface, this is crucial information if you're planing on giving birth within the system. I discuss my top tips for navigating this and end with a pep talk!

*Please note, there will be a part 2 podcast talking about if intervention is actually making us safer, it is an important part of the narrative but was too long of a segment for me to include here so has become it's own episode.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

NHS Maternity Statistics, England, 2022-23 - click here

Evidence Submission to the 2020 Maternity Safety Enquiry Birth Trauma Association - click here

"Two-thirds of England’s maternity units dangerously substandard, says CQC" - click here

Women’s descriptions of childbirth trauma relating to care provider actions and interactions - click here

Doula and virtual doula services - click here

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S2 EP10: Happy New Year! Answering your questions and how we can work together in 2024

Season 2 · Episode 10

dimanche 31 décembre 2023 • Duration 53:50

Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 10. HAPPY NEW YEAR, eeee very exciting episode reflecting on 2023 and looking forward to 2024, I answer you questions about induction, freebirthing, becoming a birthworker and my interests. I also chat about how we can work together in 2024 if you're preparing to meet your babe in the new year.

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birth blessings: www.thedungareedoula.co.uk/birthblessings

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S2 EP9: The first few days of breastfeeding w/ Bea from BeasBirthandBoobs

Season 2 · Episode 10

vendredi 15 décembre 2023 • Duration 01:03:39

Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 9. In this episode I'm chatting with Bea of Beas Birth and Boobs all about those very first few days of breastfeeding a newborn, what to expect, normal infant behaviour, signs things are going well and where we can seek help if things aren’t going so great. Bea gives her top tips for getting breastfeeding off to the best start, how not to fall in to the top up trap and there’s a couple of hefty discussions about baby poo!

Where to find Bea:

https://www.beasbirthandboobs.co.uk/hypnobirthing

https://www.beasbirthandboobs.co.uk/infant-feeding

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094497865090

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https://www.tiktok.com/@beasbirthandboobs

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S2 EP8: All about estimated due dates

Season 2 · Episode 8

vendredi 8 décembre 2023 • Duration 27:58

Welcome to The Doula's Guide To... Podcast, season 2 episode 7. In this episode we’re going to talk about due dates, the origins of them, if they mean anything at all, and why I think we should instead focus on a due period!

Resources mentioned in the episode:

Estimated Date of Delivery article - click here

44 week birth story - click here

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