Pregnancy and childbirth with Dr Greg Dr Greg Jenkins

The recovery process is important because it allows you to heal physically and emotionally after your caesarean. It is also an opportunity for you to learn about your own body and how to care for yourself following surgery. The recovery process will vary from woman to woman, but there are a few things that are common to most women, and these will be covered in this episode.

Listen in as Dr Jenkins discusses pain relief options, the healing process, guidelines for discharge from the hospital, dressing your wound, what activities you can and should do as you recover and more. Whether this is your first or second caesarean, you will find this podcast informative and helpful as you navigate the road to recovery. So, tune in now for all the information and advice you need to make your recovery as smooth and easy as possible.

Dr Greg provides advice specific to where we are in the pandemic at the present time, so it's important to note that this podcast was recorded in mid January 2022 and in Sydney where Dr Greg is based. Listen to this episode to learn about:

- What to do if you catch COVID-19 during pregnancy

- Effects of COVID-19 illness on vaccinated and unvaccinated pregnant women

- What symptoms you are likely to experience and how to manage them

- What happens if you're in late pregnancy and your waters break? Or you go into labour before you've been able to deisolate?

Listen to this episode to learn about:

- When does breech position matter?

- Three options for giving birth if your baby is breech coming into the last month of pregnancy: external cephalic version (ECV), vaginal breech birth and elective caesarean

Listen to this episode to learn about:

- Why birth following caesarean section is an issue
- The principles of making important decisions around medical care or shared decision making
- The risks versus benefits and the framework that sits around that decision making for each individual woman
- Special circumstances that arise on occasions
- Care during labour if you are pursuing a vaginal birth after caesarean

Listen to this episode to learn about:

- What's happening with COVID-19 in Western Sydney

- New recommendations regarding COVID vaccination and pregnancy

- New recommendations regarding COVID vaccination in breastfeeding

In episode 7 of the Pregnancy and Childbirth podcast, Dr Greg, obstetrician and gynaecologist, discusses induction of labour.

Induction of labour involves using medical treatment to artificially stimulate the commencement of labour.

Labour induction may be recommended when your pregnancy care provider feels that it is in the best interest of either you or your baby for birth to be brought on sooner, rather than waiting for labour to begin naturally.

When considering labour induction, it is important to be aware of the benefits and risk so that you can decide what is best for you and your baby.