Head On View (midwife life‪)‬ Midwives: Carly (RM/RN) and Laura (RM/LC)

******TOPIC WARNING This episode discusses miscarriage and abortion******

In this episode of Head On View, hosts Carly and Laura speak with Kylie, a sexual and reproductive health nurse with extensive experience as a midwife. Kylie shares her journey to her current role, highlighting her background in public health education focusing on sexual health, HIV, and hepatitis. She discusses her decision to pursue nursing and midwifery to engage directly with communities, rather than developing policies. Kylie elaborates on her role, including providing medical abortion care, handling STI screenings, and educating on sexual and reproductive health across various life stages. She touches on challenges faced in regions with limited access to abortion services and the evolving laws around nurse and midwife involvement in abortion care. The conversation also covers the importance of normalizing discussions on sexual health, consent in healthcare, and the impact of language and stigma on patient care. Kylie mentions considering further qualifications to expand her scope of practice and her love for her work, despite societal challenges around sexual and reproductive health.


Sexual Health Courses

https://familyplanningallianceaustralia.org.au/learn/https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-certificate-in-sexual-health/

Cervical Screening Training (Victoria)

https://www.cancervic.org.au/get-support/for-health-professionals/cervical-screening-providers/nurse-cervical-screening-provider-certification

Early medical abortion

https://whvtraining.com.au/product/early_medical_abortion/#:~:text=This%20short%20online%20course%20developed,context%20of%20abortion%20in%20Victoria.

ASHM online training

https://ashm.org.au/learning-hub/midwives/

We've packed alot into this 40 minutes:

Kath shares her journey from massaging sweaty footy players to specializing in women's health physiotherapy, inspired by her own experiences of motherhood.

We discuss the importance of proactive health measures, encouraging women to seek support and education before issues arise.

Kath shares her own postpartum experiences, including symptoms of prolapse from overexertion and the importance of recognising one's limitations.

We discuss the need for midwives to have training in pelvic floor health and the significance of early intervention and education during antenatal care.

Address the stigma surrounding pelvic floor issues and the necessity for open conversations to destigmatize topics like incontinence.

Kath explains how pelvic floor assessments are conducted and the benefits of techniques like perineal massage.

The impact of epidurals on pelvic floor outcomes and the importance of informed decision-making during childbirth.

**Connect with Kath** Find Kath on all the socials @fitnestmama for more information and resources on women's health.

Kath also has a podcast, the Pregnancy, Birth & Recovery Podcast, where each week she dives into all things pregnancy care, childbirth and postnatal recovery, helping you to have a wonderful pregnancy and after birth experience.

Link below for the preparing for birth checklist ⬇️

https://www.fitnestmama.com/free

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Hello and welcome to 2024 and Season 4 of our little pod.
Laura + Carly are catching up on life.  Laura's filling us in on her new job as a LC for a local council, thinking about her next contract and reflecting on her last one.  We discuss MGP contracts, the pay, being on call, life/work balance....it's alot!!!  Carly updates on her travel life, her current contract, internet dramas, agency dramas and where we're heading next.



Enjoy and we've got lots of great guests lined up this year.  

OK it's only taken 2 months to edit and upload this....but here it is!!!!

Let's catch up.....life updates from Carly + Laura.....and today's "guests" are us!!!!! Laura has come to the dark side and is in on her first ever travel contract.

So if you've ever thought about dipping your toes into the travel world, have a listen and get a little glimpse into contract life.

We're giving all our best travel tips: agency tips, packing tips....make sure you pack a mirror!!!!

🤞 we will be back in your ears soon

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S3 Ep7: Today we chatted with Stephanie from The True You.   Steph talks about experiencing bullying growing up, bullying within the workplace and being with a narcissistic partner and how that changed her outlook on life and affected her self-esteem.  We delve into her journey with mental health and chronic pain.


Steph has an offer for Head On View listeners:  The 1st listener to contact Steph via Instagram @_thetrueyou_ will receive an emotional health check for FREE.  Anyone else can book a session in with Steph for the discounted price of $97, normally $300 - use link below to book in 


https://calendly.com/meetthetrueyou/60min?back=1&month=2023-08




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S3 Ep6: Hindsight.....always a wonderful thing. I'm looking back at my last contract, but with a few months passing, I'm in a much more positive frame of mind. And...da da da....Laura is joining the ranks of travel midwifing. The ranting is at a minimum!!!!

I've moved states from NSW to QLD, and now dealing with transitioning from working online to going back to full paper based. Are we turning into a travel midwife podcast???!!! Maybe but that's ok!!!


side note: I'm behind on the uploads as we're still talking about Penny being pregnant!!!!

📸 a selection of travel midwife pics


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