69 episodes
The Midwives' Cauldron Katie James and Dr Rachel Reed
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5.0 • 128 Ratings
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Join us as we hubble, bubble, toil, and trouble our way through aspects of midwifery, birth, lactation, and womanhood. We tackle and discuss a variety of topics within the sphere of womanhood, birth, and lactation and what this entails in today's society. We want to be able to share in the strengths of women gathering together and being more informed, for their birth, their feeding experience, and the transition into knowing ourselves better. This is the podcast to connect us as a greater circle of women united.
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To Nipple Shield or not to Nipple Shield?
Want to send us a message? Fan mail? Thoughts on the episode?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 sh...
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OP position in pregnancy, labour and birth
Want to send us a message? Fan mail? Thoughts on the episode? In this episode Rachel takes me on the path to enlightenment about the topic of the occipito posterior (OP) position in pregnancy, labour and birth! I ask Rachel why she’s always been reluctant to cover this topic on the podcast! And sit down to discuss: What exactly is an OP position? Why it is considered a problem in our current maternity systems Are there any problems caused by a baby in an OP...
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Newborn weight loss
Want to send us a message? Fan mail? Thoughts on the episode? In this episode it’s us together again in the cauldron and Katie chats with Rachel about all things early weight loss… and gain in babies. We look at: · Why do babies lose weight? · What is normal weight loss?· Are there some babies who are more likely to lose more weight than others?· What’s with the panic once we hit the (not so ma...
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The importance of the amniotic sac
Want to send us a message? Fan mail? Thoughts on the episode?In this episode Rachel talks to Katie about all the wondrous and darn right fascinating things about the amniotic sac. · Why is the baby surrounded by fluid, and what is it made of?· Women are often told they have too much or too little fluid. Is this a problem?· We also discuss why Rachel is (slightly!) obsessed with the function of the amniotic sac during labour·&nbs...
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Pregnancy sickness and hyperemesis breakthrough with Professor Sir Stephen O’Rahilly FRS
Want to send us a message? Fan mail? Thoughts on the episode?In this episode I discuss with Professor Sir Stephen O’Rahilly all things pregnancy sickness and Hyperemesis. Just a few months ago the scientific evidence was published highlighting what causes pregnancy sickness and hyperemesis. This breakthrough discovery came from the work of Prof Sir O’Rahilly, his team and the team from Dr Marlena S. Fejzo in the US.This ground breaking work gives hope to thousands of women globally who s...
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Periods and perimenopause with Dr Lara Briden
Want to send us a message? Fan mail? Thoughts on the episode?Lara Briden is a naturopathic doctor and bestselling author of the books Period Repair Manual and Hormone Repair Manual — practical guides to treating period problems with nutrition, supplements, and bioidentical hormones. With a strong science background, Lara sits on several advisory boards and is the lead author on a couple of peer-reviewed papers. She has more than 20 years’ experience in women’s health and currently h...
Customer Reviews
Stellar episode!
This episode was extremely helpful and informative . here in the US so many moms get home from a hospital birth with absolutely no resources to lactation consultant. If they even knew about nipple shields, it could get them through until they could find someone. When I teach couples prenatally, I suggest that they become familiar with nipple shields and since they are so inexpensive to have a few around before the birth just in case. Thank you for this episode. It was so great.
Student Midwife
These ladies are a mainstay in my education!
After I have wrapped my head around the textbooks, I check in to see what’s what!
Amazing!!
Absolutely love and devote time to listening to this podcast. As an OOH midwife, wife, and mother - I love easy to digest information that I can nibble on the go and this is perfect! Katie and Rachel are engaging and reach past dogmatic medical practices to really grasp at true evidence and traditional practices that are holistic and mamababy centered. Hoping this podcast is around for the long run :)
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