What you didn't know about donor milk and milk sharing
In this episode, Katie takes Rachel behind the scenes for an in-depth exploration of donor milk—an intriguing topic that might just challeng...
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20 of 72 episodesWaterbirth
In this episode Rachel and Katie dive into the fascinating topic of waterbirth (excuse the pun, but it was too good to leave out!). I ask Ra...
Kangaroo mother care and zero separation with Dr Nils Bergman
Dr Nils Bergman calls himself a Public Health Physician, and currently promotes and researches skin-to- skin contact on a full time basis. H...
To Nipple Shield or not to Nipple Shield?
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 h...
OP position in pregnancy, labour and birth
In this episode Rachel takes me on the path to enlightenment about the topic of the occipito posterior (OP) position in pregnancy, labour an...
Newborn weight loss
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. W...
The importance of the amniotic sac
In this episode Rachel talks to Katie about all the wondrous and darn right fascinating things about the amniotic sac. · Why is the baby sur...
Pregnancy sickness and hyperemesis breakthrough with Professor Sir Stephen O’Rahilly FRS
In this episode I discuss with Professor Sir Stephen O’Rahilly all things pregnancy sickness and Hyperemesis. Just a few months ago the scie...
Periods and perimenopause with Dr Lara Briden
Lara Briden is a naturopathic doctor and bestselling author of the books Period Repair Manual and Hormone Repair Manual — practical guides t...
Born at Home with Amanda Banks and Eleanor Currie
Where and how women choose to birth matters. Born at Home is a stunning documentary film exploring what it takes to have a positive and tran...
Breastfeeding and medication with Wendy Jones BSc, MSc, PhD, MRPharmS
Wendy Jones BSc, MSc, PhD, MRPharmS is known for her work on providing a service on the compatibility of drugs in breastmilk and has been a...
Taking up space and the power of anger with Bonnie Hughes
Bonnie Hughes is a midwife, with a background in musical theater and journalism. She is the creator of the podcast series Making a Midwife,...
Freebirth stories - with Professor Emerita Mavis Kirkham
Mavis Kirkham is Midwifery Professor Emerita at Sheffield Hallam University and has held honorary professorial positions at the University o...
Labour pauses - Failure to progress or just normal? - An interview with Dr Marina Weckend
Dr Marina Weckend is a midwife and post-doctoral researcher based at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia. Building on 13 years’ expe...
Late preterm and early term infants - why these babies struggle so much with breastfeeding
In this episode Katie talks with Rachel about late preterm and early term infants. These are the babies who have flown under the radar for f...
Plus Size Pregnancy - an interview with Dr Sara Wickham
Welcome to season 5!! This episode we have the marvelous Dr Sara Wickham back in the cauldron with us talking all about what’s in her new bo...
Early labour
In this episode Rachel takes us into the world of ‘early labour’. She’s been promising it for a long while, and here it is. Get your lug’ols...
Our special edition: "We hit one million downloads" episode!
Welcome to the biggest episode yet! Well not really, but we have met a milestone I couldn’t have fathomed 3 years ago on 20th July 2020. It...
Breastfeeding aversion, agitation and dysphoric milk ejection reflex - An interview with Zainab Yate
In this episode Katie talks to Zainab Yate. Zainab is a Biomedical Ethicist, with a specialist interest in infant feeding. Zainab is Vice Ch...
The unbelievable tactics of the formula industry- Do not think you can skip this episode!
In this episode I take Rachel and you into the world of underhand marketing tactics going on right under our noses from the commercial milk...