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Babytalk: midwife confidential

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 30:00


Have you ever wondered what the midwives are thinking as they help you with your birth?

Babytalk: don't tell a world class economist what to do (even if she is pregnant)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2022 30:00


Most of us get pregnant and are happy to do what we're told, but what if you're a super high achieving Professor of Health Economics at Brown University.. would you just do what your obstetrician says.. or would you like to see some serious research first?

Babytalk: Caring for baby teeth

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2022 30:00


Many parents don't prioritise the care of baby teeth assuming they're not important because they'll eventually fall out. But this isn't true, baby teeth have a vital role to play in a child's development.

Babytalk: De Quervain's tenosynovitis

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2022 30:00


Pain. It's one of the topics we don't discuss much in the process of having a baby. But there might be another source of pain waiting for you that's known as de Quervain's tenosynovitis.

Babytalk: A Short Course in Infant Nutrition

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2022 30:00


Everyday we hear stories about how children in Australia are overweight and obese. Where can you get the information you need to navigate the task of feeding and weaning your baby?

Babytalk: Tummy Time

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2022 30:00


Does your baby enjoy tummy time? Are you finding it difficult to convince your baby to spend time on their belly? This week on Babytalk we'll find out why tummy time is really important for your baby's development.

Babytalk: Apgar Scores

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2022 30:00


Apgar is a quick test performed on a baby at 1 and 5 minutes after birth. The 1-minute score represents how well the baby tolerated the birthing process. The 5-minute score tells the health care provider how well the baby is doing.

Babytalk: Guilt Free Bottle Feeding

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2022 22:13


Where do you get the guilt free advice you need if you can't exclusively breast feed your baby?

Babytalk: Your Child's Obsession

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2022 30:00


If you've ever wondered if your toddler's obsession with their teddy dummy or blankie is okay, this is a podcast you need to listen to.

Babytalk: Screen-time for Babies

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2022 27:56


We know we should limit the amount of time babies and children spend looking at screens but why? What actual harm can it do.. in this podcast you'll meet a researcher who can give you some good reasons to try and limit your child's early exposure to screens.

Babytalk: Pregnancy and your changing brain

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2022 23:00


While we can sometimes joke about 'baby brain' and it's affects on us during pregnancy scientists have discovered it's a physical, quantifiable change they can show on a MRI scan/

Babytalk: Umbilical Cords

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2022 18:10


This week everything you need to know (and probably a bit more) about the umbilical cord!

Babytalk: Twins

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2022 24:48


Twins have always fascinated us but is there more to their connection than just being double trouble for their poor parents and a puzzle to the rest of us if we're trying to tell them apart.

Babytalk: Weaning your baby

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2022 27:40


Starting your breastfeeding experience can be a very intense experience but so can weaning your baby.. is there a way to make it as easy as possible?

Babytalk: The Anti-Ageing Effect of Grandchildren

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2022 23:33


Here's a great episode to share with your family, the anti-ageing effects of being a grandparent!

Babytalk: Magic Breastmilk

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2022 23:30


We know breast milk is the best thing to feed a new baby but do we really know how amazing it is?

Babytalk: Hyperemesis Gravidarum

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2022 32:01


Imagine having the worst food poisoning of your life.. and knowing it's not going to go away for the next nine months.

Babytalk: What if you don't make it to the Hospital on time?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2022 24:56


What happens if you realize you're not going to make it to hospital to have your baby? Should you really send your partner off to boil water? What do you do?

Babytalk: The Cost of Labour

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2022 27:33


Does the medical model of childbirth have a bias against women? Should we be doing something about it?

Babytalk: Postpartum Doula

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2022 27:09


How might a post partum doula help with your recovery after birth?

Babytalk: The Politics of Breastfeeding

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2022 29:13


If you decide you don't want to breastfeed your baby that should be your choice entirely but you shouldn't be influenced by external influences!

Babytalk: Perinatal Depression

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2022 25:34


Perinatal Anxiety and Depression is a cruel disease that strikes at what should be the most joyful time of your life.

Babytalk: Parental Burnout

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2022 29:41


Parental burnout, is it a real thing? How do you know if it's affecting you and what can you do about it?

Babytalk: Stories of Disabled Parenting

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2022 27:48


This week we're going to learn how parents with disabilities are able to care for their children with amazing courage and ability

Babytalk: The Birth Space

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2022 30:00


When a woman gives birth she becomes a mother and sometimes something else. This week we meet a woman who traded a high flying New York lifestyle to become a birth doula

Babytalk: Pregnancy Virgin

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2022 30:00


Pregnancy Virgin is a bonkers name for a book but it's a great explanation of just how bewildered you can be about everything when you're pregnant for the first time

Babytalk: Wearable Technology

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2022 33:15


This week we look at some of the latest technology available to track your baby's sleep but is it possible you can track too much?

Babytalk: What do you need to know before giving birth?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2022 32:31


What do you really need to know about giving birth? A Professor of Obstetrics gives a cheat sheet of his most important facts for women waiting to have a baby.

Babytalk: Why you need to stop drinking before you get pregnant

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2022 35:58


Alcohol can cause damage to your unborn baby and women are now being advised to stop drinking before they start trying to get pregnant.

Babytalk: Kiera Rumble and her fight to become a mother

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2022 28:54


Sometimes it's not an easy path to become a mother. Kiera Rumble talks to us about her dramatic journey to meet baby Hunter.

Babytalk: Starting Pre-School

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2022 31:53


Children are getting ready to begin their education at pre-school, what can we do as families to make sure they're ready to go?

Babytalk: Lactamo

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 21:58


Breast feeding might be one of the hardest things you'll attempt as a new mother.. this week one mum's struggles with breastfeeding and her desire to help others by inventing a device to relieve pain

Babytalk: Genetic Screening

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2022 21:58


How do you know if you and your partner are carrying a gene that might affect your future babies? New advances in screening can help couples before they get pregnant.

Babytalk: Dehydration in babies

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2022 24:24


Would you know if your baby was becoming dehydrated on a hot day? In this week's podcast how to take note of the signs and prevent this dangerous condition.

Babytalk: Post Pandemic Babies

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2021 26:03


Babytalk: Post Pandemic Babies is now a hashtag of it's own, how our babies are going to cope with post pandemic life? What do we need to help our isolated babies get used to life back in society?

Babytalk: Amy Taylor-Kabbaz

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2021 32:25


This week on Babytalk meet Amy Taylor Kabbaz who is talking about the way your life can change when you become a mother.

Babytalk: Coping with Baby's First Christmas

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2021 3:42


How are you going to cope with your baby's first Christmas? Travel, food, alcohol, routine we've got all the hard questions covered in this podcast

Babytalk: Perinatal Mental Health: Psychosis

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2021 27:33


For some women the birth of a baby can also be a mental health emergency, this week we hear Gen's experience of Perinatal Psychosis

Babytalk: The Discontented Little Baby

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2021 37:11


We know babies don't come with instruction manuals; but if your baby isn't doing any of the things they 'should' be.. does that mean you're doing it wrong, or could it be the 'expert'?

Babytalk: Baby Safety

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2021 26:08


This month is Baby Safety Month and this week we're looking at dangers for your baby that you might not expect at home

Babytalk: Leaks

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2021 25:06


There's a lot of stuff that happens to your body when you have a baby and leaking is one of them..

Babytalk: Generation V

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2021 25:08


What happens when researchers can collect health information from a whole generation of babies? Generation V hopes this will lead to powerful tools to prevent disease and unnecessary illness

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