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Total podcasts produced by Sally: 18

Benefits of Midwife-Led Continuity of Care

Published: 28/12/2016

Interview with expectant mums Hayley and Emma about their birthing choices and information about the benefits of continuity of midwifery led care for pregnancy and birth.
References:
Wiysonge CS. Midwife-led versus other models of care for childbearing women: RHL commentary (last revised: 1 September 2009). The WHO Reproductive Health Library; Geneva: World Health Organization
Dr Sarah Buckley: http://sarahbuckley.com/pain-in-labour-your-hormones-are-your-helpers
http://sarahbuckley.com/blog/hormonal-physiology-of-childbearing-report
Private midwives' listings: www.midwivesaustralia.com.au
Birth choices and maternity services advocacy: www.maternitychoices.org.au
Australian College of Midwives
https://www.midwives.org.au/know-your-midwife-benefits
Aired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay Australia on 26 December 2016.
Host: Sally Cusack
Dr Howard Chilton on the Needs of Newborn Babies

Published: 20/12/2016

Sally's full interview with Dr Howard Chilton, Neonatal Paediatrician and author of "Baby on Board" and "Your Cherished Baby" about the needs of newborn babies, social expectations of how they 'should' sleep, attuning to your baby, how babies teach us what they need, their need to be breastfed to sleep and lots of cuddling and holding, that there are no rules when caring for babies as each one is so different, but so able to communicate what they need if we watch and learn from them, 'colic', how our attentiveness to them sets them up for life and so much more.
Essential listening for all families welcoming a new baby.
www.babydoc.com.au
Books: "Baby on Board" and "Your Cherished Baby"
Ref: Professor Kerstin Uvnas Moberg - oxytocin research
http://www.peptonicmedical.se/about-peptonic/kerstin-uvnas-moberg/
Aired on BayFM Byron Bay 19 December 2016.
Produced and presented by Sally Cusack
Copyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2016
Shorter version for the national broadcast on the Community Radio Network here: https://www.spreaker.com/user/pregnancybirthandbeyond/dr-howard-chilton-on-the-needs-of-newbor_1
Erica Nettle-Chik on plants, parenting and Luminous Youth

Published: 05/12/2016

Sally's interview with Erica Nettle-Chik, mother of 4 and founder of the "Luminous Youth Village". www.luminousyouth.com
References:
Susun Weed, "Wise Woman's Herbal for the Childbearing Year", www.susunweed.com
Podcast with Susun: http://www.spreaker.com/user/pregnancybirthandbeyond/susun-weed-on-herbal-wisdom-and-the-wise
Podcast with husband, Paul, about her postnatal period: http://www.spreaker.com/user/pregnancybirthandbeyond/paul-crebar-on-becoming-a-father
"Ringing Cedars" series of books
"Hold Onto Your Kids" Dr Gabor Mate, Gordon Neufeld
www.mamabake.com: Group, big batch baking for mothers
One final tip we forgot to mention on air for powerful post-birth healing - consuming the placenta...
Produced and Presented by Sally Cusack.
Copyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2016
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"At Least You Have a Healthy Baby"

Published: 18/11/2016

Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Awareness Week is held over one week each November. One in 7 women and one in 10 men suffer from this condition.
This episode explains the symptoms, resources for help, and discusses how trauma from birth can be one of the causes. Tips for how to heal, and how to help someone you know with perinatal depression or anxiety are also given.
Aired on Monday 14 November 2016 on BayFM and Friday 18 November 2016 on the national Community Radio Network.
Produced by Sally Cusack with the assistance of the Community Broadcasting Foundation.
Important contacts for support:
Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia: 1300 726 306
Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636
www.birthtalk.org
Episode notes:
www.panda.org.au
www.beyondblue.org.au
www.birthtalk.org
UK survey regarding rates of birth trauma and its impacts on women: http://www.birthrights.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Birthrights-Dignity-Survey.pdf
www.safemotherhoodforall.org.au
Speakers -
* Sheena Byrom, OBE, midwife and midwifery consultant from the UK, www.sheenabyrom.com
* Bashi Kumar Hazard, lawyer and board member of Human Rights in Childbirth: www.humanrightsinchildbirth.org
* Professor of Midwifery Soo Downe, University of Central Lancashire, UK. Refs: The Lancet: Maternal Health 2016 Series
* Professor of Community Health Sciences Eugene Declerq, University of Boston, US: www.birthbythenumbers.org
With thanks to Professor Hannah Dahlen and the International Normal Labour and Birth Conference October 2016 for enabling me to conduct these interviews.
Image: www.panda.org.au
Paul Crebar on becoming a father

Published: 24/10/2016

Sally's interview with Paul, 12 months after his initial interview when he was expecting the birth of his child. http://www.spreaker.com/user/pregnancybirthandbeyond/paul-crebar-on-expectant-fatherhood
Now, we hear about the reality of birth and fatherhood after his daughter's birth.
Books mentioned: "Birth Without Violence" by Frederick Leboyer and "Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves" by Naomi Aldort.
Aired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay Australia 24 October 2016.
www.luminousyouth.com
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Produced and presented by Sally Cusack
Copyright 2016 PBB Media and Sally Cusack
Susun Weed on herbal wisdom and the Wise Woman's Way

Published: 24/10/2016

Sally and Erica Nettle-Chick's interview with Susun Weed about herbs for healing and health, the wise woman's way, plant consciousness and so much more!
www.susunweed.com
http://goddess.net.au/wp/susun-weed-in-australia/
Susun will be visiting Australia in November 2016.
Aired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay 17 October 2016
Produced and presented by Sally Cusack
Copyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2016
www.pbbmedia.org
Libby O'Donnell on Post Term Pregnancy

Published: 29/08/2016

Sally's interview with midwife Libby O'Donnell from The Lismore Birth House on post term pregnancy, induction, weighing up the risks and benefits, alternatives to induction and the importance of have a due period, (ie 38-42 weeks) rather than a due date (see NSW Health policy below).
Related links:
* "Recommendation:
Expectant mothers should be informed that there is only a 35% chance that they will actually go into labour during the week of their estimated date of birth (+/-3 days). Maternal anxiety may be alleviated if a range of dates (for example 38+0- 42+0 weeks) is substituted for a specific date of delivery, with the optimal time for birth being approximately 40+0 weeks gestation."
Management of Pregnancy Beyond 41 Weeks: http://www1.health.nsw.gov.au/PDS/pages/doc.aspx?dn=GL2014_015
* General overview of post term and induction
https://midwifethinking.com/2016/07/13/induction-of-labour-balancing-risks/
* A woman's uterus is only receptive to synthetic oxytocin hormones right at the very end of her pregnancy when she has sufficient oxytocin receptors to respond to it.
http://www.spreaker.com/user/pregnancybirthandbeyond/dr-sarah-buckley-on-the-hormones-ofbirth
* "Induction of labour carries inherent risk and must be exercised with caution. There needs to be clear benefits for the mother and/or the fetus. "
"Health care professionals offering induction of labour must:
• provide the woman with adequate time to discuss the information with her partner/support person before coming to a decision;
• encourage the woman to access a variety of sources of information;
• invite the woman to ask questions, and encourage her to think about her options; and
• support the woman in whatever decision she makes. "
http://www1.health.nsw.gov.au/pds/ActivePDSDocuments/PD2011_075.pdf
(Further info on informed consent: https://ama.com.au/ausmed/respect-informed-choices-pregnant-women-doctors-told
Aired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay on 22 August 2016
Produced and presented by Sally Cusack
Copyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2016
www.pbbmedia.org
Angela Fitzgerald on Healing After Birth

Published: 19/07/2016

Sally's interview with Angela Fitzgerald and local mum Kate about the power of sharing birth stories for healing from birth. Includes brief recording with Jane Hardwicke Collings about how our behavioural patterns influence our births and how questioning what role we may be playing in the outcome.
Aired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay Australia on 18 July 2016.
Produced and presented by Sally Cusack
Copyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2016
www.pbbmedia.org
Tami Lynn Kent Women's Holistic Pelvic Health

Published: 28/06/2016

Sally's interview with Tami Lynn Kent, mother of 3 boys, physiotherapist and author of 3 books about bringing spiritual awareness to women's pelvic region, for health, happiness and interconnectedness.
www.wildfeminine.com
Aired on BayFM Byron Bay Australia on 27 June 2016.
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Produced and presented by Sally Cusack
Copyright 2016 PBB Media and Sally Cusack
Robin Grille on the link between Healthy Birth and a Healthy Earth

Published: 21/06/2016

Sally's interview with Robin Grille, psychologist, author and speaker at the upcoming Healthy Birth Healthy Earth Conference in September 2016 at Findhorn, Scotland.
Robin speaks about how a gentle birth and peaceful childhood creates a population who wants to preserve the natural environment.
Robin also speaks about what he calls the 'neuro-social evolution' that has happened in recent generations and its impacts. This will be one of his topics at the Healthy Birth Healthy Earth Conference.
Aired on BayFM Byron Bay, Australia on 13 June 2016.
www.hbhe.co
www.our-emotional-health.com
"Parenting for Peaceful World" and "Heart to Heart Parenting" by Robin Grille
Produced and Presented by Sally Cusack
Copyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2016
www,pbbmedia.org
Continuity of Care with Byron Community Birthing Service

Published: 15/06/2016

Sally's interview with Ti Harrison and Cathy Adams from the Northern New South Wales Local Health District about the birth service at Mullumbimby which moved to Byron Central Hospital in June 2016.
http://nnswlhd.health.nsw.gov.au/about/hospitals/byron-central-hospital/birthing-suite/
Aired on BayFM on 2 May 2016.
Photo credit: Souls of Byron Bay
Produced and Presented by Sally Cusack
Copyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2016
www,pbbmedia.org
Dr Oscar Serrallach on Postnatal Depletion

Published: 30/05/2016

Sally's interview with Oscar Serrallach about post natal depletion, the social causes, the classic signs, and tips for recovery.
www.oscarserrallach.com
Aired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay on 23 May 2016.
Produced and presented by Sally Cusack.
Copyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2016.
www.pbbmedia.org
Two Midwifery Students talk Birth and Student Life

Published: 19/04/2016

Sally's interview with Gaby Tudor and Ineka Morrosini about being student midwives, what brought them to study midwifery, their understanding of birth, and the Southern Cross University's Midwifery Students' Society Conference on 5 May International Day of the Midwife.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1539679542992347/
Produced and presented by Sally Cusack
Copyright 2017 PBB Media and Sally Cusack
www.pbbmedia.org
Ynte Kylstra on Womanhood and Motherhood

Published: 03/04/2016

Sally's interview with local mum Ynte Kylstra on her major influences in womanhood, birth and into motherhood, including "Spiritual Midwifery" by Ina May Gaskin, Attachment Parenting by Dr William Sears, how she makes major decisions for her family, how The Flight of the Conchords helped her birth, influences of feminism on her ideas about motherhood :) and soooo much more!!
Aired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay on 28 March 2016.
Produced and presented by Sally Cusack
Copyright 2016 PBB Media and Sally Cusack
www.pbbmedia.org
Angela Fitzgerald on midwifery and women in birth

Published: 02/03/2016

Sally's interview with midwife Angela Fitzgerald about the issues women face in birth.
Aired on 99.9 BayFM in Byron Bay on 29 February 2016.
//angelafitzgerald.wordpress.com/
Produced and presented by Sally Cusack
Copyright 2016 PBB Media and Sally Cusack
www.pbbmedia.org
Denise Love on Supporting Birthing Women

Published: 26/01/2016

Sally's interview with mother, grandmother and doula Denise Love about preparing to be in the birth space as a support person.
Recorded in November 2014, aired on 99.9 BayFM on 28 December 2015
http://mummadoula.wix.com/lifeoptions-4#!__contact
Produced and presented by Sally Cusack.
Copyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2015
Csilla Tottzer on Homeschooling

Published: 26/01/2016

Sally's interview with Csilla Tottzer, mother of 6, who homeschooled 5 of her children and wrote "Love Learn Live" about her family's experiences of home based learning. www.lovelearnlive.com.au
Recorded at the Conscious Parenting and Natural Learning Conference in Byron Bay in February 2014.
Aired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay on 25 January 2016.
Produced and presented by Sally Cusack.
Copyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2016
Mother and Son: A solo parenting journey

Published: 20/01/2016

Sally's interview with Sandy Baxter about her experience of raising her son, now 21 yrs, on her own.
Sandy says in spite of the enormous challenges of solo parenting, she has gained a great trust in her intuition, an unfailing ability to manifest whatever she wants in life, and a strong sense of independence.
She didn't get to say this on air, but Sandy also believes that looking back, finding herself alone as a parent was part of a Master Plan to transform her into a fully independent woman. And after all her years of hard work, patience and discipline, that is exactly what she has become.
She also talks about her son's Montessori education she managed to pay for and its benefits.
An overall positive view of the experience of single parenting and the power of self-belief.
Thank you for sharing your experiences with our listeners Sandy!
Aire on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay on 18 January 2016.
Podcast edited on 21/7/2018
Produced and presented by Sally Cusack
Copyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2016
www.pbbmedia.org