Dr Sarah Buckley is a GP/family physician with qualifications in GP-obstetrics and family planning. She is the mother of four home-born children and currently combines motherhood with her work as a writer on pregnancy, birth, and parenting. She is also a PhD candidate at the University of Queensland, where her research is focused on oxytocin and the autonomic nervous system in labour and birth, and the impacts of interventions. In episode 17 of the Calmbirth Conversation Podcast, I...

In Episode 16 of the Calmbirth Conversation Podcast Calmbirth  Director, Karen McClay talks to our wonderful Calmbirth Educators and Yoga Instructors, Maja Batista and Karen Shlegeris about the benefits of pregnancy yoga in preparation for labour and birth. 

In Episode 15 of the Calmbirth Conversation Podcast, Calmbirth Director, Karen McClay talks to Dr Carla Brion & Nadia Parisi about the Golden Month - an in-home postpartum service they have created based on Traditional Chinese Medicine & Ayurvedic practices to nourish and nurture women in the postnatal period.  Dr Carla Brion is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acupuncturist & Women’s Health Specialist while Nadia Parisi is a  Women’s Health Massage Therapist,...

In Episode 14 of the Calmbirth Conversation Podcast, Karen McClay talks to Dr. Nicole Highet who is the Founder & Executive Director of COPE, the Centre of Perinatal Excellence and how COPE is providing support for the emotional challenges of becoming a parent. 

How the work of Possums & Co prepare, educate and support families through the challenges of the first 12 months: Baby sleep; cry fuss problems; parent mood; and attachment.

Karen McClay chats with Psychologist Rachel Bridge about creating a safe, calm and private environment in the fourth trimester.

Tune in to this episode of the Calmbirth Conversation Podcast #11 with Director Calmbirth, Karen McClay, who chats with Hazel Keedle, who is a Vaginal Birth After Caesarean (VBAC) Researcher, as well as a  Lecturer and Academic Course Advisor of the Bachelor of Midwifery and PhD candidate in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Western Sydney University. Hazel talks to Karen about VBAC. 

Tune in to this episode of the Calmbirth Conversation Podcast with Director Calmbirth, Karen McClay, who chats with the leading obstetrician here in Australia on breech birth delivery, Dr Andrew Bissett.

In this Episode, Karen chats with @melindawebb_healthpractitioner about the benefits of Chinese Medicine and acupuncture for pregnancy, labour and birth. Melinda is a Dr of Chinese Medicine, specialising in Women's Health in Rozelle NSW. She also works closely with families as a Doula and Calmbirth Educator.

In this episode I chat with Professor Hannah Dahlen for Western Sydney University about the importance of choosing the best model of care and the right caregiver to support you with your wishes for your pregnancy and birth. We talk about why this decision is so important and what the latest research is showing. Happy listening!

In this episode I Chat with Catherine Bell, a Birth Cartographer @birthmapping, about her book "The Birth Map". This is a fantastic tool to assist women and their partners navigate their journey of birth. The Birth Map enables them to open the lines of communication with each other and their caregivers and most importantly, make informed decisions for the best birth for not only themselves but for their babies. 

Karen McClay and Sophie Carrol for Enlightened Physiotherapy talk about how to prevent or manage pelvic discomfort during pregnancy. They also chat about abdominal muscle separation and how this is normal and what you can do to help your body to recover after birth.

In this episode Karen chats with Sophie Carroll from Enlightened Physiotherapy https://www.enlightenphysio.com.au/, a women's health physio about the importance of caring for your pelvic floor during pregnancy, including perineal massage, which in turn helps with labour and birth. They then go on to talk about how to support the recovery of your pelvic floor once you have had your baby.

In this conversation, Karen chats with Melinda Webb, Doula, Dr of Chinese Medicine, and Calmbirth Educator, about Doulas’, what their role is and how they support couples and families in labour and birth.

In this conversation Karen chat’s with Janine O’Brien and Jo Hunter, both independent and privately practising Midwives in Sydney about the benefits of midwifery care and homebirth for pregnancy, labour & birth and postnatal care.