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The Calmbirth Conversation Podcast#17 Oxytocin and its impact on birthDr 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 talk to Sarah about oxytocin and its impact on birth.
Dr Buckley’s work critiques current practices in p...2021-10-281h 23The Calmbirth Conversation Podcast#16 – Pregnancy YogaIn 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.
2021-10-0825 minThe Calmbirth Conversation Podcast#15 The Golden MonthIn 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, Fertility, Prenatal & Postnatal Yoga Teacher, Holistic Pelvic Care Practitioner – two dynamic women who are here to break the mould, shake things up & bring women the care that they reall...2021-09-0229 minThe Calmbirth Conversation Podcast#14 Emotional Support for the Challenges of Becoming a ParentIn 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.
2021-08-2434 minThe Calmbirth Conversation Podcast#11 Vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC)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.
2021-07-061h 05The Calmbirth Conversation Podcast#10 Breech Birth with Andrew BisitsTune 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 Bisits.
2021-06-2235 min
2020 BabyGiving birth: what can I do to be ready?In this conversation, Dr Sarah Buckley, Ms Karen McClay and Dr Pamela Douglas discuss what you might do to prepare for birth, and what you might expect. In the extraordinary passageway of birth, our mind, body, and spirit embark upon a liminal journey, a heroic journey of great significance in most women’s lives. Sarah and Karen draw on their formidable knowledge of the Australian health system and women’s birth experiences to help you navigate your own way through, so that you feel confident and empowered.Dr Sarah Buckley is a GP with qualifications in GP-obstetrics and...2021-05-1253 minThe Calmbirth Conversation Podcast#9 Aware ParentingIn the episode I am speaking with Lael Stone and Marion Rose. Both Lael and Marion are Aware Parenting facilitators and have a real passion for guiding and supporting parents to become aware and conscious parents. The philosophy of Aware Parenting very much aligns with Calmbirth as it is about being present and listening to our babies and children to become the Parents that our children need us to be.
2021-04-2237 min
VBAC Birth Stories30 | In conversation with Calmbirth Director Karen McClay on birth preparation and her own VBAC journeyIn this bonus episode of VBAC Birth Stories we speak to Karen McClay, better known as the Director of Calmbirth, but a lesser known fact about the registered midwife, nurse and mother of three is that she herself undertook her own VBAC journey. We had the privilege of hearing that personal story in this interview.Karen shares the emotions surrounding her initial caesarean and the complexity of this experience, and how women on a VBAC journey are often forced to look back and examine their first birth experience in a different way to others.Karen also talks about...2021-02-2537 min
Mum Will KnowKaren McClay: CalmbirthFor part 3 of my mini series on Childbirth Education options, I speak with Calmbirth director Karen McClay. Following in her father’s footsteps as a midwife and Calmbirth educator, Karen opens up how birth is not just about birthing a baby, but the birth of a mother too. She delves into the importance of acknowledging the emotional side of birth and parenting and discusses how the event of giving birth is monumental in preparing a couple to face parenthood. Karen shares exactly what to expect from a Calmbirth course and offers wisdom on the importance of education in all as...2020-12-1444 minThe Calmbirth Conversation Podcast#8 Acupuncture for Pregnancy Labour & BirthIn 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.
2020-11-1921 min
The Calmbirth Conversation Podcast#3 Doulas: How They Support Couples During Labour & BirthIn 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.2020-05-2916 min
The Calmbirth Conversation Podcast#1 Where we came from, where we are & why we do what we doCalmbirth® Director Karen McClay interviews Peter Jackson, the founder of Calmbirth® on where the organisation came from, where it is now and why we do what we do.2020-05-1952 min
Rockstar Birth RadioEP08 - Peter Jackson & Karen McClay - CalmbirthAs a male midwife working in a country hospital for over 20 years, Peter Jackson witnessed mothers whose experience of childbirth was one of fear, anxiety and trauma. Peter knew that nature did not get it wrong, that a labouring mother's experience could be filled with empowerment and joy. He believed the answer lay in the preparation of the couple during pregnancy. Thus he developed the Calmbirth® Childbirth Preparation program. Along with his daughter Karen, a fellow midwife and registered nurse, Peter delivers Calmbirth to pregnant Australian couples to assist them to truly understand birth, help them to re...2016-07-0134 min
Rockstar Birth RadioRBR 08 – Peter Jackson & Karen McClay – CalmbirthAs a male midwife working in a country hospital for over 20 years, Peter Jackson witnessed mothers whose experience of childbirth was one of fear, anxiety and trauma. Peter knew that nature did not get it wrong, that a labouring mother’s experience could be filled with empowerment and joy. He believed the answer lay in the preparation of the couple during pregnancy. Thus he developed the Calmbirth® Childbirth Preparation program.
Along with his daughter Karen, a fellow midwife and registered nurse, Peter delivers Calmbirth to pregnant Australian couples to assist them to truly understand birth, help them to r...2016-07-0134 min