So you’ve peed on a stick - now what?

In this episode Shavi and Stef discuss what happens next including an in-depth expose on different models of care - When should you make an appointment to see your GP? What are the differences between private and public? What happens if you want to choose your obstetrician but don’t have insurance?

The answers to these questions and more in this episode of Both Sides of the Bump!

Today’s episode dives into the fertility journey that is well known by many families across the globe—what it really looks like, what it demands from you, and the moments of hope that keep people moving forward. We’re unpacking the science, the timelines, and the emotional weight of it all. 

We are so happy to welcome Dr Luke as our first special guest on the podcast. Dr Luke is an Obstetrician, Gynaecologist, and Fertility Specialist with Monash IVF. He is here to answer all our questions and open our eyes to all aspects of fertility treatment. 

Continuing on from last episode's big conversation around intervention in labour, we will be talking today about instrumental birth (forceps and vacuum) and dive into all things tears and episiotomy! Hot topics lined up today!

We've all heard it "Oh you are having an induction...so you will probably have an epidural and eventually a caesarean right?". Is this true? In this second episode of Both Sides of the Bump, Shavi and Stef discuss all things intervention in Labour. From induction to epidurals and caesareans with a lead on episode to come with more juicy information...did someone say a big pair of scissors??

For as long as women have been giving birth (so forever...), the chosen birth place for some has been in the comfort of their proximity of a doctor, an operating theatre and even an neonnatal intensive care unit. 

Why is there such a widespread negative public opinion of homebirth? Why would choose this option if you could be hospital...just in case? Are these our only options and is there a happy medium between the two? 

Shavi and Stef answer these questions and so many more in our first ever episode of Both Sides of the Bump!.