In this week's episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid talk all about the syntocinon drip, including the pros and cons of its use and why it might be used in a labour.

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In this week's episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid discuss whether pregnancy and birth advice on social media is evidence-based or just loud and how to gauge the validity of the advice and infomation you see.

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In this week's episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid talk about why PCOS is now called PMOS and the new guidelines that accompany the name change.

You can find the new PMOS Guidelines here.

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In this quick kick epiosde of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid talk about who is in the room when you give birth and why they are there.

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This week on The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid are back with their thirty-fourth Q and A session as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick.

This Q and A session answers the following listener questions:
•       How does previous breast cancer treatment affect a pregnancy?
•       When can I restart my folate vitamins after a methotrexate injection for an ectopic pregnancy.
•       Implementing a plan for conception for a woman with a complex medical history.

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In this week's episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid answer the question of whether caesarean section rates are rising, and discuss some of the statistics around this.

Listen to Part 1 here.

Listen to episode 165. Should I choose private or public care? here.

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This week on The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid are back with their thirty-third Q and A session as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick.

This Q and A session answers the following listener questions:
•       Do I need to worry about class A drugs and pregnancy safe food while trying to conceive?
•       Pregnancy care in rural and regional areas.
•       How much sleep do you need during pregnancy?
•       Are molar pregnancies genetic?
•       How to know when you are ovulating?
•       Getting pregnant with irregular periods.

Listen to episode 85. All the terms that describe miscarriage HERE.

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In this week's episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid answer the question of whether caesarean section rates are rising, and discuss some of the statistics around this.

If you have a question you want answered, please leave your message on speakpipe to be chosen for Dr Pat to answer during a Q&A:

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This week on The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid are back with their thirty-second Q and A session as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick.

This Q and A session answers the following listener questions:
•       Cervical shortening in first and subsequent pregnancies.
•       Can breeched births reoccur?
•       Skin irritations in pregnancy.
•       Feeling concerned about being pressured into decisions during pregnancy and birth
•       Being educated for pregnancy and birth.
•       How common is coning of a baby’s head in birth?
•       Is there anything that can be done to get a baby into anterior positioning.

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In this re-released ep of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid talk about what to do once you have done a home pregnancy test and it is positive.

This episode covers when to see a doctor, what happens at this first appointment, what all the blood tests are for, what estimated due dates mean, what an unsighted pregnancy is, what beta hCG is and what medical history needs to be discussed with your doctor. Plus loads more.

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