In this week's episode of The Kick, Brigid talks with Clinical Psychologist Rebecca Wheeler about a fear of childbirth and tokophobia.

You can find Rebecca’s Instagram here 

You can find Rebecca’s Facebook here 

You can find Rebecca’s website here 

You can find the Centre for Perinatal Psychology here 

You can find COPE here 

You can find the Gidget Foundation here 

You can find PANDA here 

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In this re-released ep of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid cover the pros and cons of both vaginal birth and caesarean birth.

This is a very chatty episode because the answer is…nuanced.

The first question we delve into is why someone would ask this question?
In this episode we talk about:
•        A medical indication where a Caesarean section is suggested.
•        A history of trauma, or fear surrounding vaginal birth.
•        Concern about sexual function after vaginal birth
•        Maybe a birth story has made someone think ‘nope, not for me.’
•        Or they feel a planned Caesarean section seems more manageable.

You can find links to the episodes Brigid talks about below:

Episode 30. Assisted delivery, a really common birth intervention here. 

Episode 64. What happens in a planned caesarean? here.

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In this week's episode, Dr Pat and Brigid unpack some of the medical moments from Jessie's birth story of her twins on the Outloud podcast.

You can listen to Jessie’s Birth Story here.

You can listen to Ep 21. TWINS: all the questions, all the answers here.

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

This Q and A session answers the following listener questions:
•        Who makes a good VBAC candidate?
•        The difference between Induction and Augmentation.
•        What are the pros and cons of ECV?
•        What are the pros and cons of having a c-section for a breeched baby?
•        Should I have a salpingectomy?
•        Sheering injuries to the umbilical cord.
•        The fetal ejection reflex.

Listen to Episode 34. What is a VBAC and is it for you? here.
Listen to Episode 14. Should I have a GBS swab? here.
Listen to Episode 9. The ideas of Gentle Induction (of labour) here.
Listen to Episode 15. A heads up about Breeched Birth here.
Listen to Episode 140. Four tips to help you push your baby out here.

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Sometimes we need to go back to basics. This re-released episode of The Kick is for anyone who is thinking they might need a few hints on what they can be doing to increase their chances of getting pregnant. It's a bit light-hearted and for some couples, this ep will be enough to help you well on your way to BABY.

In this episode Dr Pat and Brigid talk about:
•        What we mean when we say 'better nick'
•        What a regular cycle means
•        What your teeth have to do with it
•        What your potential birth choices are
•        Even when to start working on names. 

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In this Quick Kick episode of The Kick, Brigid and Dr Pat talk about getting pregnant with endometriosis. Dr Pat also talks about why you might’ve seen endometriosis in the news recently.

For more information on getting pregnant with endometriosis, listen to episode 20. Getting pregnant with Endo HERE.

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

This Q and A session answers the following listener questions:
•        What does it mean for my labour and birth if my baby is transverse?
•        What do the different categories of medication in pregnancy mean?
•        Diagnosing early pregnancy miscarriages.
•        What is a cervical cerclage.
•        Uterine fibroids in pregnancy.

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In this week's episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid talk about all the other things your Obstetrican and Gynaecologist might be doing when they aren't seeing patients, delivering babies or in surgery.

You can listen to episode 180. Becoming an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and How the Training has Changed with Dr Erin Stewart Here.

You can join the Ballarat Women's Cohort Study Here.

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

This Q and A session answers the following listener questions:
•        Having a C-section with a low-lying plaenta
•        How long should I wait before trying to conceive again after a miscarriage?
•        Does having surgery during pregnany cause you to go into early labour?
•        Managing the risk of pre-term labour in rural and remote areas
•        Is it ok to breastfeed during pregnancy with a history of pre-term labour?
•        Is cramping in early pregnancy a symptom od miscarriage?

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In this Quick Kick episode of The Kick, Brigid and Dr Pat talk about how to make your own choices in pregnancy and birth and whether you can say no to test and treatments in pregnancy and birth.

For more information on tests in pregnancy, listen to episode 16. Can you say no to test and treatments in pregnancy and birth? HERE 

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

• This Q and A session answers the following listener questions:
• Do C-Sections cause Endometriosis and Infertility? 
• How are pregnancies in women with congenital heart diseases managed? 
• Do Cervical Polyps impact fertility and should they be removed?
• What does a slightly positive anticardiolipin result mean?
• Recurrent miscarriages 
• What to do in a subsequent pregnancy and birth if there has been a perineal injury in a previous birth.

You can listen to ep 153. New Miscarriage Guidelines here 

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