The Midwitch

After Sammy's questions about the Wollongong MGP (Midwifery Group Practice) Program's guidelines were met with frustration, condescension and misinformation from her assigned Midwife - she and her partner Talia knew birthing away from the system would be the best choice for their child. Sammy shares how she arrived at the decision to freebirth, and the journey of her semi-wild pregnancy in the lead up to her baby Aspen's birth in Part 1.

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Anita Katherine, The Midwitch
Reconnecting you with your medicine, magic, & power.
Follow me on IG: @themidwitch
Freebies: https://themidwitch.com/thecauldron
Pregnant? Work with Anita in the Intuitive Birthing Method: https://themidwitch.com/theintuitivebirthmethod
Are you a birth worker? Make sure to follow me on IG @themidwitch to keep an eye out for my birth worker group programs!

I speak with Kerrie Adams; an Australian Midwife whose vision of re-imagining birth culture one amplified Modern Midwife at a time, has led her to become a system disruptor in her birth activism. She compares the art and practice of Midwifery from her UK home to Australia and shares with me what it would look like if Midwives stepped into their highest power - as Midwives and as women.

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Connect with Anita at www.themidwitch.com
Anita Katherine, The Midwitch
Reconnecting you with your medicine, magic, & power.
Follow me on IG: @themidwitch
Freebies: https://themidwitch.com/thecauldron
Pregnant? Work with Anita in the Intuitive Birthing Method: https://themidwitch.com/theintuitivebirthmethod
Are you a birth worker? Make sure to follow me on IG @themidwitch to keep an eye out for my birth worker group programs!

I speak with Brave (Wollongong) Mumma, Stef - who has written a book about her personal birth trauma and injury experience. We discuss the way in which our culture views and talks about childbirth, her fight with the medical and legal system, and how crucial it is to empower women with the information they need to make informed decisions before childbirth.

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Connect with Anita at www.themidwitch.com
Anita Katherine, The Midwitch
Reconnecting you with your medicine, magic, & power.
Follow me on IG: @themidwitch
Freebies: https://themidwitch.com/thecauldron
Pregnant? Work with Anita in the Intuitive Birthing Method: https://themidwitch.com/theintuitivebirthmethod
Are you a birth worker? Make sure to follow me on IG @themidwitch to keep an eye out for my birth worker group programs!

I sit down with Jamie, a proud Gamilaroi woman and one of my greatest teachers and friends, to discuss true matriarchy - as it were (and still is) a part of Aboriginal Culture. We discuss spirituality, respect for women, women's business, community, circles and business grounds, animal totems, connection to the Earth and her cycles, the differences between Matriarchy and our Patriarchal Mainstream Australia today, Motherhood, Birth, the significance of the 'Because of Her We Can' NAIDOC theme and what Jamie has taught me through observing the forgiving, peaceful, respectful way she walks this land. Jamie and I have had many a chat around these topics, but I feel so grateful that she shared her story and ancient feminine wisdom with all of us in this episode.

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Connect with Anita at www.themidwitch.com
Anita Katherine, The Midwitch
Reconnecting you with your medicine, magic, & power.
Follow me on IG: @themidwitch
Freebies: https://themidwitch.com/thecauldron
Pregnant? Work with Anita in the Intuitive Birthing Method: https://themidwitch.com/theintuitivebirthmethod
Are you a birth worker? Make sure to follow me on IG @themidwitch to keep an eye out for my birth worker group programs!

Episode 3 of the BEarth Podcast I discuss why there is no way I would have ever had an Ultrasound during my pregnancies if I had of known what I know now.

I have weighed up the risks and the benefits and can now make a conscious and informed decision, with the information that should have been provided to me at the time.

So because this information isn't being offered to pregnant women - I have shared it for you. And provided plenty of links for further reading too!

1. Start at "Ultrasound Acoustic Output and Bioeffects" pg 2 - https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/135175/jum2009282139.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

2. Start at "What are the risks of ultrasound exams?" - https://www.acog.org/Patients/FAQs/Ultrasound-Exams#Doppler

3. Fetal stimulation by pulsed diagnostic ultrasound - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11503925

4. "There has been little or no subsequent research with the modern obstetrical ultrasound machines to systematically assess potential risks to the fetus..." - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18450141

5. Prenatal ultrasound and childhood autism - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27184020

6. Ultrasound is not unsound, but safety is an issue - https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/uog.6381

7. Prenatal exposure to ultrasound waves impacts neuronal migration in mice - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16901978

Find out more about Anita and her services here: http://anitakatherine.com/mamasupport

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Connect with Anita at www.themidwitch.com
Anita Katherine, The Midwitch
Reconnecting you with your medicine, magic, & power.
Follow me on IG: @themidwitch
Freebies: https://themidwitch.com/thecauldron
Pregnant? Work with Anita in the Intuitive Birthing Method: https://themidwitch.com/theintuitivebirthmethod
Are you a birth worker? Make sure to follow me on IG @themidwitch to keep an eye out for my birth worker group programs!

Women's Circles: Why I was called to start facilitating these gatherings, what they have become over the 4 years I've been holding this space, what they involve, what they mean to me, why I started them, how my first Circle went and how you can start your own!

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Connect with Anita at www.themidwitch.com

Anita Katherine, The Midwitch
Reconnecting you with your medicine, magic, & power.

Follow me on IG: @themidwitch

Freebies: https://themidwitch.com/thecauldron

Pregnant? Work with Anita in the Intuitive Birthing Method: https://themidwitch.com/theintuitivebirthmethod

Are you a birth worker? Make sure to follow me on IG @themidwitch to keep an eye out for my birth worker group programs!

Discussing the risks of adhering to a baby's due date and how reconnecting to nature's cycles can completely change the outcome of your baby arriving Earthside.

- Nagel's Rule used in our current birthing model
- 10 Moons and your pregnancy
- Overdue or Premature babies
- The importance of a birth month / time
- Plant Medicine for 'overdue' Mamas
- The implications of being Induced

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Connect with Anita at www.themidwitch.com

Anita Katherine, The Midwitch
Reconnecting you with your medicine, magic, & power.

Follow me on IG: @themidwitch

Freebies: https://themidwitch.com/thecauldron

Pregnant? Work with Anita in the Intuitive Birthing Method: https://themidwitch.com/theintuitivebirthmethod

Are you a birth worker? Make sure to follow me on IG @themidwitch to keep an eye out for my birth worker group programs!