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The Science of Motherhood — 238 episodes
Ep 241. Birth Trauma Explained: Signs, Causes and Healing
Ep 240. Birthing on Country: What Culturally Safe Care Looks Like
Ep 239. Birth Centres Explained: Is One Right for You?
Ep 238. What to Expect From Private Midwifery Care on Day One
Ep 237. Pregnancy Rewires Your Brain. Here's What You Gain
Ep 236. What Your Child's Brain Is Doing Mid-Meltdown
Ep 235. Does Fibre Affect Your Fertility? New Research Explained
Ep 234. Why Doesn't My Midwife Ask About My Mental Health?
Ep 233. Navigating Grandparents Without Losing Your Mind
Ep 232. Anxious, Overwhelmed, Numb: The Mental Health Reality of IVF
Ep 231. Trying to Conceive: What to Expect Emotionally and Physically
Ep 230. IVF, IUI, and Egg Freezing: A Guide to Trying to Conceive
Ep 229. Does Stress Affect Fertility? The Science Behind Your Hormones
Ep 228. What Should You Actually Do Before Trying to Conceive?
Ep 227. Fertility Preparation: What to Do Before You Try To Conceive
Ep 226. Why Hyperemesis Gravidarum Is Genetic, Not Psychological
Ep 225. Could Holistic Care Improve Fertility and Prevent PTSD?
Ep 224. Why Your Joints Feel Loose and Unstable Postpartum
Ep 223. How OTs are helping Neurodivergent Mothers Navigate the System
Ep 222. Being an Autistic Mother: Pregnancy, Birth and the Postpartum Period
Ep 221. How the Maternity System Is Failing Autistic Women and What Needs to Change
Ep 220. Why Is My Hair Falling Out? The Science Behind Postpartum Hair Loss
Ep 219. Why Does Breastfeeding Protect Against Breast Cancer?
Ep 218. Why Being Nap Trapped is So Beneficial
Ep217. What Does It Mean to Thrive, Not Just Cope, as a New Mum?
Ep 216. Why Hasn't My Milk Come In? The Science Behind Your Supply
Ep 215. Contraception After Birth: IUDs, Pills, Implants Explained
Ep 214. Should Surrogates Be Paid? What Australia's Proposed Law Reforms Mean for Families
Ep 213. How breast milk can protect our babies against allergies
Ep 212. Returning to Work While Breastfeeding: A Guide for Mums Who Want to Keep Feeding
Ep 211. Is Breastfeeding Feeling More Complicated Than You Expected?
Ep 210. Postpartum Food Made Simple: What Your Body Really Needs
Ep 209. The Baby Sleep Myths Mums Are Told (and What Science Actually Says)
Ep 208. Breastfeeding Myths Busted: Feeding to Sleep, Milk Supply, and Returning to Work
Ep 207. Why You Feel Different After Having a Baby (Matrescence, Explained)
Ep206. Staycation Tips for Mums: Hotel Hacks, Packing Lists, and Nap-Friendly Plans
Ep 205. The Invisible Link Between Mum and Baby Brains
Ep 204. Why Women Feel Different About Their Career After Becoming a Mum
Ep 203. How New Mums Can Make the Holiday Season Feel Less Overwhelming
Ep 202. How Does Baby Massage Support Your Baby’s Development?
Ep 201. VBAC Explained: What Every Mum Needs to Know with Dr Hazel Keedle
Ep 200. What 200 Episodes Have Taught Me About Motherhood (and Myself)
Ep 199. Are We Running Out of Time? The Truth About Fertility Decline
Ep 198. Catching It Early: How to Protect Your Mental Health in Motherhood
Ep 197. Folic Acid and Pregnancy: Could Too Much Be Causing Gestational Diabetes?
Ep 196. How to Support Yourself or Someone You Love After Pregnancy Loss
Ep 195. Why Understanding Autism in Motherhood Matters More Than Ever
Ep 194. Pregnancy After 35: What Every Mum Needs to Know About Fertility and Birth
Ep 193. Can Mastitis Be Predicted Before It Happens?
Ep 192. Why Baby Sleep Advice Often Fails Mums (and What the Research Really Says)
Ep 191. PCOS and Epigenetics: Could This Be the Missing Puzzle Piece?
Ep 190. The Gut–Brain Connection Every Mum Should Know About
Ep 189. What Every Mum Should Know About Creatine, Hormones, and Recovery
Ep 188. How to Manage Screen Time and Protect Your Child’s Mental Health
Ep 187. How to Tackle Picky Eating and Get Kids Excited in the Kitchen
Ep 186. Trying, Failing, and Mum Hacks That Actually Work with Victoria Vanstone
Ep 185. Planned Induction at 39 Weeks: What the New Research Says
Ep 184. Pregnancy Food Made Simple: What Your Body Really Needs
Ep 183. Anxiety in Motherhood: A Real Story and What Can Help
Ep 182. How to Support Dads in Postpartum: Tools for Connection and Confidence
Ep 181. New Miscarriage Guidelines in Australia: What Every Mum Should Know
Ep 180. Baby Sign Language in Australia: A Simple Tool To Empower Your toddler
Ep 179 - What Every Mum Needs to Know: Highlights from The Complete Guide to Postpartum
Ep 178. Dr Ariella Heffernan-Marks - Women's Health + AI - OVUM technology
Ep 177. Check In Tuesday - Doulas - The New Gold Standard for Maternity Continuity of Care
Ep 176. Hailey Bartholomew - The Art of Parenting - Being Present
Ep. 175 Check in Tuesday - A New Mums Guide to Finding Your Village
Ep. 174 Fleur Chambers - How to Feel Confident in Motherhood
Ep. 173 Check In Tuesday - What does Postpartum Care look like for First Time Parents
Ep. 172 Dr Kokum Jayasinghe - How Endometriosis Effects Fertility and What You Can Do?
Ep 171 Podcast Take-over - Not Another Onesie - Discussing Matrescence and Changes in Self-identity
Ep 170. Oceane Campbell - Maternity System Crisis
Ep. 169 Check In Tuesday - I had a C-Section, here are the things I wouldn't do.
Ep. 168 - Amelia Lamont - The Midwife Mumma's Hot Take on The Fourth Trimester
Ep 167 Check In Tuesday - These Four Types of People Need to Hire a Doula
Ep. 166 Dr Shauna Watts - Your Top Questions on Perimenopause Answered
Ep. 165 Check In Tuesday - Shout out to all the Women Who make up my Village
Ep 164. Dr Cheryl Phua - In your 30s-40s? Here's What You Should Know About Menopause
Ep. 163 - Check In Tuesday - The Hormonal Power of Reading Books: Your Secret Sauce for Maternal Mental Health
Ep. 162 Dr Siobhan Kennedy-Costantini - Mother's Perspective: Experiencing PND, Anxiety and Psychosis
Ep. 161 - Check In Tuesday - I'm Still Breastfeeding and Returning to Work - Help!
Ep 160. Dr Cheryl Phua - Fertility Treatments 101
Ep 159. Justine Schofield - Double the Meal, Half the Effort: Cooking Ahead for Busy Mums
Ep. 158 Melissa Hays - Breastfeeding Myths Busted
Ep 157 - Check In Tuesdays with Dr Renee White - Returning to Work: How Workplaces can support their employees
Ep 156. Dr. Magdalena Martínez García - How Women's Brains Change Through Pregnancy and Beyond
Ep 155. Check In Tuesday - I Just Screamed at my Child, Now What?
Ep 154. Jaymeila Webb - Perimenopause and how your diet can play a major role
Ep 153. Check in Tuesdays with Dr Renee White - How to Set Boundaries with Family at Holiday Gatherings
Ep 152. Dr Siobhan Kennedy-Costantini - How to Best Manage Our Kids Pushing Boundaries
Ep 151. Kelly Langford - Why More Mothers are Choosing Private Midwives
Ep 150. Dr Laura Gainche - Latest Research on Infant Sleep
Ep 149. Check In Tuesdays with Dr Renee White - Secret Staycation Membership?
Ep 148. Alice Lucken - What every parent needs to know about reflux
Ep 147. Check In Tuesdays with Dr Renee White - Squashing the Top Googled Infant Sleep Myths
Ep 146. Dr Cheryl Phua - What you need to know about freezing your eggs
Ep 145. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - My Top 4 Books on Child Development
Ep 144. Zali Yager - How can parents help their children with positive body image
Ep 143. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - It's our 4th Birthday!
Ep 142. Vanessa Barnard - How to best prepare for a premature baby in NICU
Ep 141. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - The Things I Wished My Friends Knew About Becoming a Parent
Ep 140. Dr Elena Schneider-Futschik - New Research: Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis in Utero
Ep 139. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Answers to The Top Googled Questions by New Parents
Ep 138. Kate Johnstone - How to find self compassion in motherhood
Ep 137. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - My greatest lessons learned as a mother
Ep 136. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - How to Create the Best Birthing Space
Ep 135. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - How to be the best visitor for a new mum
Ep 134. Dr. Toby Angstmann - Briging the Gap between Obstetrics and Midwifery Care
Ep 133. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - World Breastfeeding Week: How to prepare for breastfeeding
Ep 132. Tess O'Connor of Nurtured Women's Health - Postpartum Revolution Series
Ep 131. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - What Your 6-week Check-up Should Really Look Like
Ep 130. Dr Nicole Gale of Juno - Postpartum Revolution Series
Ep 129. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Five Questions to Discuss Before Having a Baby
Ep 128. Avalon Nethery of Borne - Postpartum Revolution Series
Ep 127. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Maternal selenium deficiency connected to autism and ADHD traits in children
Ep 126. Larissa Leone of Homb - Postpartum Revolution Series
Ep 125. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Wrap Up: NSW Birth Trauma Enquiry
Ep 124. Dr Kyla Smith - Should Infants be drinking cows milk from 6 months?
Ep 123. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Tips to Improve your HG Symptoms
Ep 122. Roxanne Wood - Using Nature to Find Your Postpartum Village
Ep 121. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Lab Grown 'Mini Placentas' Used to Understand Pre-eclampsia
Ep 120. Brooke Maree - Kangatraining
Ep 119. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Ozempic and Unplanned Pregnancies
Ep 118. Dr Marlena Fejzo - New Discovery: What causes Hyperemesis Gravidarum?
Ep 117. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - How a Doula and Third Time Mama Prepares for Birth and Postpartum
Ep 116. Lucy Jones - The Art of Matrescence
Ep 115. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - What is a Birth Doula and Why Would I Need One?
Ep 114. Dr Dave Listijono - Why Couples Should Consider Preconception carrier screening
Ep 113. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Should You Continue ADHD Meds During Pregnancy?
Ep 112. Dr Deborah MacNamara - Picky Eaters Aren't What We Think They Are
Ep 111. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - What's the Difference between a Midwife and a Doula?
Ep 110. Mama - Real life experience with genetic testing before conception
Ep 109. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - How to Manage Big Emotions When Starting Back at School
Ep 108. Kate Visser - How and where to start on a relactating journey
Ep 107. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - The Effect of Spontaneous Birth vs Elective C-section on our Brain
Ep 106. Alex Sinickas - Not all Breast Pumps are created equally
Ep 105. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - What causes Hyperemesis Gravidarum and how we can fix it
Ep 104. Maisie Ruttan - How to Navigate Toddler Sleep with a Baby on the Way
Ep 103. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - What you need to know about the first oral pill for Postpartum Depression
Ep 102. Anya Dunham - Science-based Parenting
Ep 101. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - The Science Behind our Addiction to Romance Novels
Ep 100. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Top 10 Things I've Learnt in the Past 100 Episodes
Ep 99. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Changes to Glucose Tolerance Testing on the Horizon
Ep 98. Melanie Van Schelven - What happens if you don't fix a tongue tie?
Ep 97. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - How to make pumping more enjoyable
Ep 96. Anya Dunham - Using both science and intuition in motherhood
Ep 95. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - New Genetic Testing Rebates in Australia
Ep 94. Jane McFadden - ADHD in Motherhood
Ep 93. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Nesting Parties are the New Baby Shower
Ep 92. Dr Erin Bowe - How EMDR can be used with Birth Trauma
Ep 91. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - What you Need for Life After Birth on a Budget
Ep 90. Dr Rebecca Ray - How to Handle Difficult Conversations during Motherhood
Ep 89. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - What you Need for Life After Birth on a Budget
Ep 88. Carina O'Brien - How to Manage the Juggle of Returning to Work
Ep 86. Emma Watson - Family Centred C-sections: How to Advocate for Yourself Part 2
Ep 85. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Paced Bottle feeding - How to mimick breast feeding?
Ep 84. Emma Watson - Family Centred C-sections: How to Advocate for Yourself Part 1
Ep 83. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Things to do with your baby in the first year
Ep 82. Katie Parker - Why is it so hard to ask for help?
Ep 81. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - The Power of Partner Support: Navigating Postpartum Recovery Together
Ep 80. Dr Robyn Thompson - The Thompson Method
Ep 79. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Tips on Surviving School Holidays - Benefits of Childs Play in Nature
Ep 78. Dr. Rebecca Ray - Creating Boundaries in Motherhood
Ep 77. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Your Go-To Maternal Mental Health Resources
Ep 76. Assoc. Prof Lana McClements - Why is Preeclampsia So Hard to Diagnose? New Australian Research
Ep 75. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - The Best Gift for a Baby Shower
Ep 74. Dr Greer Kirshenbaum - How To Grow Your Baby's Brain and Nurture Their Mental Health
Ep 73. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - The Only Gadget I Recommend for New Mums
Ep 72. Melanie Nolan - Tips on How to Kick Your Iron Deficiency
Ep 71. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Practical Tips to Get You Through the First 6 weeks of Motherhood
Ep 70. Katrina Locandro (Liptember Foundation) - Why We Need a Women Only Mental Health Report
Ep 69. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Should I Hire a Lactation Consultant Before Birth?
Ep 68. Frances Bilbao - Managing Intrusive Thoughts in Motherhood and Coping Strategies
Ep 67. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Small Acts of Self-Care Saving My Sanity
Ep 66. Professor David Gardner - The Science Behind IVF
Ep 65. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - My Pregnancy + Hearing Loss Journey
Ep 64. Dr Manuela Toledo - What to Expect on Your IVF Journey?
EP 63. Professor Hayden Homer - How to get on the front foot of fertility with endometriosis
Ep 62. Dr Manuela Toledo - Myths and Misconceptions of IVF
Ep 61. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - Welcome to the New FYC Doula Village
Ep 60. Eve Rodsky - Fair Play: Rebalancing your Relationship in the Household
Ep 59. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - What is a Postpartum Doula and Are They Worth It?
Ep 58. Lael Stone and Dr Marion Rose - How to Raise Resilient and Compassionate Children
Ep 57. Check In Tuesday with Dr Renee White - How We Knew We Were One and Done
Ep 56. Dr Hazel Keedle - Dehumanized, Violated, and Powerless: Obstetric Violence Experiences of Australian Women
Ep 55. Check In Tuesday - How To Transition a Toddler or Fur Child with a New Baby
Ep 54. Dr Laura Gainche - Part 2: A Parent's Journey - Realistic Expectations of Infant Sleep
Ep 53. Check in Tuesday - Kick Postnatal Depletion to the Curb with these Foods
Ep 51. Check-in Tuesday - 2022 Wrap Up + Huge Announcement
Ep 49. Check-in Tuesday - Our Favourite Parenting Books
Ep 52. Nicole Bijlsma - Healthy Home and Healthy Family
Ep 48. Jason Chambers: Kidsafe Victoria - What every parent should know about water safety and button batteries
Ep 47. Check-in Tuesday - Do Mums Need a Hotel Staycation?
Ep 46. Dr Laura Gainche - Throwing Wake Times Out the Window
Ep 45. Check-In Tuesday - Self-care before the School Pick-up?
Ep 44. Dr Marion Piper - Post Traumatic Growth and Motherhood
Ep 43. Check-In Tuesday with Dr Renee and Dr Micka - How We Survive Bleed Week
Ep 42. Dr Melanie Jackson - What you need to know about the Australian Birth System?
Ep 41. Dr Stephanie Pirotta - Is Your Gut Health Effecting Your Endometriosis?
Ep 40. Joelleen Winduss Paye - How to Prepare for The Golden Hours of Breastfeeding
Ep 39. Bernadette Lack - Vulvas and Villages: Getting reacquainted
Ep 38. Dr Nicole Gale - Moving back to Traditional Models of Perinatal Care
Ep 36. Dr Jessica Stokes-Parish - Fake News: How to Distinguish Fact from Fiction on Social Media
Ep 37. Professor Alison McMillan - Influenza Vaccinations during Pregnancy
Ep 35. Aimee O'Shea - Starting Solids, Picky Eaters and Weaning
Ep 34. Dr Briony Hill - Weight Stigma in Preconception and Pregnancy
Ep 33. Renee Jennings - Gestational Diabetes Management and Is there a Better Way to Test?
Ep 32. Dr Pamela Douglas - Infant Sleep, Influence of Sensory Play and Why Do Mothers Continue to Receive Conflicting Advice?
Ep 31. Joelleen Winduss Paye - How Doulas can set Mamas up for Breastfeeding Success
Ep 30. Hannah Clark - Baby-Led Sleep Approach: Shaking Up the Sleep Training Culture
Ep 29. Dr Hilary Claire - Motherhood and prioritising your wellness alongside taking care of your child's health
Ep 28. Dr Greer Kirshenbaum - Infant Neurodevelopment and Sleep: Understanding the Invisible 'Work' of a Mother
Ep 27. Kath Baquie - Pelvic Floor Physio: How to move post birth to accelerate your postpartum recovery
Ep 26. Dr Natasha Varvek - What to do when you contract COVID during Conception, Pregnancy or Postpartum
Ep 25. Dr Stephanie Pirotta - Top 5 Nutrients to Eat during Pregnancy To Boost Your Postpartum Recovery
Ep 24. Dr Renee White + Dr Micka Bertucci - 5 Steps to Building Your Village
Ep 23. Dr Natasha Vavrek - What your GP should be offering for your Conception, Pregnancy and Postpartum Journey?
Ep. 22 - Dr Nikki Mills - Tongue Ties - To Snip or Not to Snip?
Ep. 21 - Dr Daniella Susic - What is the Microbiome? How it effects your pregnancy and child's microbiome
Ep. 20 - Cherie Chugg - Tasmania's Leading Calm Birth Educator Shares Her Top Tips for Birth Preparation
Ep. 19 - My Own Birth - Tess and Sarah, Midwives on the Frontline and Birth Educators Empowering Australian Mothers
Ep. 18 Jan Ireland - Lessons Learned in the past 40 years of Midwifery
Ep. 17 Your Two Jugs - Dr Katie + Dr Elise Leading Booby Osteopaths Discuss Mastitis, Engorgement and Blocked Ducts
Ep. 16 Professor Hannah Dahlen - Long Term Effects of Unnecessary Induction of Labour in Low Risk Mothers
Ep 15. Stefanie Poole - Birth Trauma, Postnatal Depression and OCD; Mental Health Experts are not Immune
Ep 14. Dr Stephanie Pirotta - Endometriosis, Plans for Conception and Holistic Management
Ep 13. Dr Pamela Douglas (POSSUMS) - Normalising Cry/Fuss Babies and Turning the Sleep and Baby Feeding Industry On It's Head
Ep 12. Meg Stockhammer (Hey Mama Physio) - Preparing for Pregnancy, Labour and Postpartum through Movement
Ep 11. Dr Stephanie Pirotta - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Misdiagnosis, Treatment and Management through Lifestyle Changes
Ep 10. Anna Cusack - How Continuity of Care was the Key to Her Postpartum Success + the Birth of Her Second Baby (Book): Mama You're Not Broken
Ep 9. Dr Siobhan Kennedy-Costantini - Strategies for kids in COVID lockdown, childcare anxiety and effects of masks on infant development
Ep 8. Dr Zali Yager - Mama Mindset Research: Burnout, Self-Compassion and Gratitude
Ep 7. Lily Nichols - Flawed Pregnancy Nutrition Guidelines, Food Aversions and Folate!
Ep 6. Dr Nicole Highet - Perinatal Health, Maternal Mental Health and the Effects of COVID in Australia
Ep 5. Meghan Telpner - Birth and babies don't always go to plan!
Ep 4. Dr Sophie Brock - Through a fisheye lens: Understanding motherhood, mum guilt and judgement
Ep 3. Dr Renee White - Dealing with pregnancy and postpartum when you are Type A personality
Ep 1 - An introduction to The Science of Motherhood