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The Midwives' Cauldron

Katie James and Dr Rachel Reed

Join us as we hubble, bubble, toil, and trouble our way through aspects of midwifery, birth, lactation, and womanhood. We tackle and discuss a variety of topics within the sphere of womanhood, birth, and lactation and what this entails in today's society. We want to be able to share in the strengths of women gathering together and being more informed, for their birth, their feeding experience, and the transition into knowing ourselves better. This is the podcast to connect us as a greater circle of women united.
Episodes
An interview with Rhea Dempsey - childbirth education, home birth, attachement styles and the "F%k1ng epidural"May 17, 2023
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Vaginal ExaminationsApril 18, 2023
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An interview with Prof Donna Geddes - nipples, suck vacuums, nipple shields, milk testing probes and research galoreMarch 29, 2023
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An interview with Dr Sharon Blackie, peri-menopause, elderhood, cultural mythology, psychology and midwiferyMarch 06, 2023
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An interview with Prof Helen Ball - SIDS, bed sharing and an anthropological look at motherhood and infancy February 13, 2023
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An interview with Dr Kathleen Kendall-Tackett: health psychology, ACE (adverse childhood experiences), why breastfeeding doesn't need to suck, postpartum depression and placental encapsulationJanuary 25, 2023
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An interview with James Bourton - the benefits of working within a midwifery carer model which works for midwives and women; male midwives, and the magic of being a traditional midwifeJanuary 11, 2023
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Listening to babies during labourDecember 19, 2022
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An interview with Lyndsey Hookway - all things infant sleep!December 02, 2022
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An interview with Dr Clare Davison - on all things assessing labour progressNovember 16, 2022
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Breastfeeding and formula supplementation – the traps and escapesNovember 01, 2022
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End of Season 3 trailerAugust 17, 2022
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An interview with Anita Moorhead - talking all things antenatal hand expression July 28, 2022
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An interview with Ellie Young - freebirth, transition phase and polyvagal theoryJuly 05, 2022
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An Interview with Dr Hazel Keedle - talking all things VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean) June 12, 2022
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An interview with Professor Helen O'connell - talking all things clitoris. May 25, 2022
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An interview with Kemi Johnson - leaving midwifery and speaking out for women's rightsMay 09, 2022
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Your questions answered #3 – Are vaginal examinations necessary, dealing with inverted nipples, declining libido with breastfeeding and placental function on ultrasound, plus more!April 19, 2022
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An interview with Pippa Grace - Mother in the motherMarch 24, 2022
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The things they don't tell you about skin-to-skin contact! March 10, 2022
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An interview with Dr Sarah Buckley - hormones from conception to pregnancy, birthing to feeding, bonding & attachmentFebruary 08, 2022
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An interview with Lily Nichols RDN - Real Food for PregnancyJanuary 20, 2022
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Placentas and cord bloodJanuary 06, 2022
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An interview with Professor Hannah Dahlen - Striving to improve outcomes for women and infants December 11, 2021
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An interview with Dr Sara Wickham -In Your Own Time: How western medicine controls the start of labour and why this needs to stopNovember 17, 2021
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