From midwifery to trauma healing: One woman's journey

11/01/18 • 27 min

As a midwife, Angela Fitzgerald found she wanted to honour women’s birthing stories more than on the day they give birth. Now working in private practice with women who struggle with their own births, Angela finds the way we birth is not only the way we live, but is tied in to the way we were birthed. In this conversation with Kimberley, Angela describes her journey to relinquishing her beloved job as a midwife, to her practice of working with women in the Northern Rivers, Australia.
Guest is Angela Fitzgerald. Website https://birthyourtruth.com/
First aired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay on 22 October 2018
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Are you a doula? Your top questions answered with Anna Watts

Are you a doula (birth companion)? Being a doula isn't all roses and babies, sometimes it is tough and burnout can be frequent. This episode of PBB I ask Anna Watts, Celebration of Birth Doula Academy founder and trainer, the top questions asked by doulas. Take a listen for more on getting started as a doula, to the perils of burnout and what you can do about it.
Guest is Anna Watts. Website www.celebrationofbirth.com
Doula Conference Retreat: www.doulaconference.com.au
First aired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay on 15th of October 2018
Copyright PBB Media and Lara Martin 2018
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Is Vaginal Birth after Caesarean an Option for me?

More than one third of Australian birthing parents undergo a caesarean section for the birth of their babies, and most of those happen to first time parents. So what are the options for future pregnancies? Is a second caesarean the only way, or are there risks with that too? How risky is vaginal birth after caesarean?
Sally speaks with midwife and Griffith Univ PhD student Bethan Townsend about Vaginal Birth After Caesarean (VBAC), the risks and recommendations to help achieve it.
Kimberley Lipschus also shares her experience of VBAC pregnancy and birth.
Thank you to Kimberley and Bethan for this episode!
First aired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay on Monday 5 November 2018.
Produced and Presented by Sally Cusack
Copyright 2018 Sally Cusack, PBB Media
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PHOTO CREDIT: Rana Rankin, Breathe Photography, shared with permission. NOTE: This is NOT Kimberley.