The Calmbirth Conversation Podcast

Recent Episodes

#24 Fetal Monitoring Options for Labour

Posted August 21, 2024 • 00:48:45

In this episode Karen discusses different Fetal Monitoring options ,and the research behind them, for labour with Kirsten Small, a retired Obstetrician,...

#23 Part Two, Informed Consent – A Conversation with Bashi Kumar-Hazard: The NSW Birth Trauma Inquiry

Posted July 17, 2024 • 00:56:36

In this episode, Karen and Bashi are having a raw and frank conversation about informed consent and birth.

It is our hope that by honouring...

#22 A conversation with Bashi Kumar-Hazard: The NSW Birth Trauma Inquiry – Part One

Posted June 28, 2024 • 01:06:24

Bashi Kumar-Hazard is an Australian competition and consumer rights lawyer and the principal of B W Law, a legal practice established to support and...

#21 Understanding Pain in Labour

Posted May 17, 2024 • 00:30:35

In this episode, Karen discusses the two different approaches and perceptions of pain in labour. These are the medical approach where pain in labour...

#20 Baby Brain: How pregnancy and motherhood shape our brain and change our minds.

Posted April 12, 2024 • 00:48:36

Join Karen McClay as she talks with Dr Sarah McKay about her new book “Baby Brain: The Surprising Neuroscience of How Pregnancy and Motherhood Sculpt...