The Great Birth Rebellion

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Episode 221 - Sex During Pregnancy

September 20, 2026

Everything changes when you are pregnant! Your body, brain, relationships, lifestyle AND of course, your sex life. Nobody tells you how to navigate this change or even if it’s safe to have sex when you’re pregnant. Some women have low sex drive, some have high, for some it hurts and others are just confused. In this episode Mel gets into the details, balls and all and uses real juicy language to talk you through it. This episode is not for little ears. In this episode Mel mentions the guide ...

Episode 220 - Shoulder Dystocia

September 13, 2026

Shoulder dystocia is an urgent situation during birth BUT there are some strategies that you can use to prevent it and some simple and minimally invasive interventions that can be used to manage it. Shoulder dystocia often fills women and clinicians with fear, however this episode offers some simple strategies and suggestions to make the management of shoulder dystocia less stressful and help clinicians feel more confident. Mel offers the techniques that she uses and explains which common tec...

Episode 219 - Restless Legs in Pregnancy

September 06, 2026

Restless legs is a circumstance in pregnancy where you feel an irresistible urge to move, stretch, kick your legs or walk around. It gets especially worse when at rest and in the evening and can cause you to have difficulty sleeping during pregnancy. This episode explains restless legs and some solutions to help stop it. This episode comes with a cheat sheet and magnesium spray recipe which you can find here. In this episode I referenced Episode 142 - Iron deficiency in pregnancy which I rec...