Birth Time: the podcast

Homebirth Midwife, Jo Hunter; Photographer & Doula, Jerusha Sutton and periodically by Shamanic Practitioner and Producer, Zoe Naylor•www.birthtime.world

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#ItsTime Every fortnight Birth Time: the podcast will take a deep dive in to all things pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Following the success of our world renowned and international award winning film Birth Time: the documentary, we have come back together. By way of exploring different topics in great depth, each series will cover one topic from a variety of perspectives. We will talk with birthing women and people, families, midwives, birth workers, academics, activists and clinicians to get their perspective on the topic at hand. We will have interludes between each series where we chat with people we interviewed in Birth Time: the documentary, to find out where life has taken them since the creation of the film. Join your hosts Homebirth Midwife, Jo Hunter; Photographer & Doula, Jerusha Sutton and periodically Producer & Shamanic Practitioner, Zoe Naylor as we once again, delve deep into the world of growing, birthing and raising babies.

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Episodes

Interlude Two: Debra Pascali-Bonaro

Interlude Interlude Two: Debra Pascali-Bonaro This is our second interlude where we invite a guest who was in our film, to come and join us to discuss where life has taken them since the film. In this episode Jerusha Sutton, Zoe Naylor and Jo Hunter chat with the powerhouse that is Debra Pascali-Bonaro. Debra is a globally renowned speaker, filmmaker, author, doula trainer and host of the Orgasmic Birth podcast, where she breaks barriers and explores love, intimacy, and pleasure in birth and par...

Dec 09, 2024•59 min

SERIES TWO: Who Defines Risk? - EPISODE FIVE: Whose risk is it anyway? Dr Stuart J. Fischbein MD

Series Two: Risk Factors in Childbirth and Who Defines Risk? This series topic was borne from the recent happenings in the world of homebirth in Australia around Professional Indemnity Insurance for Privately Practicing Midwives and the potential parameters that they will have to practice within. Advocacy efforts are underway to ensure that women can continue to choose where and with whom they give birth and that midwives can continue to support them. Homebirth Australia (HBA) are asking people ...

Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 17 min

SERIES TWO: Who Defines Risk? - EPISODE FOUR: Two birth stories with Mia Briski

Oct 21, 2024•52 min

SERIES TWO: Who Defines Risk? - EPISODE THREE: Choosing a future homebirth after two caesareans with Katelyn Commerford

Oct 07, 2024•58 min

SERIES TWO: Who Defines Risk? - EPISODE TWO: Homebirthing twins with Bibi Coxon

Sep 24, 2024•53 min

SERIES TWO: Who Defines Risk? - EPISODE ONE: Exploring the concept of risk with Kristyn Begnell from Homebirth Australia

Sep 02, 2024•57 min

Interlude One: Hannah Dahlen AM

Interlude Interlude One: Hannah Dahlen AM Jerusha Sutton and Zoe Naylor had a beautiful catch up with Hannah Dahlen who chatted with us about what she’s been up to and what’s been happening in the world of birth over the past few years since we filmed Birth Time. We touched on research topics, book writing, the NSW Birth Trauma Inquiry, Professional Indemnity Insurance for privately practicing midwives and much more. Hannah was the very first person we interviewed for Birth Time: the documentary...

Aug 20, 2024•49 min

SERIES ONE: Birth Trauma - EPISODE FIVE: Trauma informed compassionate care with Billie Harrigan

Series One: Birth Trauma One in three women in Australia experience birth trauma. With so much information flying around on this topic - and off the back of the Birth Experience Study and the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Birth Trauma - we decided to make this the focus of our first series, to bring some clarity and detailed information to this enormous issue. Episode Five: Trauma informed compassionate care with Billie Harrigan We had a fabulous chat with Billie Harrigan and discussed what tra...

Aug 05, 2024•37 min

SERIES ONE: Birth Trauma - EPISODE FOUR: Trauma informed birth debriefing and so much more with Fiona Reid

Series One: Birth Trauma One in three women in Australia experience birth trauma. With so much information flying around on this topic - and off the back of the Birth Experience Study and the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Birth Trauma - we decided to make this the focus of our first series, to bring some clarity and detailed information to this enormous issue. Episode Four: Trauma informed birth debriefing and so much more with Fiona Reid We had the great pleasure in having a discussion with th...

Jul 22, 2024•50 min

SERIES ONE: Birth Trauma - EPISODE THREE: Maternity experiences, birth trauma and the BESt study with Dr Hazel Keedle

Series One: Birth Trauma One in three women in Australia experience birth trauma. With so much information flying around on this topic - and off the back of the Birth Experience Study and the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Birth Trauma - we decided to make this the focus of our first series, to bring some clarity and detailed information to this enormous issue. Episode Three: Maternity experiences, birth trauma and the BESt study with Dr Hazel Keedle In this episode we chat with the awesome Dr H...

Jul 08, 2024•55 min

SERIES ONE: Birth Trauma - EPISODE TWO: A conversation with Sharon Settecasse

Series One: Birth Trauma One in three women in Australia experience birth trauma. With so much information flying around on this topic - and off the back of the Birth Experience Study and the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Birth Trauma - we decided to make this the focus of our first series, to bring some clarity and detailed information to this enormous issue. Episode Two: A conversation with Sharon Settecasse In this second episode of the Birth Trauma series we talk with Sharon Settecasse. Sha...

Jun 24, 2024•1 hr 1 min

SERIES ONE: Birth Trauma - EPISODE ONE: An interview with Athena Hammond

Series One: Birth Trauma One in three women in Australia experience birth trauma. With so much information flying around on this topic - and off the back of the Birth Experience Study and the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Birth Trauma - we decided to make this the focus of our first series, to bring some clarity and detailed information to this enormous issue. Episode One: An interview with Athena Hammond In this first episode of the Birth Trauma series, we interview Athena Hammond. Athena is a...

Jun 10, 2024•1 hr

Inaugural Episode: An interview with Melanie Briggs

Inaugural Episode: An interview with Melanie Briggs In this inaugural episode of Birth Time: the podcast, we have a yarn with Aboriginal midwife legend Melanie Briggs. For those who have seen Birth Time: the documentary , you will know that we interviewed Melanie about the Birthing on Country Project and Waminda. We catch up with Mel to find out where things are at since the release of the doco. Melanie is an Aboriginal woman, mother of two and midwife. She is a descendant of the Dharawal and Gu...

May 27, 2024•43 min

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