Pregnancy, Birth And Beyond

Sally's interview with student male midwife about his wife's VBAC experience that ignited an interest in him to change careers from being an officer in the US Navy to midwifery. Recorded at Midwifery Today Conference in Byron Bay November 2014. Aired 19 Jan 2015.Part 2 here: http://www.spreaker.com/user/pregnancybirthandbeyond/male-student-midwife-part-2-of-3Produced and presented by Sally CusackCopyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2016www.pbbmedia.org

Aired live from 99.9 Bay Fm, in the heart of Byron Bay. During the Australia HomeBirth Conference 2014 I was able to catch up with Rachel Reed, author of the popular birth blog 'Midwife Thinking'. Rites of Passage, QLD cesarean rates and more.Produced and presented by Lara MartinCopyright PBB Media and Lara Martin 2015www.pbbmedia.org

Aired live Dec 15th 2015, 99.9 Bay Fm. During the 2014 December Uplift Festival I was able to catch up with Scarlet Lewis, Author of Nurturing, Healing, Love: A Mother’s Journey of Hope and Forgiveness. Hear from her the pain and wisdom that came from losing her 6 year old son, Jesse Lewis, in the Sandy Hook elementary school shootings, USA 2012.Produced and presented by Lara Martin Copyright 2015 PBB Media and Lara Martin www.pbbmedia.org

Aired live 12 - 1 - 2015 from the heart of Byron Bay at 99.9 Bay Fm. On today's show we talk with Kerri - founder of The Goddess of Sacred Sex. We hear all about the Goddess and how these ancient mythological women have powerful teachings for women of today. Particular interest is the Goddess Inanna and her decent to the underworld.Produced and presented by Lara Martin Copyright 2015 PBB Media and Lara Martin www.pbbmedia.org

Interview by Sally and Samaya Nicholls-Askill from Mullumbimby Aust Breastfeeding Association with Jenny Shaw from NNSW Local Health District about the move of the maternity services at Mullumbimby Hospital to the new Byron hospital site in 2016. Aired on 8 Dec 2014.Produced and presented by Sally Cusack.Copyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2015

Sally's interview with Dr Sarah Buckley at the Midwifery Today Conference in Byron Bay in November 2014. Here she talks about the main hormones of birth and childrearing, breastfeeding, and how they equate to the hormonal interactions of sexual activity, how women develop 1000s more oxytocin receptors in their bodies, which is vital for the oxytocin rush of birth, how artificial induction can impeded by a woman not yet having all the oxytocin receptors she needs for birth.www.sarahbuckley.comProduced and Presented by Sally CusackCopyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2015www,pbbmedia.org

Sally's interview with Dr Rachel Reed regarding health issues for babies when their amniotic sacs break at the end of pregnancy and the fluid is stained with meconium (baby's first bowel movement). Recorded at the Midwifery Today Conference in Byron Bay in November 2014.Produced and presented by Sally CusackCopyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2015www.pbbmedia.org

Wednesday the 19th of December 2012, Maha Al Musa founder of Belly Dance For Birth & Author of Dance of the Womb was in the studio talking all things belly dance and birth. Maha was also recently featured in Australia's Women's Day Magazine and on Australia A Current Affairs program titled "I'm 50 and still breast-feeding my 4 year old", tune in to find out what the response to this was and what Maha had to say.Produced and presented by Lara MartinCopyright PBB Media and Lara MartinDate 2012. PBBmedia.org

Eco Parenting with Jannine Barron of Natures Child that started in Byron Bay 15 years ago. All things eco parenting in a nutshell. - Nappies, Diapers, cloth diapers, organic and how you can "be the change you want to see in the world." Aired live November 17th 2014 from Bay Fm 99.9 Byron's community station.Produced and presented by Lara Martin Copyright 2014 PBB Media and Lara Martin www.pbbmedia.orgPhoto credit: Ingrid Pullen Photography

On the Pregnancy Birth and Beyond show we had guest Darren Mattock in the studio talking all things Becoming Dad and birth preparation for fathers. Aired live on 99.9 Bay fm 20th Nov 2013 from the heart of Byron Bay.Produced and presented by Lara MartinCopyright PBB Media and Lara Martin www.pbbmedia.org

Lara's interview with Moana Pearl about the 'red tent'. Features music from Maryen Cairns from her Red Tent album.Presenter Lara MartinCopyright PBB Media and Lara Martin 2012www.pbbmedia.org

Each year in Australia, close to 800 babies die within the first 28 days of their birth, almost 2000 babies are stillborn and over 147,000 miscarries occur. In the studio 20-10-2014 two mothers join me to share their story of stillbirth. Ten years ago, Stephanie lost her son Jacob at 24 weeks pregnancy. Susanne lost her baby girl Kiah 28 years ago. Here are their stories.Produced and presented by Lara Martin Copyright 2014 PBB Media and Lara Martin www.pbbmedia.org

This week on the Pregnancy Birth and Beyond show we hear about BFW, Birth as a Rite of Passage and the labyrinth as a symbol for labour, birth and postpartum, also fathers and partners support in birth. Aired live on bayfm 99.9 16th of Oct 2013.Guest Lara Martin consciousbirth.com Produced and presented by Taneal Cadou-Blake Copyright PBB Media and Lara Martin PBBmedia.org

Aired live from 99.9 fm Byron Bay community station, 6th October 2014. Sue Cookson joins us in the studio talking all things the Midwifery Today Conference being held in Byron Bay Australia, November 2014.Produced and presented by Lara Martin Copyright 2014 PBB Media and Lara Martin www.pbbmedia.org

Aired live 25th of September 2013. In the Bay fm 99.9 Byron Bay Australia studio we had guest Shanti, mother of 5 and founder of Baba Slings discussing baby wearing and mothers in business. Shanti shares with us how her baby wearing business got started along withe the challenges and successes of being a mother in business.Produced and presented by Lara MartinCopyright PBB Media and Lara MartinPBBmedia.org

On the Pregnancy Birth & Beyond Radio show aired live 8th of September 2014, from 99.9 Bay Fm in Byron Bay AU. We have an interview with Jane Hardwicke Collings. Here, Jane shares with us her wisdom on women's moon mysteries, birth as a rite of passage and so much more. Jane website: www.moonsong.com.auProduced and presented by Lara Martin Copyright 2014 PBB Media and Lara Martin www.pbbmedia.org

Aired live 11th of August from 99.9 Bay FM Byron Bay's community station. This week on the Pregnancy Birth and Beyond program we had guest Susan Perrow, world class story teller, author of "Therapeutic Storytelling: 101 Healing Stories for Children (2012)and Healing Stories for Challenging Behaviour (2008)and numerous children's story books. Susan Shares with us how parents can support their young children through life changes through the simple art of story telling and more... www.susanperrow.comProduced and presented by Lara Martin Copyright 2014 PBB Media and Lara Martin www.pbbmedia.org

Michelle Walker - mother, lactation consultant, doula, parent team social worker and hypno-birthing instructor joins us on the Pregnancy Birth & Beyond show streamed live from Bay fm 99.9 Byron Bay local community station 31st of July 2013. In honor of international breast-feeding awareness week first half of the show we discuss breast-feeding including challenges, extended breast-feeding and more. Second half of the show we hear about the benefits of Hypno-birthing.Produced and presented by Lara MartinCopyright PBB Media and Lara MartinPBBmedia.org

Australia, Byron Bay Local Bayfm 99.9 community radio 2013. This week on the Pregnancy Birth & Beyond show we interviewed Simon from the Family center on fatherhood and issues that arise for single dads.Produced and presented by Lara MartinCopyright PBB Media and Lara MartinPBBmedia.org

Aired live, 28th of July 2014, from the 99.9 Bay Fm studio's in the heart of Byron Bay Australia. Our guest today on the Pregnancy Birth and Beyond show Antonella Gambotto-Burke, Author of Mama: Dispatches from the Frontline of Love. We talk all things attachment, bonding, maternal stress and the journey of motherhood. Antonella, a successful journalist and contributer of a raft of publications including Vogue, Elle, Harpe's BAZAAR, Rolling Stones, The Mail on Sunday and Author of 6 books.++++++++++Produced and presented by Lara MartinCopyright 2014 PBB Media and Lara Martin