The Kick Pregnancy Podcast

In this week's episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid discuss whether pregnancy and birth advice on social media is evidence-based or just loud and how to gauge the validity of the advice and infomation you see. If you have a question you want answered, please leave your message on speakpipe to be chosen for Dr Pat to answer during a Q&A: LINKS Join our pregnancy and birth course Join our preg...

In this week's episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid talk about why PCOS is now called PMOS and the new guidelines that accompany the name change. You can find the new PMOS Guidelines here . If you have a question you want answered, please leave your message on speakpipe to be chosen for Dr Pat to answer during a Q&A: LINKS Join our pregnancy and birth course Join our pregnancy course Instagr...

In this quick kick epiosde of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid talk about who is in the room when you give birth and why they are there. If you have a question you want answered, please leave your message on speakpipe to be chosen for Dr Pat to answer during a Q&A: LINKS Join our pregnancy and birth course Join our pregnancy course Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcas...

This week on The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid are back with their thirty-fourth Q and A session as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick. This Q and A session answers the following listener questions: •       How does previous breast cancer treatment affect a pregnancy? •       When can I restart my folate vitamins after a methotrexate injection for an...

In this week's episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid answer the question of whether caesarean section rates are rising, and discuss some of the statistics around this. Listen to Part 1 here . Listen to episode 165. Should I choose private or public care? here . If you have a question you want answered, please leave your message on speakpipe to be chosen for Dr Pat to answer during a Q&A: LINK...

This week on The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid are back with their thirty-third Q and A session as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick. This Q and A session answers the following listener questions: •       Do I need to worry about class A drugs and pregnancy safe food while trying to conceive? •       Pregnancy care in rural and regional areas. &bull...

In this week's episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid answer the question of whether caesarean section rates are rising, and discuss some of the statistics around this. If you have a question you want answered, please leave your message on speakpipe to be chosen for Dr Pat to answer during a Q&A: LINKS Join our pregnancy and birth course Join our pregnancy course Instagram @thekickpregnancypod...

This week on The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid are back with their thirty-second Q and A session as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick. This Q and A session answers the following listener questions: •       Cervical shortening in first and subsequent pregnancies. •       Can breeched births reoccur? •       Skin irritations in pre...

In this re-released ep of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid talk about what to do once you have done a home pregnancy test and it is positive. This episode covers when to see a doctor, what happens at this first appointment, what all the blood tests are for, what estimated due dates mean, what an unsighted pregnancy is, what beta hCG is and what medical history needs to be discussed with your doctor. Pl...

In this week's episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid talk all about ovarian cysts in pregnancy, such as, what's normal and what needs further investigation. If you have a question you want answered, please leave your message on speakpipe to be chosen for Dr Pat to answer during a Q&A: LINKS Join our pregnancy and birth course Join our pregnancy course Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast Facebo...

This week on The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid are back with their thirty-first Q and A session as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick. This Q and A session answers the following listener questions: •        What is normal for post-caesarean pain? •        Why hasn’t my period returned after I stopped breastfeeding? •   &nbsp...

Bleeding and spotting in early pregnancy can be really frightening. In this re-released ep of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid discuss bleeding in early pregnancy and what it means. This episode covers: *Implantation bleeding *bleeding after sex *ectopic pregnancy *miscarriage and any of the treatments that might be required. Thankfully most of the time when there’s bleeding in early pregnancy it...

In this week's episode of The Kick, Brigid talks with Clinical Psychologist Rebecca Wheeler about a fear of childbirth and tokophobia. You can find Rebecca’s Instagram here   You can find Rebecca’s Facebook here   You can find Rebecca’s website here   You can find the Centre for Perinatal Psychology here   You can find COPE here   You can find the Gidget...

In this re-released ep of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid cover the pros and cons of both vaginal birth and caesarean birth. This is a very chatty episode because the answer is…nuanced. The first question we delve into is why someone would ask this question? In this episode we talk about: •        A medical indication where a Caesarean section is suggested. • &nbsp...

In this week's episode, Dr Pat and Brigid unpack some of the medical moments from Jessie's birth story of her twins on the Outloud podcast. You can listen to Jessie’s Birth Story here . You can listen to Ep 21. TWINS: all the questions, all the answers here . If you have a question you want answered, please leave your message on speakpipe to be chosen for Dr Pat to answer during a Q&A: L...

This week on The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid are back with their thirtieth Q and A session as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick. This Q and A session answers the following listener questions: •        Who makes a good VBAC candidate? •        The difference between Induction and Augmentation. •        What are th...

Sometimes we need to go back to basics. This re-released episode of The Kick is for anyone who is thinking they might need a few hints on what they can be doing to increase their chances of getting pregnant. It's a bit light-hearted and for some couples, this ep will be enough to help you well on your way to BABY. In this episode Dr Pat and Brigid talk about: •        What...

In this Quick Kick episode of The Kick, Brigid and Dr Pat talk about getting pregnant with endometriosis. Dr Pat also talks about why you might’ve seen endometriosis in the news recently. For more information on getting pregnant with endometriosis, listen to episode 20. Getting pregnant with Endo HERE . If you have a question you want answered, please leave your message on speakpipe to be ch...

This week on The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid are back with their twenty-nineth Q and A session as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick. This Q and A session answers the following listener questions: •        What does it mean for my labour and birth if my baby is transverse? •        What do the different categories of medication in pregnan...

In this week's episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid talk about all the other things your Obstetrican and Gynaecologist might be doing when they aren't seeing patients, delivering babies or in surgery. You can listen to episode 180. Becoming an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and How the Training has Changed with Dr Erin Stewart Here . You can join the Ballarat Women's Cohort Study Here . If you h...

This week on The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid are back with their twenty-eighth Q and A session as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick. This Q and A session answers the following listener questions: •        Having a C-section with a low-lying plaenta •        How long should I wait before trying to conceive again after a miscarriage? &bull...

In this Quick Kick episode of The Kick, Brigid and Dr Pat talk about how to make your own choices in pregnancy and birth and whether you can say no to test and treatments in pregnancy and birth. For more information on tests in pregnancy, listen to episode 16. Can you say no to test and treatments in pregnancy and birth? HERE   This week on The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid are back with their firs...

In this Quick Kick episode of The Kick, Brigid and Dr Pat talk about how to make your own choices in pregnancy and birth and whether you can say no to test and treatments in pregnancy and birth. For more information on tests in pregnancy, listen to episode 16. Can you say no to test and treatments in pregnancy and birth? HERE   LINKS Join our pregnancy and birth course Join our pregnancy cour...

In this week's episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid give a 101 on all the different types of contraception to help you work out which is right choice for you. They also talk about whether contraception can impact your fertility. If you have a question you want answered, please leave your message on speakpipe to be chosen for Dr Pat to answer during a Q & A: LINKS Join our pregnancy and birth...

In this week's episode of The Kick, we sit down with Obstetrics and Gynaecology Senior Registrar Dr Erin Stewart to talk about what it really takes to become an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, from medical school to specialist training and life on the other side as an O&G. Dr Pat and Dr Erin both share honest insights into the years of study, exams, long trainee hours, and personal sacrifices...