3 SEP 2019 · Week 1: Beginning the journey to parenting starts with conception. Conception is about having fun. Here Kimberley Lipschus, Psychotherapist, story teller and film maker shares with you connecting as a couple preparing and conceiving for pregnancy. Connect with Kimberley at kimberleylipschus.com Produced by Lara Martin

3 SEP 2019 · Week 2: This episode psychotherapist, film maker and story teller talks, Kimberley Lipschus shares practical ways you and your partner can prepare for parenting so that you are on the same page, even before pregnancy. Connect with Kimberley at kimberleylipschus.com Produced by Lara Martin

3 SEP 2019 · Importance points of Relationships health Week 3: This episode Sean Tonnet, relationship therapist talks on relationships. Expect changes and build support; communicate and share thoughts before the birth about your relationship now there is three (or more!). Connect with Sean at seantonnet.com.au Produced by Lara Martin

3 SEP 2019 · Week 4: Birth story with Annie Byrant

3 SEP 2019 · Week 5: birth story with Natalie.

3 SEP 2019 · Week 6: Part 1 of 4 episodes on informed decision making in maternity care; What is the safest form of maternity care? What are my rights in birth? By Sally Cusack. While there are no guarantees in life, including birth, these qualities are crucial for the safest and highest quality care. Respect, relationships, skill and proximity. In this episode we will look at the quality of Respect for your rights to bodily autonomy and informed decision making. pbbmedia.org

3 SEP 2019 · Week 7: Part 2 of 4 episodes on informed decision making in maternity care; Am I allowed, with Sally Cusack. When you are pregnant your unborn baby has no separate legal rights to you. You hold the responsibility for making the decisions for the two of you. In order to make the many decisions you will come up against in pregnancy, you also have the right to receive evidence based information from your carer. Your carer then is obliged to carry out your requests, or take reasonable steps to find a carer who will. pbbmedia.org

3 SEP 2019 · Week 8: Part 3 of 4 episode on informed decision making in maternity care: How Knowing your Carer Leads to Optimal Birthing with Sally Cusack. In all areas of health, the best outcomes are achieved when you have continuous care with the same clinician who follows you through your health journey. This way they can build up a detailed profile of you and your wishes, and in turn you get to know them, and gain trust in their judgment. In this sort of relationship you feel comfortable asking questions, as many questions as you need to, and over time you can gather all the information you need to make your decisions. pbbmedia.org

3 SEP 2019 · Week 9: Part 4 or 4 episodes on informed decision making in maternity care; Choosing your maternity carer, with Sally Cusack co-founder of PBBmedia, maternity advocate and mother talks on your rights in childbirth. There are a range of maternity care options available in Australia including private obstetric care, GP care that is shared with the local hospital, care provided by a team of midwives under the supervision of hospital obstetricians, and private or public midwifery led continuity of care. With all those choices, which is the safest one to choose? pbbmedia.org

3 SEP 2019 · Week 10: Are you wondering what model of care you want for your pregnancy, heard of case load or continuity midwifery? Ti Harrison, midwife of 30 years shares with you what it is like as a midwife to work in a continuity case load model of care.