Episodes

  • Claire - Bachelor of midwifery - 3rd Year

    Claire - Bachelor of midwifery - 3rd Year
    Aug 8 2025
    Welcome back Midwifery family!

    This week we hear from Claire who is based in Victoria, Australia and is currently in her third year of her bachelor of midwifery! Claire speaks openly about tactics that have helped her along her journey and her dedication to finishing her midwifery studies. Claire also talks about her early offer into her midwifery program, how to seize opportunities on placement when shy and her plans for after this degree.

    Thank you everyone who left a review for us! that was so lovely and encouraging - please write us a quick review if you have time, it helps to let us know what we are doing right and to help other students and midwives to find us :)
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    53 mins
  • Rhea Dempsey - Doula, childbirth educator, counsellor

    Rhea Dempsey - Doula, childbirth educator, counsellor
    Aug 6 2025
    Welcome to another week of Making a Midwife! This week we are so thrilled to share with you our wonderful chat with Rhea Dempsey! Rhea is an all-round gem and such a gift to the birthing world. Based in Melbourne, Rhea takes us through her introduction to birth, what drew her into birth work and what she has learnt along the way. She shares practical advice for birth support and working with pain and chats through the 'crisis of confidence' idea which was fantastic. After listening to this you'll be forever carrying wide tooth combs with you to births and be wondering where you can find a cat to stroke (unless you already have one!).

    Please leave us a rating or review on apple podcasts - this lets us know how we are doing and whether we need to change anything! It also helps other people in the birthing world find us :)

    We hope you enjoy today's episode!
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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • Massey - Direct entry, part-time, VIC

    Massey - Direct entry, part-time, VIC
    Aug 6 2025
    Hey #midweekmidwifery fam! This week is a long one! We had the pleasure of chatting with a beautiful direct entry student from Victoria, Australia called Massey. In this episode Massey talks though part-time study and pacing yourself, being true to yourself and some tips for getting the most out of your placements. Massey also loved the 'Midwifery Essentials' book which I also LOVE and use all the time on placement, as well as some cute pins! Details below:

    Coucou Suzette Pins on Instagram: @coucousuzette
    Midwifery essentials, 2018, Joanne Gray & Rachel Smith. https://www.booktopia.com.au/midwifery-essentials-joanne-gray/book/9780729542760.html?source=pla&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsY6HxoWw8AIVTFtgCh26WANMEAQYASABEgKEofD_BwE
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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • Dr Deb Sundin RMN, PhD - Remote Nursing and Midwifery, Communication and a PhD

    Dr Deb Sundin RMN, PhD - Remote Nursing and Midwifery, Communication and a PhD
    Aug 6 2025
    Hey #midweekmidwifery fam, episode 40 is here! This week we meet the lovely Dr Deborah Sundin from Western Australia. Deb talks through her own journey to midwifery and nursing, and time spent in a remote community as well as her Phd research and findings! Deb also gives some advice for those considering the path to a PhD and provides an outline of some of the nursing and midwifery projects she is currently supervising!
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    48 mins
  • Bernadette - RM, PT, Mum, Business Owner

    Bernadette - RM, PT, Mum, Business Owner
    Aug 6 2025
    Hello! Welcome to this BONUS episode of Making a Midwife!

    This episode features the vivacious and passionate Bernadette who went into midwifery after not being sure what she wanted to do and found her heart and home there. She chats through her struggles as a student and her experience of working as a new grad, her time working as a remote outreach midwife and what she learnt from that, and the vast differences between the hospital and international settings she has worked in.

    Digressions include - New York lifestyles of the rich and famous, meet the fockers, and mum guilt.

    I know you are going to LOVE this episode!

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    Thanks for your support and love!
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Alanna - Grad year, Midwifery Group Practice

    Alanna - Grad year, Midwifery Group Practice
    Aug 6 2025
    Welcome back guys! We hope you enjoy this week's episode as Alanna takes us through her study journey and shares advice and study tips as well as letting us in on what her experience of her grad year has been like.

    Enjoy!
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Radha Wilson Jeffries - RM, Midwifery and emotional wellness coach

    Radha Wilson Jeffries - RM, Midwifery and emotional wellness coach
    Aug 6 2025
    Welcome to another week of Making a Midwife! This week we hear from Radha who shares her journey into midwifery and how having her own birth lead her to focusing on the emotional health of midwives and midwifery students. Using methods from CBT, Hypnotherapy and Applied Psychology Radha supports those working and studying in the midwifery fields to make the most of their time and to overcome limiting factors.
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    56 mins
  • Dr Jeni Stevens - RN, RM, IBCLC, PhD and Mum!

    Dr Jeni Stevens - RN, RM, IBCLC, PhD and Mum!
    Aug 6 2025
    Welcome lovely midwifery family as we hear from Dr Jeni Stevens who takes us through studying with 4 boys (wowzers!), realising of her love of academics, and her research around Doulas, and women's experience in caesarean sections. Jeni has such fascinating research to share on how women perceive staff behaviour in theatre and also about immediate skin to skin after caesarean section and how she has implemented that as policy.

    We hope you enjoy today's episode!

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    52 mins