Pregnancy, Birth And Beyond

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

Aired live 19th of May 2014 from the Bay Fm Community Radio station in the heart of Byron Bay Australia. Laura Doe founder of Yoniversity in the studio talking all things the pelvic floor wellness for women, the kegel exercise and womens' sexual wellness.Produced and presented by Lara Martin Copyright 2014 PBB Media and Lara Martin www.pbbmedia.org

Aired live 8th of May in the Bayfm studio's Byron Bay 2013. Our guest Maureen, founder of Birth Afloat shares with us all about the wonders of Water Birth at home and at hospital. "Water - The Gentle Journey For You & Your Baby"Guest website: www.birthafloat.comProduced and presented by Lara MartinCopyright PBB Media and Lara Martin PBBmedia.org

On today's show we have very special recording to share of Tara Singh on How to raise a child of God. Aired live 2013. Produced and presented by Lara MartinCopyright PBB Media and Lara Martin PBBmedia.orgBorn 1919 in India, Tara Singh spent the early years of his life in a small village in Punjab. From this sheltered environment his family then traveled and lived in Europe and Central America. At 22, his search for the truth led him to the Himalayas where he lived for four years as an ascetic. He became more and more removed from worldly affairs and devoted several years of his life to the study and practice of yoga. The discipline imparted through yoga helped make possible a three-year period of silent retreat in California in the early 1970s. 
       As he emerged from the years of silence in 1976, he came into contact with the contemporary scripture A Course in Miracles. Its impact on him was profound. He recognized it “as an answer to man's urgent need for direct contact with truth.” There followed a clo

On the Pregnancy Birth and Beyond show we hear from Amriata Hoobs on the importance of honoring girls rights of passage. Second half of the show we hear the trails and tribulations of a gay woman trying to conceive and the joy of finally giving birth to her son. Aired live from the bay fm 99.9 studio in Byron Bay. 22nd of May 2013.Produced and presented by Lara MartinCopyright PBB Media and Lara Martin PBBmedia.org

During the 2014 Australian Home Birth Conference I was able to catch up with Peter Jackson founder of Calm Birth and his daughter Karen McCoy midwife and calm birth educator. Aired lived on Bay fm 99.9 Byron Bay's community station June 30th of 2014.Produced and presented by Lara Martin Copyright 2014 PBB Media and Lara Martin www.pbbmedia.org

Annie was in our Pregnancy Birth and Beyond studio discussing her latest EP. "Come Gather: Tales & songs to warm young hearts". Aired live June 30th 2014.Guest: Annie Bryant. Presenter & Producer: Lara Martin Date: 2014

Dr Andrew Bisits, staff specialist obstetrics working in in Obstetrics for 30 years and Director of Obstetrics at the Sydney's Royal Hospital for Women. Known for his advocating for women's childbirth choices particularly when it comes to vaginal breech birth and other "deemed high risk" women such as VBAC. Also in the studio with have Lismore Maternity Choices branch president Sophie, who as a mother experienced for her first baby's birth an emergency cesarean when it was discovered at 8 centimeters dilation her baby was in frank breech position and her second baby was birthed as what is called a VBAC vaginal birth after cesarean. Interview with Dr Andrew Bisits held at the Australian Home Birth Conference February 2014 and aired live on Bay Fm 99.9 Byron's community station 16th of June 2014.Produced and presented by Lara MartinCopyright PBB Media and Lara MartinDate 2014. PBBmedia.org

Sally's interview with Gary Simpson, fatherhood educator from the Fatherhood Project: www.fatherhood.com.au about the impact of our fatherhood blueprint from our experiences of childhood, support for fathers, blessing ceremonies for expectant fathers.Also features four women speaking about their experiences with their fathers and what they feel a father can bring to their young daughters as they grow into womanhood.Aired on 99.9 BayFM Byron Bay on 23 June 2014Produced and presented by Sally Cusack.Copyright PBB Media and Sally Cusack 2014.www.pbbmedia.org

The PBB show was able to catch up with Dr William Sear, guru of attachment parenting, during his visit down under. Here Dr Sears gives us the low down on how it all began, even a tip on keeping a lasting marriage and more. Aired live February 2013.Produced and presented by Lara MartinCopyright PBB Media and Lara MartinDate 2013. PBBmedia.org

Aired Live 26th of February 2014 from the heart of Byron Bay 99.9 Bay Fm studio's. Parents, bring love and passion back into your family life. How can parents make love matter once two becomes 3 or 4 or more? Take a listen to find out. You can check out Avalon and Brett's website at www.lovingfamilies.com.auCopyright PBB Media and Lara MartinDate 2014. PBBmedia.org

Aired live 12th - March 2014. Sue Cookson joins us in the studio to talk the changing face of home birth in the Northern Rivers/ Byron Shire NSW Australia. Home Birth has always been a popular choice for women in the NR region - Sue takes us back in time and also discusses the current challengers independent midwives face.Presenter and producer Lara MartinCopyright PBB Media and Lara MartinDate 2014. PBBmedia.org