The Kick Pregnancy Podcast

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 first Q and A session of the year as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick.
This Q and A session answers the following listener questions:
Do C-Sections cause Endometriosis and Infertility?
How are pregnancies in women with congenital heart diseases managed?
Do Cervical Polyps impact fertility and should they be removed?
What does a slightly positive anticardiolipin result mean?
Recurrent miscarriages
What to do in a subsequent pregnancy and birth if there has been a perineal injury in a previous birth.
You can listen to ep 153. New Miscarriage Guidelines here
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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 course
Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast
Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcast
Just pregnant? Download our checklist to take to your first appointment.
Website: https://www.growmybaby.com.au/
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 course
Join our pregnancy course
Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast
Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcast
Just pregnant? Download our checklist to take to your first appointment.
Website: https://www.growmybaby.com.au/
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 involved, as well as the rewards of working in women’s health. We talk about what drew them to Obstetrics and Gynaecology and how the training has changed over the years.
Whether you’re a medical student, junior doctor, or simply curious about careers in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, this episode is a very interesting listen.
You can find Dr Erin on the Ballarat Women's Clinic website 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
Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast
Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcast
Just pregnant? Download our checklist to take to your first appointment.
Website: https://www.growmybaby.com.au/
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Pat and Brigid are back for The Kick's first episode of 2026, in this episode they help to get you informed to start trying for a pregnancy by talking all about hormones, fertility and all the different terms and buzz words you might hear.
Listen to episode 26. Getting pregnant: 101 here

Listen to episode 2. How to become an ovulation ninja 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
Instagram @thekickpregnancypodcast
Facebook @thekickpregnancypodcast
Just pregnant? Download our checklist to take to your first appointment.
Website: https://www.growmybaby.com.au/
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.