The Kick Pregnancy Podcast
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The Kick Pregnancy Podcast
Everything you need to know about pregnancy and birth. Your host Obstetrician Dr Patrick Moloney and co-host Brigid Moloney focus on expert information about the essentials of growing a baby, with a good dose of relatable chats about their experience of being parents to four boys. Restore your calm...
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201. Q&A: How Does Previous Breast Cancer Treatment Affect A pregnancy & Implementing Conception Plan For A Woman With A Complex Medical History.
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.
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200. Are Caesarean Section Rates Rising? Part 2
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 stati...
199. Q&A: How Much Sleep Do You Need During Pregnancy? & Are Molar Pregnancies Genetic?
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.
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198. Are Caesarean Section Rates Rising? Part 1
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 stati...
197. Q&A: Feeling Concerned About Being Pressured Into Decisions During Pregnancy And Birth & Can Breeched Births Reoccur?
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.
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196. What To Do After A Positive Pee On A Stick
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.
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195. Should I Be Worried About Ovarian Cysts In Pregnancy?
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 investi...
194. Q&A: Stopping Breastfeeding To Prepare For An IVF Pregnancy & What Is Normal Pain Post-caesarean?
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.
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193. Bleeding In Early Pregnancy
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 ea...
192. Fear of childbirth and Tokophobia with Clinical Psychologist Rebecca Wheeler
In this week's episode of The Kick, Brigid talks with Clinical Psychologist Rebecca Wheeler about a fear of childbirth and tokophobia.
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191. Re-release: Should I have a vaginal birth or a caesarean?
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 e...
190. Jessie's Real Life Twin Birth Story: Unpacking The Medical Moments
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.
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189. Q&A: Who makes a good VBAC candidate? & How common are sheering injuries to the Umbilical Cord?
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.
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188. Re-release: Getting Pregnant: 101
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 ca...
187. Quick Kick: Getting Pregnant With Endometriosis
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 see...
186. Q&A: Medication in pregnancy & diagnosing early pregnancy miscarriages
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.
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185. What Else Your Obstetrician And Gynaecologist Does
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...
184. Q&A: Managing the risk of pre-term labour in rural and remote areas & how long to wait before trying to conceive again after a miscarriage
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.
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183. Q&A: Do C-Sections Cause Endometriosis and Infertility? & How are Pregnancies in Women with Congenital Heart Diseases Managed?
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...
182. Quick Kick: Can I Say No To Tests And Treatment During Pregnancy?
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...
181. All About Contraception: Does It Impact Your Fertility?
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 choic...
180. Becoming an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and How the Training has Changed with Dr Erin Stewart
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...
179. Hormones, Fertility and all the Buzz Words
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 talk...
178. Reframing Baby Brain, it’s not what you think with Neuroscientist Dr Sarah McKay
In our last episode of The Kick for 2025, Brigid is joined by Neuroscientist, Science Communicator and Author Dr Sarah McKay, to talk all about baby b...
177. Q&A: Do all Ectopic pregnancies have symptoms & Viruses to avoid in pregnancy
This week on The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid are back with their twenty-sixth Q and A session and they are join by Senior Registrar Dr Erin Stewart, as th...
176. Hips in pregnancy and why we need to know more With Sport & Exercise Physiotherapist A/Prof Joanne Kemp
In this week's episode of The Kick, Brigid is joined by Sport & Exercise Physiotherapist A/Prof Joanne Kemp to talk about hip pain in pregnancy and po...
175. Quick Kick: What you need to know about retained placenta.
In this Quick Kick episode of The Kick, Brigid and Dr Pat talk about what retained placenta is, how common they are and why a retained placenta might...
174. When should I expect to feel symptom…?
In this week's episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid answer the question "why don't I have the same pregnancy symptoms as my friend/sister?" They dis...
173. Q&A: Subchorionic Haematomas & Refusing blood transfusions in labour and birth
This week on The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid are back with their twenty-fifth Q and A session as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick.
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172. Breastfeeding issues: Mastitis, Blocked ducts and Nipple thrush with Dr Kavita
In this week's episode of The Kick, Brigid talks with Dr Kavita who is a Breastfeeding Medicine Specialist, Perinatal GP, and IBCLC, about some of the...
171. Quick Kick: Braxton Hicks in Pregnancy
In this Quick Kick episode of The Kick, Brigid and Dr Pat talk about Braxton Hicks in pregnancy. Brigid also shares she birth story for her second bir...
170. Medical Issues In Pregnancy (That Aren't Caused By Pregnancy)
TW: In this episode there is discussions about mental illness, suicidal thoughts, and domestic violence, if you feel you need support, please use any...
169. Breastfeeding, Newborn Behaviour and Postpartum With Dr Kavita
In this week's episode of The Kick, Brigid talks with Dr Kavita who is a Breastfeeding Medicine Specialist, Perinatal GP, and IBCLC, about everything...
168. Q&A: Navigating Graves' Disease In Pregnancy & What Are Placental Lakes?
This week on The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid are back with their twenty-fourth Q and A session as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick.
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167. A Genetic Testing Update
Most women in the pre-pregnancy phase know to take folate supplements. Tick. They know that quitting smoking is for the best. Tick. Even stopping the...
166. Quick Kick: Can I Sleep On My Back In Pregnancy & Syphilis Testing In Pregnancy
In this Quick Kick episode of The Kick, Brigid and Dr Pat talk about whether women can sleep on their back in pregnancy and if it has any consequences...
165. Should I Choose Private Or Public Care?
In this week's episode of The Kick, Dr pat and Brigid talk about one of our most asked questions "Should I choose private or public care for my pregna...
164. Q&A: Antepartum Haemorrhages & Second Trimester Screening vs NIPTs
This week on The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid are back with their twenty-third Q&A session as they answer questions from listeners of The Kick.
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163. Gestational Diabetes: The New Guidelines Explained
In this week's episode of The Kick, Dr Pat and Brigid listen to episode 17 of The Kick and provide an update on the information in that episode that i...
162. Quick Kick: Does Genetic Testing Raise More Questions Than Answers?
In this Quick Kick episode of The Kick, Brigid and Dr Pat talk about genetic screening tests, when to have one and what to do if you are surprised by...