Week 37: Understanding Interventions And Managing Birth Anxiety
From Hello, Bump by Mamamia Podcasts
May 25, 2025 · 16 min · Season 3 · Episode 34
About this episode
In this episode, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discuss managing birth anxiety and understanding interventions as they approach full term pregnancy.
Welcome to Hello Bump, a podcast about what you’re not expecting when you’re expecting. In this episode, hosts Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray discover your baby is around the length of a leek or the size of a watermelon! At week 37, you’re officially full term and your baby will be around 2.9–3kg in size. Jana explains the things your body will start to do as you approach birth. Plus, Grace asks about managing anxiety around birth interventions including epidurals, inductions, forceps and C-sections. THE END BITS: Discover more Mamamia podcasts here . Email us: podcast@mamamia.com.au Share your story or feedback. Send us a voice message , and one of our podcast producers will get back to you ASAP. Are you a mum of a child aged 5 years or under? Are you expecting a little one? We want to hear from you! Complete our survey now for a chance to win a $1,000 gift voucher in our quarterly draw! CREDITS: Hosts : Jana Pittman and Grace Rouvray Executive Producer: Courtney Ammenhauser Audio Production: Jacob Round Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jana Pittman, Grace Rouvray
Topics covered
- birth interventions
- birth anxiety
- full term pregnancy
- epidurals
- induction
- forceps
- C-sections
Keywords
- birth anxiety
- interventions
- epidurals
- induction
- forceps
- C-sections
- full term
- pregnancy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mamamia
Places: Eora Nation, Gadigal
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