September 11, 2024 • 15 mins
What drew Emma Stubbs to the world of midwifery, and how did her passion evolve amidst the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic? Join us on Parenting Genie as we welcome this enthusiastic and dedicated midwife who shares her incredible journey from her education at the University of Queensland to her pivotal role at the Royal Brisbane Hospital. Emma opens up about her motivations, the uniqueness of each pregnancy she encounters, and her unwavering commitment to empowering parents through comprehensive education about pregnancy and childbirth. Listeners will be inspired by Emma’s stories and her reflections on the importance of self-advocacy and birth plans in ensuring a positive birthing experience.
But Emma’s expertise isn't confined to the delivery room. This episode also offers a personal glimpse into her adventures living in Japan, discovering the cultural treasures of Kyoto and Tokyo while learning Japanese. Emma’s excitement about joining the Parenting Genie team and her vision for creating a supportive, informed community of parents shine brightly throughout our conversation. Don’t miss this engaging and informative episode filled with heartfelt advice, the value of Instagram Lives for real-time Q&A, and the powerful benefits of personalized care and education for new mums.
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Carey Donohoe (00:00):
Hello and welcome .
This Carey from from ParentingGenie, your go-to source for all
things parenting From the joysof pregnancy to the challenges
of raising a vibrantfive-year-old.
Every Tuesday, we dive deepinto pregnancy and then on
Thursday, we switch gears tocover everything about parenting
.
Rest assured, we're committedto providing you with loads of
(00:20):
insights and expert advice everyweek.
Hi everyone, Carey fromParenting Genie.
I hope you're all having awonderful day.
Now we have the gorgeous EmmaStubbs on our podcast today.
Emma is a midwife and you aregoing to be seeing a lot more of
her.
She's going to be going live onour Instagram page every
(00:41):
Tuesday evening, so please,let's give a warm welcome to
Emma.
Hi, emma, how are you going?
Hi good, I'm well.
How are you?
Yeah, good.
Thank you so much for coming onour podcast today.
We're really excited you'rejoining the Parenting Genie team
, so we're, yeah, so excited.
Well, emma, can you tell us alittle fun fact about yourself,
(01:05):
or something unexpected?
Emma Stubbs (01:07):
Yes, a fun fact about myself would be that I'm
currently living in Japan andthat I'm taking Japanese lessons
.
Oh, great.
Carey Donohoe (01:16):
How are you going ?
Are you able to speak anyJapanese?
Emma Stubbs (01:21):
I'm getting there.
It's a little bit harder than Ianticipated, but I'm getting
there.
It's they speak very fast, butI think so do we.
So, yeah, I'm getting there.
It's a little bit harder than Ianticipated, but I'm getting
there.
It's they speak very fast, butI think so do we.
Carey Donohoe (01:27):
So, yeah, I'm getting there.
Fantastic.
So what three words would youuse to describe yourself, emma?
Emma Stubbs (01:37):
I would say I'm enthusiastic, I would say I'm
passionate particularly aboutmidwifery and babies, and that
I'm also understanding.
Carey Donohoe (01:47):
I would say, yeah , very good qualities to have,
definitely.
And can you tell us a littlebit about your professional
background?
Emma Stubbs (01:56):
Yes, of course.
So I graduated a Bachelor ofNursing and Midwifery from the
University of Queensland in 2020.
From the University ofQueensland in 2020.
I then started my graduate roleat the Royal Brisbane in
Queensland in the following year, and I was in that role for
just under two years so far.
Carey Donohoe (02:14):
That's amazing.
So what did you think aboutyour graduate program?
Did you enjoy doing that?
Emma Stubbs (02:23):
Yes, it was fantastic.
It was, I would say, a veryparticular, unique time in
everyone's life, as it wasthroughout COVID.
But we definitely learnedquickly and learned a lot in
that year and had a lot ofresponsibility on each other,
but teamwork really played a bigrole in getting through, and
also the beautiful mums we gotto work with.
(02:46):
But yes, it was, it was anexperience, I would say
definitely yeah, oh, absolutely.
Carey Donohoe (02:51):
It would have been really difficult working in
those COVID times, for sure,yes, yeah.
Well, what drew you to become amidwife?
Emma Stubbs (03:00):
yeah, well, my beautiful mum is a nurse and so
was my grandma, so I guess I wasdrawn to the nursing field from
um seeing them go to work everyday.
But I think that being amidwife in particular is such a
beautiful time that we get tospend with, and a special time
that we get to spend with mumsand babies.
Not a lot of people get toexperience and witness what we
(03:23):
get to do as being a midwife,particularly in birth suite,
child health as well, and I lovehelping others and connecting
with other people.
Our predictability of pregnancyis also a lot of fun.
I know that every second andthird time mom would know that
no pregnancy is the same, soevery day is a different day.
(03:45):
You never know what you'regoing to experience and you
always hear about everyone'sbeautiful birthing stories and
what they've learned, and it's ajob that you continually grow
as you, the more and more youexperience.
So it's very unique.
It's very cool.
Carey Donohoe (03:57):
Absolutely, and it's a very vulnerable time in
you know parents' lives ormothers giving birth.
You know it's nothing like theywould ever experience, ever in
their life.
You know so.
It's giving life and givingbirth.
It's just amazing to be a partof that, isn't it?
Emma Stubbs (04:13):
It is, it's very special, it's very cool.
It baffles me every time how awoman's body can do that.
It's very cool.
Carey Donohoe (04:19):
Yeah, oh, it's amazing.
Emma Stubbs (04:26):
What is your favourite area of midwifery?
Well, what would you say?
I would say, um, birth suite isa really beautiful time.
Women are so powerful andamazing in those moments and
it's truly indescribable umthing you get to witness.
When a mom meets its mom anddad for the first time.
It's just mum, dad and you.
It's really amazing, um.
But what I would also feelpassionate about is education.
(04:49):
Education is so important andso important in anything that
you do.
So if you're starting a new job, if you're starting a new um,
if you're learning a new skillor what you need is information
on how you will can besuccessful at that job and
succeed, and information aboutpregnancy and your baby is no
different.
So a role we get to do as amidwife is we get to tell people
(05:13):
how to do it and how and whatis wrong and what not wrong,
what should happen and what wecan do to make sure that they
are informed and have a veryactive role in their pregnancy
and what is normal and what isnot normal.
It's very empowering getting todo that and teach other people
those skills.
Carey Donohoe (05:31):
Absolutely, absolutely.
You know giving birth is thebiggest thing someone will ever
do.
So you know it wouldn't be agood idea to go into that
experience and not have had anyeducation.
Or you know, yeah, just notlooked up anything.
You know it would be a veryoverwhelming, wouldn't it,
experience if you hadn't hadsome sort of education.
Emma Stubbs (05:54):
Yes, definitely.
Carey Donohoe (05:55):
Yes, what's the most important lesson you have
learned so far?
Emma, emma.
Emma Stubbs (06:03):
So, in my role as a midwife, I would say to always
trust yourself and to trust yourintuition If you think that
something is wrong or you're notsure it's going right, or maybe
if someone has mentionedsomething to you, because you
know your body the best and yourfamily members know you the
best.
So all it would take is asimple question Everyone around
(06:23):
you, particularly your midwifeor maybe a trusted person,
healthcare professional willalways be willing to listen and
sometimes all it takes is onequestion that can make you feel
so much better about the healthof your baby and your pregnancy.
So we have lots of women inclinic be maybe nervous to ask
questions about what they thinkis right or wrong, but it's
(06:43):
never no silly question, nosilly question.
Carey Donohoe (06:46):
Yeah, that's right.
I would definitely say, andthat's my biggest thing yes,
yeah, that's great and, as amidwife, we really should be
listening to women because, likeyou said, they know their body
best.
So if they're saying somethingdoesn't feel right, then it's
very important to listen to that, isn't it?
Now, I know?
You've been definitely and yes,you have been living in Japan.
(07:09):
What drew you to Japan?
Why are you there?
Emma Stubbs (07:15):
yes, um, me and my partner Tong moved to Japan, uh,
two years ago, which has beensuch a cool experience um it's
very cool experiencing adifferent, a different culture,
a different way of living.
It's um really opened our eyesup to yeah, experiencing a
different culture and learningdifferent new things, new
languages, new food.
It's been really fun yeah,really good.
Carey Donohoe (07:37):
What do you think of the Japanese culture?
Emma Stubbs (07:39):
overall, there's a lot to be learned from the
Japanese culture.
They are such a beautifulcountry.
It's such a beautiful race.
They are so well spoken, theyalways dress well, they have
beautiful food.
They're always very respectful,very well managed.
Everything's so tidy, it's veryeasy, an easy place to live.
(08:00):
It's um, it's really fun.
It's a very cool experiencewe've been here two years and
there's still so much we haven'texplored oh yeah, very cool.
Carey Donohoe (08:09):
And where has been your favorite part of Japan
so far?
Where have you traveled to?
Emma Stubbs (08:12):
that's really made you go, wow yeah, I would say
one of our favorite places isKyoto.
It's a very unique little town.
It's got the beautiful temples,it has amazing food and bars
and it's just a little bitsmaller than that city, but it's
still so great.
It's got the beautiful temples,it has amazing food and bars
and it's just a little bitsmaller than that city, but it's
still so great, it's amazing.
Carey Donohoe (08:31):
And then Tokyo is a whole different it's such a
massive city, it's very, yeah,wow yeah, so yeah, kyoto, and
then Tokyo would be number two.
Wow, that sounds exciting.
What a what an experience tohave Emma.
Now we're so excited to haveyou join Parenting Genie, and
what excites you about joiningour community?
Emma Stubbs (08:52):
I am so excited as well, and beyond excited.
I'm very excited to be given theopportunity to connect with
mums and have the dedicated timeto provide effective
information and knowledgerelating to mums and new babies.
(09:18):
We would run our midwifeappointments due to the sheer
time, sensitivity and the sheerstrain that sometimes our
hospital system was on, thatsometimes the physical
assessments of your appointmentsso your fetal heart rate, your
blood pressure, your fetalmovements, which are all such
vital stuff um, sometimes toforefront in your appointment
and the information andeducation sometimes was left to
the end and all it would takewas one one thing to redo or to
(09:41):
get interrupted by and informate.
You just wouldn't have time tofully educate someone, which is
sometimes really unfortunate,particularly those first-time
mums.
Oh yeah, so, yeah.
So I believe Parenting Genie issuch a fantastic opportunity to
provide the time and thededication from experienced
healthcare providers to actuallyeducate you and let you know
(10:06):
what is normal, what is notnormal, particularly in a
feedback sense, so we can worktogether with women in the
community and figure out whatthey may be struggling with and
help themselves really and havea happy and healthy.
Out what they may be strugglingwith and help them help
themselves really and have ahappy and healthy yes exactly
and take control of their birthexperience.
Carey Donohoe (10:23):
And all of that exactly.
Take control.
Now.
What can parents expect fromyour instagram lives, emma?
Emma Stubbs (10:33):
yes, I would love my instagram lives to be fun,
informative and easy to watch.
I'd like to create, as I saidbefore, a collaborative space.
So, obviously, as midwives, weare equipped with all the
information that we've learnedfrom our experience in
university, but I'd love to knowwhat other people in the
community, particularly peopleof all ages, are feeling,
(10:55):
sometimes a little bitoverwhelmed about things.
I know social media andsometimes move-off appointments
can be really full on.
You can forget things, you getreally flustered.
So if you just come home fromyour appointments and go, oh I'm
not really sure about what themove-off is saying about my
vaccinations, for example thenyou can just comment on our
Instagram and I can, the nextweek for, go fully through that,
(11:16):
just for an hour of your time,or up to an hour of your time,
and from the comfort of your ownhome exactly so.
Carey Donohoe (11:23):
You'd be happy to answer all the questions.
If all our families here wantto pop some questions in the
comments on insta, you're morethan happy to answer them.
That's good.
I'm here to help.
I'm here to help.
That's'm here to help.
That's amazing, wow.
Are there any specific issuesyou feel passionate about when
helping families?
I know you're big on education.
(11:44):
Is there anything else youmight feel passionate about?
Emma Stubbs (11:48):
Yeah.
So education also, I feel, goesin hand in hand with being an
advocate for yourself andputting yourself in your own, in
the forefront of your own care.
So, as I was mentioning before,um and inform to women about
what is about to happen with herum giving birth and also
leading up into early childhoodlife we'll have more of an idea
(12:09):
about what she feels about thatshe may want.
More education will allow youto have more options and what
you think you want to do.
Sometimes, if you feel a bitoverwhelmed, you'll just go with
the first option that a midwifeor a therapeutic doctor
mentions to you, which issometimes unfortunate because
it's not always the best optionfor you.
So I feel like havinginformation that you can watch
and then maybe think about, talkabout with your partner, talk
(12:31):
about with your maybe otherchildren, about what what you
feel is best for you and thetiming of your pregnancy and
your baby is also somethingthat's so important and, um,
yeah, just empowering people toto know what that they can stand
up for themselves, and it istheir pregnancy and it's their
baby and at the end of the day,it's about what do you think?
Carey Donohoe (12:51):
yes, it's their journey.
It's their journey.
Do you think a birth plan couldhelp with that sort of thing?
Emma Stubbs (12:59):
yes, of course.
Yeah, in mid in um birth suite,it was always amazing.
Sometimes you're just, yourwaters are just broken, you're
in a rush, you can't reallyeffectively communicate what you
would like and in those moments, just having some notes written
down on your birth plan justabout what you would like, you
know know what area would youlike playing?
Would you like only maledoctors?
(13:20):
Would you like female doctors?
It's just like important andjust another education of how we
can all work together to helpyou.
Is that any day you or thatpatient in feeling comfortable
and feeling safe and happy?
Carey Donohoe (13:30):
So yeah, amazing, wow.
Yeah Well, emma, is thereanything else before we finish
up that you'd like to talk about?
Emma Stubbs (13:43):
No, I think I'm just.
I would like to say I'm justsuper excited about this
opportunity and I feel very,very honoured to be able to
given the opportunity to helpother people and to share my
experiences, and it seems likewe have such beautiful um team
that we can really draw upon alot of areas, and we were free
because there is a lot of areasit starts from when you first
(14:03):
get pregnant to baby, anddefinitely on breastfeeding
everything is so important.
Carey Donohoe (14:08):
And five years old, yeah, right up to there.
Wow, yes right up untileverything happens again and
you're like, oh my, my goodness,oh my goodness, we're really
excited to have you on boardreally excited, and Emma is
young and vibrant and has got somuch information, so don't
forget to jump on the InstagramLives every Tuesday evening at
(14:32):
6.30.
Don't worry, we'll remind you.
We'll pop some notes up on oursocials and, if you'd like to
have a one-on-one consultationwith Emma, just go onto the
website parentinggeniecomau andyou can book a consultation with
Emma, but we might leave itthere for now.
Thank you so much again forcoming on, emma, and we really
(14:52):
look forward to your Instagramlives.
I can just see just how vibrantand exciting they will be.
Yes, I'll see you every Tuesday.
Yeah, see you later.
You have a good day.
Bye, bye.
Thank you, kerry, here signingoff.
Thanks for tuning in to today'sepisode.
We're looking forward tohearing from you, so please
(15:13):
don't hesitate to send us yourquestions and the topics you're
eager for us to explore.
Join us next time for more tipsand stories that make parenting
a joy.
Until then, happy parenting andsee you in the next episode.
Hello and welcome .
This Carey from from ParentingGenie, your go-to source for all
things parenting From the joysof pregnancy to the challenges
of raising a vibrantfive-year-old.
Every Tuesday, we dive deepinto pregnancy and then on
Thursday, we switch gears tocover everything about parenting
.
Rest assured, we're committedto providing you with loads of
(00:20):
insights and expert advice everyweek.
Hi everyone, Carey fromParenting Genie.
I hope you're all having awonderful day.
Now we have the gorgeous EmmaStubbs on our podcast today.
Emma is a midwife and you aregoing to be seeing a lot more of
her.
She's going to be going live onour Instagram page every
(00:41):
Tuesday evening, so please,let's give a warm welcome to
Emma.
Hi, emma, how are you going?
Hi good, I'm well.
How are you?
Yeah, good.
Thank you so much for coming onour podcast today.
We're really excited you'rejoining the Parenting Genie team
, so we're, yeah, so excited.
Well, emma, can you tell us alittle fun fact about yourself,
(01:05):
or something unexpected?
Emma Stubbs (01:07):
Yes, a fun fact about myself would be that I'm
currently living in Japan andthat I'm taking Japanese lessons
.
Oh, great.
Carey Donohoe (01:16):
How are you going ?
Are you able to speak anyJapanese?
Emma Stubbs (01:21):
I'm getting there.
It's a little bit harder than Ianticipated, but I'm getting
there.
It's they speak very fast, butI think so do we.
So, yeah, I'm getting there.
It's a little bit harder than Ianticipated, but I'm getting
there.
It's they speak very fast, butI think so do we.
Carey Donohoe (01:27):
So, yeah, I'm getting there.
Fantastic.
So what three words would youuse to describe yourself, emma?
Emma Stubbs (01:37):
I would say I'm enthusiastic, I would say I'm
passionate particularly aboutmidwifery and babies, and that
I'm also understanding.
Carey Donohoe (01:47):
I would say, yeah , very good qualities to have,
definitely.
And can you tell us a littlebit about your professional
background?
Emma Stubbs (01:56):
Yes, of course.
So I graduated a Bachelor ofNursing and Midwifery from the
University of Queensland in 2020.
From the University ofQueensland in 2020.
I then started my graduate roleat the Royal Brisbane in
Queensland in the following year, and I was in that role for
just under two years so far.
Carey Donohoe (02:14):
That's amazing.
So what did you think aboutyour graduate program?
Did you enjoy doing that?
Emma Stubbs (02:23):
Yes, it was fantastic.
It was, I would say, a veryparticular, unique time in
everyone's life, as it wasthroughout COVID.
But we definitely learnedquickly and learned a lot in
that year and had a lot ofresponsibility on each other,
but teamwork really played a bigrole in getting through, and
also the beautiful mums we gotto work with.
(02:46):
But yes, it was, it was anexperience, I would say
definitely yeah, oh, absolutely.
Carey Donohoe (02:51):
It would have been really difficult working in
those COVID times, for sure,yes, yeah.
Well, what drew you to become amidwife?
Emma Stubbs (03:00):
yeah, well, my beautiful mum is a nurse and so
was my grandma, so I guess I wasdrawn to the nursing field from
um seeing them go to work everyday.
But I think that being amidwife in particular is such a
beautiful time that we get tospend with, and a special time
that we get to spend with mumsand babies.
Not a lot of people get toexperience and witness what we
(03:23):
get to do as being a midwife,particularly in birth suite,
child health as well, and I lovehelping others and connecting
with other people.
Our predictability of pregnancyis also a lot of fun.
I know that every second andthird time mom would know that
no pregnancy is the same, soevery day is a different day.
(03:45):
You never know what you'regoing to experience and you
always hear about everyone'sbeautiful birthing stories and
what they've learned, and it's ajob that you continually grow
as you, the more and more youexperience.
So it's very unique.
It's very cool.
Carey Donohoe (03:57):
Absolutely, and it's a very vulnerable time in
you know parents' lives ormothers giving birth.
You know it's nothing like theywould ever experience, ever in
their life.
You know so.
It's giving life and givingbirth.
It's just amazing to be a partof that, isn't it?
Emma Stubbs (04:13):
It is, it's very special, it's very cool.
It baffles me every time how awoman's body can do that.
It's very cool.
Carey Donohoe (04:19):
Yeah, oh, it's amazing.
Emma Stubbs (04:26):
What is your favourite area of midwifery?
Well, what would you say?
I would say, um, birth suite isa really beautiful time.
Women are so powerful andamazing in those moments and
it's truly indescribable umthing you get to witness.
When a mom meets its mom anddad for the first time.
It's just mum, dad and you.
It's really amazing, um.
But what I would also feelpassionate about is education.
(04:49):
Education is so important andso important in anything that
you do.
So if you're starting a new job, if you're starting a new um,
if you're learning a new skillor what you need is information
on how you will can besuccessful at that job and
succeed, and information aboutpregnancy and your baby is no
different.
So a role we get to do as amidwife is we get to tell people
(05:13):
how to do it and how and whatis wrong and what not wrong,
what should happen and what wecan do to make sure that they
are informed and have a veryactive role in their pregnancy
and what is normal and what isnot normal.
It's very empowering getting todo that and teach other people
those skills.
Carey Donohoe (05:31):
Absolutely, absolutely.
You know giving birth is thebiggest thing someone will ever
do.
So you know it wouldn't be agood idea to go into that
experience and not have had anyeducation.
Or you know, yeah, just notlooked up anything.
You know it would be a veryoverwhelming, wouldn't it,
experience if you hadn't hadsome sort of education.
Emma Stubbs (05:54):
Yes, definitely.
Carey Donohoe (05:55):
Yes, what's the most important lesson you have
learned so far?
Emma, emma.
Emma Stubbs (06:03):
So, in my role as a midwife, I would say to always
trust yourself and to trust yourintuition If you think that
something is wrong or you're notsure it's going right, or maybe
if someone has mentionedsomething to you, because you
know your body the best and yourfamily members know you the
best.
So all it would take is asimple question Everyone around
(06:23):
you, particularly your midwifeor maybe a trusted person,
healthcare professional willalways be willing to listen and
sometimes all it takes is onequestion that can make you feel
so much better about the healthof your baby and your pregnancy.
So we have lots of women inclinic be maybe nervous to ask
questions about what they thinkis right or wrong, but it's
(06:43):
never no silly question, nosilly question.
Carey Donohoe (06:46):
Yeah, that's right.
I would definitely say, andthat's my biggest thing yes,
yeah, that's great and, as amidwife, we really should be
listening to women because, likeyou said, they know their body
best.
So if they're saying somethingdoesn't feel right, then it's
very important to listen to that, isn't it?
Now, I know?
You've been definitely and yes,you have been living in Japan.
(07:09):
What drew you to Japan?
Why are you there?
Emma Stubbs (07:15):
yes, um, me and my partner Tong moved to Japan, uh,
two years ago, which has beensuch a cool experience um it's
very cool experiencing adifferent, a different culture,
a different way of living.
It's um really opened our eyesup to yeah, experiencing a
different culture and learningdifferent new things, new
languages, new food.
It's been really fun yeah,really good.
Carey Donohoe (07:37):
What do you think of the Japanese culture?
Emma Stubbs (07:39):
overall, there's a lot to be learned from the
Japanese culture.
They are such a beautifulcountry.
It's such a beautiful race.
They are so well spoken, theyalways dress well, they have
beautiful food.
They're always very respectful,very well managed.
Everything's so tidy, it's veryeasy, an easy place to live.
(08:00):
It's um, it's really fun.
It's a very cool experiencewe've been here two years and
there's still so much we haven'texplored oh yeah, very cool.
Carey Donohoe (08:09):
And where has been your favorite part of Japan
so far?
Where have you traveled to?
Emma Stubbs (08:12):
that's really made you go, wow yeah, I would say
one of our favorite places isKyoto.
It's a very unique little town.
It's got the beautiful temples,it has amazing food and bars
and it's just a little bitsmaller than that city, but it's
still so great.
It's got the beautiful temples,it has amazing food and bars
and it's just a little bitsmaller than that city, but it's
still so great, it's amazing.
Carey Donohoe (08:31):
And then Tokyo is a whole different it's such a
massive city, it's very, yeah,wow yeah, so yeah, kyoto, and
then Tokyo would be number two.
Wow, that sounds exciting.
What a what an experience tohave Emma.
Now we're so excited to haveyou join Parenting Genie, and
what excites you about joiningour community?
Emma Stubbs (08:52):
I am so excited as well, and beyond excited.
I'm very excited to be given theopportunity to connect with
mums and have the dedicated timeto provide effective
information and knowledgerelating to mums and new babies.
(09:18):
We would run our midwifeappointments due to the sheer
time, sensitivity and the sheerstrain that sometimes our
hospital system was on, thatsometimes the physical
assessments of your appointmentsso your fetal heart rate, your
blood pressure, your fetalmovements, which are all such
vital stuff um, sometimes toforefront in your appointment
and the information andeducation sometimes was left to
the end and all it would takewas one one thing to redo or to
(09:41):
get interrupted by and informate.
You just wouldn't have time tofully educate someone, which is
sometimes really unfortunate,particularly those first-time
mums.
Oh yeah, so, yeah.
So I believe Parenting Genie issuch a fantastic opportunity to
provide the time and thededication from experienced
healthcare providers to actuallyeducate you and let you know
(10:06):
what is normal, what is notnormal, particularly in a
feedback sense, so we can worktogether with women in the
community and figure out whatthey may be struggling with and
help themselves really and havea happy and healthy.
Out what they may be strugglingwith and help them help
themselves really and have ahappy and healthy yes exactly
and take control of their birthexperience.
Carey Donohoe (10:23):
And all of that exactly.
Take control.
Now.
What can parents expect fromyour instagram lives, emma?
Emma Stubbs (10:33):
yes, I would love my instagram lives to be fun,
informative and easy to watch.
I'd like to create, as I saidbefore, a collaborative space.
So, obviously, as midwives, weare equipped with all the
information that we've learnedfrom our experience in
university, but I'd love to knowwhat other people in the
community, particularly peopleof all ages, are feeling,
(10:55):
sometimes a little bitoverwhelmed about things.
I know social media andsometimes move-off appointments
can be really full on.
You can forget things, you getreally flustered.
So if you just come home fromyour appointments and go, oh I'm
not really sure about what themove-off is saying about my
vaccinations, for example thenyou can just comment on our
Instagram and I can, the nextweek for, go fully through that,
(11:16):
just for an hour of your time,or up to an hour of your time,
and from the comfort of your ownhome exactly so.
Carey Donohoe (11:23):
You'd be happy to answer all the questions.
If all our families here wantto pop some questions in the
comments on insta, you're morethan happy to answer them.
That's good.
I'm here to help.
I'm here to help.
That's'm here to help.
That's amazing, wow.
Are there any specific issuesyou feel passionate about when
helping families?
I know you're big on education.
(11:44):
Is there anything else youmight feel passionate about?
Emma Stubbs (11:48):
Yeah.
So education also, I feel, goesin hand in hand with being an
advocate for yourself andputting yourself in your own, in
the forefront of your own care.
So, as I was mentioning before,um and inform to women about
what is about to happen with herum giving birth and also
leading up into early childhoodlife we'll have more of an idea
(12:09):
about what she feels about thatshe may want.
More education will allow youto have more options and what
you think you want to do.
Sometimes, if you feel a bitoverwhelmed, you'll just go with
the first option that a midwifeor a therapeutic doctor
mentions to you, which issometimes unfortunate because
it's not always the best optionfor you.
So I feel like havinginformation that you can watch
and then maybe think about, talkabout with your partner, talk
(12:31):
about with your maybe otherchildren, about what what you
feel is best for you and thetiming of your pregnancy and
your baby is also somethingthat's so important and, um,
yeah, just empowering people toto know what that they can stand
up for themselves, and it istheir pregnancy and it's their
baby and at the end of the day,it's about what do you think?
Carey Donohoe (12:51):
yes, it's their journey.
It's their journey.
Do you think a birth plan couldhelp with that sort of thing?
Emma Stubbs (12:59):
yes, of course.
Yeah, in mid in um birth suite,it was always amazing.
Sometimes you're just, yourwaters are just broken, you're
in a rush, you can't reallyeffectively communicate what you
would like and in those moments, just having some notes written
down on your birth plan justabout what you would like, you
know know what area would youlike playing?
Would you like only maledoctors?
(13:20):
Would you like female doctors?
It's just like important andjust another education of how we
can all work together to helpyou.
Is that any day you or thatpatient in feeling comfortable
and feeling safe and happy?
Carey Donohoe (13:30):
So yeah, amazing, wow.
Yeah Well, emma, is thereanything else before we finish
up that you'd like to talk about?
Emma Stubbs (13:43):
No, I think I'm just.
I would like to say I'm justsuper excited about this
opportunity and I feel very,very honoured to be able to
given the opportunity to helpother people and to share my
experiences, and it seems likewe have such beautiful um team
that we can really draw upon alot of areas, and we were free
because there is a lot of areasit starts from when you first
(14:03):
get pregnant to baby, anddefinitely on breastfeeding
everything is so important.
Carey Donohoe (14:08):
And five years old, yeah, right up to there.
Wow, yes right up untileverything happens again and
you're like, oh my, my goodness,oh my goodness, we're really
excited to have you on boardreally excited, and Emma is
young and vibrant and has got somuch information, so don't
forget to jump on the InstagramLives every Tuesday evening at
(14:32):
6.30.
Don't worry, we'll remind you.
We'll pop some notes up on oursocials and, if you'd like to
have a one-on-one consultationwith Emma, just go onto the
website parentinggeniecomau andyou can book a consultation with
Emma, but we might leave itthere for now.
Thank you so much again forcoming on, emma, and we really
(14:52):
look forward to your Instagramlives.
I can just see just how vibrantand exciting they will be.
Yes, I'll see you every Tuesday.
Yeah, see you later.
You have a good day.
Bye, bye.
Thank you, kerry, here signingoff.
Thanks for tuning in to today'sepisode.
We're looking forward tohearing from you, so please
(15:13):
don't hesitate to send us yourquestions and the topics you're
eager for us to explore.
Join us next time for more tipsand stories that make parenting
a joy.
Until then, happy parenting andsee you in the next episode.
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