ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗

Hosts:
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
41 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United Kingdom
154 episodes
since July 30, 2020
episodic

AUDIENCE OF THIS PODCAST 🔗

~81.64% of listeners are from United Kingdom.
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GB
81.64%
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US
13.10%
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IS
1.12%
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FR
0.74%
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NZ
0.74%
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AU
0.74%
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ES
0.37%
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XK
0.37%
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SG
0.37%
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EE
0.37%
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SA
0.37%
Others
0.07%
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LATEST EPISODE 🔗

What does pregnancy look like after trauma, and what can we do to help ourselves and others after birth trauma? I chat to psychologist Dr Jenna Brough about the different ways trauma can present in planning future pregnancies, post conception and during birth. Dr Jenna Brough is a Perinatal Clinic…

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I chat to doula Maddie McMahon about what happens when you arrive at hospital and are triaged. We talk about the systems in place to assess priority, why this isn't appropriate when you're in active labour, how to mitigate the risks of triage slowing labour down, and how to voice concerns. We also …
I chat to the wonderful doula Roma Hearsey about her 3 home births. Roma explains why she had her first son at home despite planning a hospital birth, the fetal ejection reflex, orgasmic birth, and the benefits of biomechanics and spinning babies techniques. This is a must listen episode for anyone…
Being told you have developed diabetes in pregnancy can be a scary thing, and often means a whole host of medical intervention pushed on to you to prevent "risks", but are they always necessary and how big ARE the risks? I chat to Shellie about the differences between type 1, 2 and gestational diab…
In this episode I chat to Charlotte the Smart Doula, about deciphering medical research, the difficulties in teasing out what studies show, and why doing your own research, or getting support from a birth worker or doula, is so vital when preparing for birth within the NHS. Charlotte, the founder o…
In this episode I chat to osteopath Nicolas Grimaldi, about the power of osteopathy and how he helps resolve birth injuries and issues with babies who have experienced traumatic births. We discuss what osteopathy is, how the over medicalisation of birth, use of instruments and c-sections can have u…
Previous client and fellow birth worker Bec Oakaia shares her magical freebirth story. In this birth story, Bec talks about her wild pregnancy, free from medical monitoring and interventions, why she chose to freebirth, and her truly magical experience with labour, nature and intuition. This is tru…
The Big Baby Trial study has been published, and are already being used to justify inductions at 38 weeks... but what did the study ACTUALLY show? I chat to doula Samantha Gadsden about this study, and why despite it being touted as evidence for early inductions, the results actually show the oppos…
In this episode I chat to the wonderful Emily, who reached out to me over instagram wanting to share her positive birth story! Emily, a first time mum, decided to have a home birth, and explains the prep she did in pregnancy, as well as how she handled her birth. It's such a wonderful (and funny!) …
In this episode I chat to Nico, the husband of my previous guest and client Anna! He speaks about his experience of her first pregnancy and birth, the trauma of the lack of empathic and informed care and support, and the helplessness he felt as a birth partner, which led them both to book on a cour…
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