When to clamp the cord that leads from placenta to baby has become a contested issue in recent years. Todays guest, Amanda Burleigh, has fought long and hard to introduce evidence-based practice and advocates delayed cord clamping for better baby health.

Some women choose to labour in hospital, others feel they arrive there through the course of their care. If you find yourself in a delivery suite or labour ward for your birth, this episode aims to help you feel the most comfortable and prepared to be the

Why is so much importance placed on how much you weigh in pregnancy? Is a mother with over 30 BMI really at a high risk of complications in birth?This week, Im speaking to Alice Keely, the Heavyweight Midwife, about the stigma attached to plus size paren

Our culture surrounds us with pressure to look a certain way and be a certain way, and no more so than after pregnancy. The focus on whether you bounce back after birth can be overwhelming. My guest this week challenges us instead to focus on postnatal

If youre a regular listener to the show, or youve done a Birth-ed course, youll know that I really value breathwork in labour, but I hadnt realised the calm that breathwork can bring to pregnancy until I read todays guests book. This week Im talkin

C-section recovery is one of those subjects that is rarely mentioned before you experience it. So this week, Ive got together with Clare Bourne, a pelvic health physiotherapist, to talk you through what you need to know to recover well. We cover everythi

This episode is essential listening if youre trying to decide whether to labour in a birth centre or midwife-led unit.Im exploring everything birth centres, with my friend, midwife, Issy Bourton. Issy and I look at what a birth centre/midwife-led unit i

Many parents feel that they have to pick a side on the feeding debate - breast or bottle. But the reality is that often families find themselves a compromise, whether that is adding an occasional bottle to their routine, or switching to formula during the

With social media platforms increasingly censoring candid images of birth and womens bodies, I got together this week with The Naked Doula, Emma Armstrong, to talk about why we need to see real womens experiences online. Our wide-ranging chat touches on

Continuous Foetal Monitoring can be uncomfortable, anxiety-inducing or misleading, but theres plenty of evidence for its use, right? Thats the question Dr. Kirsten Small set out to answer after her long career in obstetrics. Her research led her to ques