A great balance of science/research and practical tips for keeping healthy throughout pregnancy and the postnatal period

Trigger Warning: In this episode we discuss birth trauma. The focus of the episode is on healing from trauma and preventing it and you may well still find it useful to listen to during pregnancy. No specific traumatic birth stories are referenced. However

In this episode I'm joined by guest Sophie Burch and we talk candidly about life as a new parent of a baby. The feelings and emotions you might encounter at this time, tools and techniques to make this time positive for yourselves. Sophie works exten

We all know that having a baby means your sleep is going to be disrupted. If anything, we probably underestimate exactly just HOW much. Understanding the biology and normal patterns of infant sleep can make the demands that life with a baby brings, just a

Yoga is something often recommended by midwives as a helpful form of exercise for women during pregnancy. But yoga has many more benefits than simply exercise. In this episode I am joined by Dr Leah Deutsch (AKA 'The Yoga Doc') who, as well as b

In this episode I’m joined by midwife Kate Marsh from the team at Tommy’s, where we talk candidly about experiencing miscarriage, and approaching pregnancy after losing a baby.

Last year in the UK only 52% of women went into spontaneous labour. In a highly technological era, what does physiological birth look like for the modern woman? And how does this fit in to the current maternity system?

Around 1 in 25 women will face decisions around how to give birth to their bottom first babies! But did you know the options are more than simply 'have a caesarean'?

Seeing men in the birth room is a relatively recent occurrence, but something that the vast majority of women have come to expect if they have a male partner- but what goes on for a man during one of the most transformative moments of his life?

In this episode we delve into the role of a doula, and hear some incredibly wise words about labour and birth from our guest Natalie Meddings. A MUST listen if you are currently pregnant.