Life before birth: Recent Episodes
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In the final episode of Life Before Birth Rhian decides on whether she is going to try for a VBAC birth or planned cesarean section. We hear from a midwife about what happens when you are admitted to hospital in labour, and Rhian goes to Watford General Hospital to have her baby.
Featuring
Sarah Puntis, midwife team leader, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Supporters
Life Before Birth is made in partnership with Tommee Tippee. The series is supported by Joie Baby, Mum & You, and Frugi Bloom.
In this episode, Rhian reaches the third trimester of pregnancy. She attends physiotherapy sessions for pelvic girdle pain, and becomes increasingly more uncomfortable. We also hear from a paediatric consultant who specialises in neonatology, about what happens if your baby is born prematurely.
Featuring
Nadia Perez, senior physiotherapist, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Damon Marriott, head of product development, Joie Baby
Dr Sankara Narayanan, paediatric consultant, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Antonio Sierra, consultant midwife,, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
Supporters
Life Before Birth is made in partnership with Tommee Tippee. The series is supported by Joie Baby, Mum & You, and Frugi Bloom.
At 20 weeks gestation, you’re half-way through your pregnancy. A real milestone. Rhian gets excited about the 20 week anomaly scan where the baby can be seen in a lot more detail than at the 12 week ultrasound, but also comes to realise that the scan is so much more than a gender reveal.
Featuring
Marcellina Coker, consultant gynaecologist, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Supporters
Life Before Birth is made in partnership with Tommee Tippee. The series is supported by Joie Baby, Mum & You, and Frugi Bloom
Resources
www.tommys.org
In this episode, Rhian looks forward to the “golden period” of pregnancy where many of the unpleasant aspects of early pregnancy start to disappear. Rhian also finds out more about perinatal mental health, and asks how common is it to develop a mental health problem during pregnancy?
Featuring
Antonio Sierra, consultant midwife, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Raja Gangopadhyay, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Sofia Jawed Wessel, associate professor in the School of Health & Kinesiology, University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO)
Supporters
Life Before Birth is made in partnership with Tommee Tippee. The series is supported by Joie Baby, Mum & You, and Frugi Bloom.
Symptoms of early pregnancy can include an increased need to urinate, tender breasts, fatigue, and morning sickness. Rhian contends with the hormonal and physiological changes that come with pregnancy, and attends her first midwife appointment and the combined first trimester screening test.
Featuring
Antonio Sierra, consultant midwife, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Hannah Alderson, nutritionist, Carmenta Life
Ellen Dyer, sonographer, Rosie Maternity Hospital in Cambridge
Marcellina Coker, consultant gynaecologist, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
Supporters
Life Before Birth is made possible by Tommee Tippee. The series is supported by Joie Baby, Mum & You, and Frugi Bloom.
What can you do to improve your odds of having a baby? In this episode, we meet Rhian and her husband, who decide it’s the right time to try for baby number three. Through interviews with a fertility specialist, a nutritionist, and an NHS gynaecologist, Rhian gets the scoop on how you can prepare your body for a pregnancy, and what support is available if you’re not conceiving.
Featuring
Jane Knight, director, FertilityUK
Hannah Alderson, nutritionist, Carmenta Life
Yadava Jeve, consultant gynaecologist, Birmingham Women’s Hospital
Ruth Bender-Atik, national director, The Miscarriage Association
Supporters
Life Before Birth is made possible by Tommee Tippee. The series is supported by Joie Baby, Mum & You, and Frugi Bloom.
Resources
The Miscarriage Association provides clear and accurate downloadable leaflets on miscarriage.
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Life Before Birth is a story of the gradual loss of power women face as their personal plan for how they carry and birth their baby is displaced by the medical and social realities.
With unprecedented access to NHS doctor and midwife appointments, Life before Birth gives a behind the curtains look at the tough decisions a mum-to-be faces throughout her journey. Coupled with expert interviews and in-the-moment diary recordings, the podcast give the most complete and untold story of pregnancy.