S6. Ep6. 'Love from Dad': A bereaved father's journey through birth trauma, grief and advocacy
When his partner Maddy went into labour with their second child, Matt was excited to meet the new addition to their family, but a cord prolapse leading to emergency surgery, saw him instead, alone in ...
18 Jul 202459min
S6. Ep5. When a nagging feeling becomes a confirmed diagnosis - Breast Cancer in Pregnancy.
After a complex fertility journey and a birth and post-partum overshadowed by Covid, Isla was hopeful that she was through the complexity and her journey to her next baby would be more straightforward...
2 Jul 202445min
S6. Ep4: Into the unknown: Navigating a congenital CMV diagnosis.
When Candice took her baby boy Emmett home from hospital he had twice failed the standard hearing tests. However, no one seemed too concerned, her pregnancy had been uncomplicated and everything seem...
13 Jun 20241h 9min
S6. Ep3. Birth of a Feminist – An interview with RANZCOG Vice President Dr. Nisha Khot
In this episode we side-step from our usual content to hear the considered insights of Dr. Nisha Khot. Nisha grew up, studied and practiced to become a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in Ind...
24 Mai 202455min
S6. Ep2. When a picture hides the true story – An inspiring journey of IVF, miscarriage and hope.
Pip had always seen herself having a family and as a driven and organised obstetrician she had clear expectations about how, and when, that might happen. But rarely do fertility journeys unfold as we ...
12 Mai 20241h 9min
S6. Ep1. Uterine Transplant. The medicine behind a miraculous second chance.
Following the birth of her first child, Violet, Kirsty experienced a large post partum haemorrhage, which required a hysterectomy to save her life. This would seem to spell an end to her fertility jo...
1 Apr 202451min
S5. Ep5. Inconceivable. Solo motherhood and donor conception
Alexandra had always imagined being a mum, but the onset of baby hunger in her late 30s, while a long term relationship with a man who didn’t share her dream, led to a change in direction. After mov...
9 Mai 202341min
S5. Ep4. Yelling into a void. Why are we still not talking about severe perineal trauma?
Nine years on from a traumatic birth that led to a fourth degree tear, Verity still finds herself wondering if there is more she could have done; asked a different person, articulated herself differen...
28 Mar 202350min
