Sussex Maternity Review, Hidden world of charity shops, Remembering Gloria Steinem
Tomorrow the Sussex Maternity Review will launch in Brighton to examine more than 1,000 cases spanning over a decade. The independent review's chair, the former midwife Donna Ockenden, will meet with ...
4 Sep 57min
Nursery safety, Women in Norman times, Motor mechanics, Women in Film
Whilst the vast majority of nurseries provide safe and caring environments, there have been a number of highly distressing cases in recent years where children have been abused or come to harm. From 1...
3 Sep 57min
Child mental health, Siobhan Daniels & RV travels, Testosterone,
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the body that represents NHS paediatricians, has warned of a sharp rise in the number of children aged 6 to 17 turning up at A&E units in England in ...
2 Sep 57min
Natalie Imbruglia, Adele Parks, Forced adoption, Heart attacks
The award-winning singer-songwriter and actress Natalie Imbruglia first hit our screens in the early 1990s, playing the role of Beth Brennan in the Australian soap Neighbours. Her 1997 debut single To...
1 Sep 57min
Women and Water
After a summer when hot weather has drawn many of us towards the water, we explore its pull as a place of freedom, adventure and friendship, as well as the risks it can pose.Writer and wild swimmer Br...
31 Aug 48min
Weekend Woman's Hour: HPV home-testing kits, Nigeria schoolgirl kidnappings, author Louise Doughty
Women who have missed a cervical screening appointment in England are to be offered HPV self-testing kits by the NHS. Over the next year, nearly four million women will receive invites on the NHS App ...
29 Aug 29min
HRT and dementia, Cookbook author Amy Sheppard, Cosplay
Hormone replacement therapy may reduce the risk of dementia, a new study has found. Researchers tracked more than 180,000 postmenopausal women and their analysis suggests that those who had used HRT ...
28 Aug 56min
Parent Strike, Bella Mackie, non-recent child sexual abuse
People who were sexually abused as children and later seek help for mental health problems are being failed by the NHS, according to The Royal College of Psychiatrists. The RCOP has issued a public ap...
27 Aug 57min
