Ranked #1
S5. Ep5. Inconceivable. Solo motherhood and donor conception
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 relationshi... Read more
9 May 2023
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41mins
Ranked #2
S5. Ep4. Yelling into a void. Why are we still not talking about severe perineal trauma?
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 ... Read more
28 Mar 2023
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50mins
Ranked #3
S5. Ep3. Far from home. A farming mum's journey with fetal heart block and long distance care.
S5. Ep3. Far from home. A farming mum's journey with fetal heart block and long distance care.
Married to a busy farmer and working as a midwife at their nearest hospital, Marnie’s dream was always to have her famil... Read more
28 Feb 2023
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48mins
Ranked #4
S5. Ep2. Reborn from Tragedy. How stillbirth both breaks and shapes a mother.
S5. Ep2. Reborn from Tragedy. How stillbirth both breaks and shapes a mother.
Heidi is mother to three children but her firstborn, Harry, was stillborn at 38 weeks after a seemingly straightforward ... Read more
5 Feb 2023
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38mins
Ranked #5
S5. Ep1. 'Childless: A story of freedom and longing'. In conversation with Sian Prior
S5. Ep1. 'Childless: A story of freedom and longing'. In conversation with Sian Prior
An accomplished writer, musician, journalist, broadcaster and climate activist, Sian Prior has led a fulfilling life. H... Read more
16 Jan 2023
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46mins
Ranked #6
S4. Ep 11. Spina Bifida: One family’s heartbreaks, and new hope with intrauterine surgery.
S4. Ep 11. Spina Bifida: One family’s heartbreaks, and new hope with intrauterine surgery.
Claudine had been having a normal second pregnancy but when her 20 week scan showed abnormalities and she received the h... Read more
30 Nov 2022
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58mins
Ranked #7
S4. Ep 10. Birth on the spectrum. One women's experience of Autism, ADHD, and pregnancy.
S4. Ep 10. Birth on the spectrum. One women's experience of Autism, ADHD, and pregnancy.
Following years of masking and unanswered questions, Annie was finally diagnosed Autistic and ADHD when she was in her ... Read more
5 Nov 2022
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54mins
Ranked #8
S4. Ep 9. Transitioning to fatherhood. One man’s journey of pregnancy and birth.
S4. Ep 9. Transitioning to fatherhood. One man’s journey of pregnancy and birth.
Kim and July met at an all-girls school. But when deciding to embark on a relationship, Kim had one important considerat... Read more
6 Sep 2022
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54mins
Ranked #9
S4. Ep 8. Health At Every Size. How weight bias in fertility treatment can harm.
S4. Ep 8. Health At Every Size. How weight bias in fertility treatment can harm.
Portia has, in her own words, always lived in a larger body. Even when she adopted excessive and almost disordered eatin... Read more
27 Aug 2022
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49mins
Ranked #10
S4 Ep 7. Finding yourself on the other side of the probe. A sonographer’s unexpected journey.
S4 Ep 7. Finding yourself on the other side of the probe. A sonographer’s unexpected journey.
As a ultrasound sonographer herself, Naomi was used to diagnosing every kind of pregnancy complication. But nothing coul... Read more
10 Aug 2022
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58mins