What Happened to Having Babies? Fertility, Fear and the Rabbit Hole
The falling fertility rate gets put down to money, housing and work. Alexia Leachman asks where fear of pregnancy and birth fits, and what the data can show.
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What Happened to Birth? The Statistic That Sent Me Down a Rabbit Hole
What ten years of UK maternity statistics show about birth: mortality, postnatal depression, birth trauma, induction, and how to keep your agency in it.
Fear Free Childbirth Is Growing Up: Why My Voice Isn’t Enough
Ten years on, Fear Free Childbirth is growing up into a publication for reproductive fear, anxiety and trauma, with room for far more voices than mine.
Ten Years On: Why I Nearly Shut It All Down
A few years ago I nearly shut this whole thing down. Ten years on, JJ Stenhouse interviews me about how the podcast started, what it cost, and the…
Challenging the Maternity System: Collective Voices, Activism, and Building a Better Birth Experience, with Mars Lord
Wanting a physiological birth is being painted as an ideology. Birth activist Mars Lord on what has changed in ten years, and our plan to fix maternity care.
Tokophobia and Relationships
Discover how tokophobia shapes relationships, intimacy, and family life. This episode explores the hidden impact of birth fear on love, friendship, and connection.