Introduction to the Pregnancy Podcast

The room where you give birth has more influence over your labor than you might expect. Oxytocin is the key hormone driving labor, and stress hormones can interfere with it. So a birth environment that feels calm, safe, and private can help labor progress more efficiently and com ...  Show more

You walk into a room and cannot remember why. A word you use every day disappears mid-sentence. You read the same paragraph three times, and none of it sticks. Pregnancy brain is one of the most talked-about symptoms of pregnancy and one of the least understood. This episode cove ...  Show more

Welcome to the 40 Weeks Pregnancy Podcast! Find out how your baby is growing each week and learn what is happening in your body. Plus, get a heads up on what to expect at your prenatal appointments and a tip for dads and partners. Get each week delivered to your inbox according t ...  Show more

Becoming Mama™: A Pregnancy and Birth Podcast by Motherly is the essential pregnancy and birth companion podcast to the groundbreaking book, The Motherly Guide to Becoming Mama: Redefining the Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Journey. Meet your host Diana Spalding, Motherly’s Dig ...  Show more

Obstetrician Jess Mcmicking & our resident midwife Isabelle Bourton join me on to discuss weeks 8-10 of your pregnancy. We talk about what to expect in your first midwife appointment, early reassurance scans & lots more. You can purchase & download the full 40 week series (which ...  Show more

You’ve found out you're pregnant!!! Hello & welcome to ‘Is It Normal?’ the pregnancy podcast. For this first episode I am joined by consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist Jess McMicking to talk us through some of the earliest signs of pregnancy & how you might be feeling betwe ...  Show more