What the Midwife Said
By Leah Hazard
Welcome to the podcast all about how babies and families are made.
In this series, working midwife, mother and bestselling author Leah Hazard speaks to remarkable women and men from all walks of life about fertility, birth, pregnancy and parenting.
She explores the way we see our bodies and our relationships, the choices we make as we build our families, and the highs and lows that those choices can bring.
No judgment, no shame.
Just real stories, and all the warmth, wit and compassion you’d expect from a visit with your favourite midwife.
Guests include dynamic, diverse voices - some familiar and some fresh - from Lorraine Kelly, Dr Amir Khan and Emma Barnett to athlete/adventurer Anna McNuff, author Katherine May, activists Tinuke Awe and Clotilde Abe who founded the FivexMore campaign highlighting racial disparities in maternal health, and many more.
Subscribe, leave a rating and get involved in the conversation on social media using the hashtag #whatthemidwifesaid.
In this series, working midwife, mother and bestselling author Leah Hazard speaks to remarkable women and men from all walks of life about fertility, birth, pregnancy and parenting.
She explores the way we see our bodies and our relationships, the choices we make as we build our families, and the highs and lows that those choices can bring.
No judgment, no shame.
Just real stories, and all the warmth, wit and compassion you’d expect from a visit with your favourite midwife.
Guests include dynamic, diverse voices - some familiar and some fresh - from Lorraine Kelly, Dr Amir Khan and Emma Barnett to athlete/adventurer Anna McNuff, author Katherine May, activists Tinuke Awe and Clotilde Abe who founded the FivexMore campaign highlighting racial disparities in maternal health, and many more.
Subscribe, leave a rating and get involved in the conversation on social media using the hashtag #whatthemidwifesaid.
Latest episode
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Episode #18: The F****** Scam - with Jenn Romolini
Midwife Leah Hazard talks to award-winning editor, writer, speaker, podcast host, and digital media consultant (who likes talking and thinking about women and work) Jenn Romolini. -
Episode #17: The Recurrent Miscarriage - Jennie Agg
In Baby Loss Awareness Week, Leah talks to award-winning freelance health journalist Jennie Agg about her own experience of recurrent miscarriage and how her path to parenthood has been anything but straightforward. -
Episode #16: The Taboo Smasher - with Lucy Brett
Midwife Leah Hazard talks to author and mum Lucy Brett about her book - PMSL - and her campaign to smash the taboos around women's health and birth. -
The GP and Burnout: with Dr Claire Ashley
Midwife Leah Hazard welcomes Dr Claire Ashley to the pod to discuss life inside the NHS, how she ended up burned out and why she decided to change her career path to find happiness. -
Episode #14: The Daddy and the Surrogate - with Robin Morgan-Bentley
Leah Hazard explores surrogacy and becoming a dad with author Robin Morgan-Bentley, who welcomed baby Solly with husband Paul during lockdown last year -
Episode #13: The Return of the Mischief Maker - Anna McNuff
In the first episode of a brand new series of What the Midwife Said, midwife Leah Hazard catches up with adventurer, author, mischief maker, Girl Guiding ambassador and new mum Anna McNuff. -
Episode #12: The Novelist - Emma Gannon
In the final episode of the first series of What the Midwife Said, Leah picks the brain of Sunday Times bestselling author, speaker, novelist and podcaster Emma Gannon to find out about her debut novel, Olive, and why she and her book's main characte… -
Episode #11: The Nutritionist - Laura Thomas
In this episode of What the Midwife Said, Leah catches up with nutritionist and Intuitive Eating Counsellor Laura Thomas, who explains how she helps “people get their shit together around food.” She’s also a new mum to baby Avery and she tells Leah … -
Episode #10: The broadcaster - Rachel Burden
In episode ten of What the Midwife Said, Leah explores the challenges of having a premature baby with BBC 5 Live and BBC Breakfast presenter Rachel Burden, whose son Henry - her fourth child - was born at 31 weeks. Leah and Rachel discuss pre-eclam… -
Episode #9: The Pandemic Pregnancy - Rosamund Urwin
In the first episode of What the Midwife Said in 2021, Leah meets award-winning journalist and new mum Rosamund Urwin to find out about her quintessential pandemic pregnancy, which bookended the first two periods of lockdown. Rosamund tells Leah abou…
