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Staying Calm When Birth Takes a Dangerou...

Giovanna Fletcher
About this episode

When birth takes an unexpected turn, staying calm can make all the difference.


This week two midwives share the emergencies they'll never forget.


If you’re interested in being part of the Life of a Midwife series, we’d love to hear from you — just drop us an email midwives@pixiu.co.uk


Links from our midwives:

Little Light Support offers independent, trauma-informed birth debriefs for women and families — particularly those who’ve had complex, confusing or difficult experiences

East Anglian Midwives offer personalised pregnancy care, homebirth and hospital birth support, and postnatal care in Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, and Cambridge



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