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Woman's Hour: Kirstie Allsopp: Why women often don't get the birth they want

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Kirstie Allsopp: Why women often don't get the birth they want

12/08/2013

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Kirstie Allsopp: Why women often don't get the birth they want

Kirstie Allsopp on a personal journey investigating women's experiences of giving birth.

Kirstie Allsopp's personal journey to find out why women often don't have the birth that they want.

Kirstie Allsopp meets mothers-to-be and women who've just given birth on her personal journey to find out why the experience of labour and birth might not match up to their expectations. In discussion with professionals including obstetrician Zoe Penn, midwife Pauline Cooke, and Belinda Phipps of the NCT, she looks at the preparation for birth and the role played by antenatal courses. Does the language used describing birth as 'natural' or 'normal' help, and how are caesarean births viewed?

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