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Woman's Hour: Champagne, Nurses strike, Autism and motherhood

Champagne, Nurses strike, Autism and motherhood

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Champagne, Nurses strike, Autism and motherhood

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Champagne goes with Christmas! So who are the women behind the big brands, past and present? We're talking to Françoise Peretti, Director of the Champagne Bureau UK, as well as Joanna Simon. drinks journalist.

Nurses in Northern Ireland are on strike today and over 90% of nurses there are women. They're on strike to get the same pay as colleagues in other parts of the UK and get better staffing levels.  But Northern Ireland's healthcare system is in trouble and 300,000 people are waiting to see a consultant according to figures from the Department of Health. We hear from Rita Devlin from the RCN in Belfast.

We're looking at pregnancy and early motherhood if you have autism. One of our listeners got in touch explaining how hard the whole experience can be. We hear her story and then speak to Lana Grant, who's a mother of six and also has autism. She advises midwives on how to help pregnant mums with autism, like our listener.

And Part 3 of our series on Amsterdam's Red Light District.

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