Stories From The Womb

026 - Heidi

13 years ago, Mother, Keynote Speaker, Charity Leader & Strategist, Campaigner for change, and Podcast Host Heidi Eldridge founded the safer pregnancy charity, MAMA Academy, as the UK then had one of the worst stillbirth rates in the developed world. Her tireless work has resulted in real change - in both procedures and outcomes for pregnant women, their families and their unborn babies. In this conversation Heidi tells her story and how she came to be the force of nature that she is today For further information about the MAMA Academy, you can visit the website [https://.mamaacademy.org.uk], listen to the podcast [https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-mama-podcast--5981646] and make your nomination for The MAMA Academy Awards [https://www.mamaacademy.org.uk/get-involved/mama-academy-awards/] Our Pregnancy Helpline 0203 6428131 If you like what I am doing and would like to support my work, you can do so by navigating to Buy Me A Coffee .com and searching emma lucy wall (with or without spaces). I'm the one with the smiley face and the green heart chakra symbol on my page. Unfortunately, Spotify blocks clickable links for Buy Me A Coffee (which is a bit mean !!) Apple Podcasts allows it so here is the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://buymeacoffee.com/emma_lucy_wall] which you can access direct from there.

025 - Jess

Midwife and mother of four boys, Jess shares howbecoming a mum at a young age and now shapes her work with vulnerable parents to be If you like what I am doing and would like to support my work, you can do so by navigating to Buy Me A Coffee .com and searching emma lucy wall (with or without spaces). I'm the one with the smiley face and the green heart chakra symbol on my page. Unfortunately, Spotify blocks clickable links for Buy Me A Coffee (which is a bit mean !!) Apple Podcasts allows it so here is the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://buymeacoffee.com/emma_lucy_wall] which you can access direct from there. I promise to use any money I earn to support my work in revolutionising the birth world With much gratitude. Emma xx For more information about my work as a doula, visit my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.empoweringbumpsandbirth.co.uk/]

024 - Clare

Dr Clare Tower, The Authentic Pregnancy Doctor, consultant obstetrician and mother of three discusses issues facing maternity services in the UK You can follow Clare on Tik Tok [https://www.tiktok.com/@theauthenticpregnancydr?_r=1&_t=ZN-9161dZ2wqwA] or Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/theauthenticpregnancydoctor?igsh=MThqOTdqcjh6b3Zqdg==] Other resources we discussed were: Dr Hana Dahlen and the perineum [https://youtu.be/_Up-GKAj_fI?si=a1RgZRAdozjfUMoo] Dr Florence Wilcox Home Birth episode [https://open.spotify.com/episode/63kfXCVwgHrXQjjGTabDMU?si=5a53d8fe68a9444e] and Dr Marina Wedlock's study of Pauses and Plateaus during labour [https://open.spotify.com/episode/7KfyfzmbDT7bsKdEeMZgxl?si=ae3eb37ae4fa4d8f] If you feel called to tell your Stories From your Womb, you can book a call with me via my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Calendly⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://calendly.com/emmalucywall1/meet-emma] I welcome all stories - you don't have to have had kids, just a womb !! If you like what I am doing and would like to support my work, you can do so by navigating to Buy Me A Coffee .com and searching emma lucy wall (with or without spaces). I'm the one with the smiley face and the green heart chakra symbol on my page. Unfortunately, Spotify blocks clickable links for Buy Me A Coffee (which is a bit mean !!) Apple Podcasts allows it so here is the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://buymeacoffee.com/emma_lucy_wall] which you can access direct from there. I promise to use any money I earn to support my work in revolutionising the birth world With much gratitude. Emma xx For more information about my work as a doula, visit my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.empoweringbumpsandbirth.co.uk/]

023 - Sybile

Author, life coach, mother of two daughters - Sybile describes how her understanding and use of good nutrition and healthy lifestyle aided the conception and gestation of her two daughters and prompted her to write her book - Thrive Through Pregnancy [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJZHLW1V?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_wa_mwn_dp_NB4QVWM643EXBVYNP6FD&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_wa_mwn_dp_NB4QVWM643EXBVYNP6FD&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_wa_mwn_dp_NB4QVWM643EXBVYNP6FD&bestFormat=true] Here's a link to the episode of The Midwives Cauldron featuring Dr Marina Weckend on Pauses and Plateaus in labour [https://open.spotify.com/episode/7KfyfzmbDT7bsKdEeMZgxl?si=17cf50012c0b44dd] If you feel called to tell your Stories From your Womb, you can book a call with me via my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Calendly⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://calendly.com/emmalucywall1/meet-emma] I welcome all stories - you don't have to have had kids, just a womb !! If you like what I am doing and would like to support my work, you can do so by navigating to Buy Me A Coffee .com and searching emma lucy wall (with or without spaces). I'm the one with the smiley face and the green heart chakra symbol on my page. Unfortunately, Spotify blocks clickable links for Buy Me A Coffee (which is a bit mean !!) Apple Podcasts allows it so here is the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://buymeacoffee.com/emma_lucy_wall] which you can access direct from there. I promise to use any money I earn to support my work in revolutionising the birth world With much gratitude. Emma xx For more information about my work as a doula, visit my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.empoweringbumpsandbirth.co.uk/]

022 - Roma

Doula, birth educator, Spinning Babies and hypobirthing instructor, mother of three sons Roma Hearsey shares the stories of her own births and discusses with Emma some of her experiences supporting birthing women - what works and what doesn't You can find out more about Roma's work on her website [https://www.labouroflovedoula.co.uk/] The films we discuss are Doula [https://vimeo.com/ondemand/doula/186234761] and Microbiome [https://youtu.be/w9tNtc6-3Vk?si=riLnqQSjkHyrOO29] If you feel called to tell your Stories From your Womb, you can book a call with me via my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Calendly⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://calendly.com/emmalucywall1/meet-emma] I welcome all stories - you don't have to have had kids, just a womb !! If you like what I am doing and would like to support my work, you can do so by navigating to Buy Me A Coffee .com and searching emma lucy wall (with or without spaces). I'm the one with the smiley face and the green heart chakra symbol on my page. Unfortunately, Spotify blocks clickable links for Buy Me A Coffee (which is a bit mean !!) Apple Podcasts allows it so here is the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://buymeacoffee.com/emma_lucy_wall] which you can access direct from there. I promise to use any money I earn to support my work in revolutionising the birth world With much gratitude. Emma xx For more information about my work as a doula, visit my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.empoweringbumpsandbirth.co.uk/]