Pregnancy Uncut podcast

Pregnancy Uncut

Pregnancy Uncut is dedicated to exploring the often hidden, untold and traumatic stories of pregnancies and births that have not gone to plan. Hosted by doctors working in Women's Health, Alex Umbers and Kara Thompson, Pregnancy Uncut provides a soft place for hard conversations on topics society has historically considered taboo. Each episode uncovers a unique story through the lens of a courageous guest with first hand experience in complications such as infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, obstetric emergencies, birth trauma, perinatal mental health, and baby loss at any stage. The show provides a unique insight into the human experience, as well as health care professionals providing context to the pregnancy complications. Pregnancy Uncut aims to help raise awareness, create a language and hope, as well as a support network for people who have experienced or know someone affected by pregnancy and it's related complications.

Pregnancy Uncut is dedicated to exploring the often hidden, untold and traumatic stories of pregnancies and births that have not gone to plan. Hosted by doctors working in Women's Health, Alex Umbers and Kara Thompson, Pregnancy Uncut provides a soft place for hard conversations on topics society has historically considered taboo. Each episode uncovers a unique story through the lens of a courageous guest with first hand experience in complications such as infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, obstetric emergencies, birth trauma, perinatal mental health, and baby loss at any stage. The show provides a unique insight into the human experience, as well as health care professionals providing context to the pregnancy complications. Pregnancy Uncut aims to help raise awareness, create a language and hope, as well as a support network for people who have experienced or know someone affected by pregnancy and it's related complications.

 

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S6. Bonus Episode. Caroline De Costa - A Lifetime of Leadership

Few people can genuinely claim to have changed the course of healthcare but Caroline de Co... more

09 Oct 2025

51 MINS

51:28

09 Oct 2025


#59

S6. Ep10. Disrupting the status quo - When your birth plan provokes public debate

In our final episode for season 6, Kara talks to Dr. Imogen Hines about Induction of labou... more

16 Oct 2024

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:44

16 Oct 2024


#58

S6. Ep9. Informed consent. The cornerstone of maternity and obstetric care.

In this episode we are thrilled to welcome back to the podcast, Amy Dawes - co-founder and... more

27 Sep 2024

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:03

27 Sep 2024


#57

S6. Ep8. Outside of my own body. When birth triggers long-buried trauma

Hayley is a qualified trauma counsellor and mum of two. With her education and expertise s... more

05 Sep 2024

43 MINS

43:41

05 Sep 2024


#56

S6. Ep7. The memory of a sound - how vividly our birth experiences stay with us

Family is everything to Renee. At 95, she is a living legend, and our oldest guest on Preg... more

23 Aug 2024

45 MINS

45:33

23 Aug 2024


#55

S6. Ep6. 'Love from Dad': A bereaved father's journey through birth trauma, grief and advocacy

When his partner Maddy went into labour with their second child, Matt was excited to meet ... more

18 Jul 2024

59 MINS

59:40

18 Jul 2024


#54

S6. Ep5. When a nagging feeling becomes a confirmed diagnosis - Breast Cancer in Pregnancy.

After a complex fertility journey and a birth and post-partum overshadowed by Covid, Isla ... more

02 Jul 2024

45 MINS

45:50

02 Jul 2024


#53

S6. Ep4: Into the unknown: Navigating a congenital CMV diagnosis.

When Candice took her baby boy Emmett home from hospital he had twice failed the standard ... more

13 Jun 2024

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:54

13 Jun 2024


#52

S6. Ep3. Birth of a Feminist – An interview with RANZCOG Vice President Dr. Nisha Khot

In this episode we side-step from our usual content to hear the considered insights of Dr.... more

24 May 2024

55 MINS

55:58

24 May 2024


#51

S6. Ep2. When a picture hides the true story – An inspiring journey of IVF, miscarriage and hope.

Pip had always seen herself having a family and as a driven and organised obstetrician she... more

12 May 2024

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:12

12 May 2024


#50

S6. Ep1. Uterine Transplant. The medicine behind a miraculous second chance.

Following the birth of her first child, Violet, Kirsty experienced a large post partumhaem... more

01 Apr 2024

51 MINS

51:03

01 Apr 2024


#49

S5. Ep5. Inconceivable. Solo motherhood and donor conception

Alexandra had always imagined being a mum,   but the onset of baby hunger in her late 30s,... more

09 May 2023

41 MINS

41:30

09 May 2023


#48

S5. Ep4. Yelling into a void. Why are we still not talking about severe perineal trauma?

Nine years on from a traumatic birth that led to a fourth degree tear, Verity still finds ... more

28 Mar 2023

50 MINS

50:30

28 Mar 2023


#47

S5. Ep3. Far from home. A farming mum's journey with fetal heart block and long distance care.

Married to a busy farmer and working as a midwife at their nearest hospital, Marnie’s drea... more

28 Feb 2023

48 MINS

48:55

28 Feb 2023


#46

S5. Ep2. Reborn from Tragedy. How stillbirth both breaks and shapes a mother.

Heidi is mother to three children but her firstborn, Harry, was stillborn at 38 weeks afte... more

05 Feb 2023

38 MINS

38:57

05 Feb 2023


#45

S5. Ep1. 'Childless: A story of freedom and longing'. In conversation with Sian Prior

An accomplished writer, musician, journalist, broadcaster and climate activist, Sian Prior... more

16 Jan 2023

46 MINS

46:40

16 Jan 2023


#44

S4. Ep 11. Spina Bifida: One family’s heartbreaks, and new hope with intrauterine surgery.

Claudine had been having a normal second pregnancy but when her 20 week scan showed abnorm... more

30 Nov 2022

58 MINS

58:45

30 Nov 2022


#43

S4. Ep 10. Birth on the spectrum. One women's experience of Autism, ADHD, and pregnancy.

Following years of masking and unanswered questions,  Annie was finally diagnosed Autistic... more

05 Nov 2022

54 MINS

54:23

05 Nov 2022


#42

S4. Ep 9. Transitioning to fatherhood. One man’s journey of pregnancy and birth.

Kim and July met at an all-girls school. But when deciding to embark on a relationship, Ki... more

06 Sep 2022

54 MINS

54:25

06 Sep 2022


#41

S4. Ep 8. Health At Every Size. How weight bias in fertility treatment can harm.

Portia has, in her own words, always lived in a larger body. Even when she adopted excessi... more

27 Aug 2022

49 MINS

49:50

27 Aug 2022