Podcasts about national childbirth trust

Join us for the Media Storm LIVE SHOW with special guests Natasha Devon and Milo Edwards - Tuesday 20th May 7pm @ the Business Design Centre in Islington. Tickets are available HERE! Kim, an asylum seeker from Zimbabwe, lives on £7-a-day while supporting a newborn in cockroach-infested accommodation… HOW is she supposed to pay the £10,000 NHS bill she received after giving birth? This week, Kim shares her story, and the Media Storm team unpack the mainstream media myths that feed the wider healthcare, migration and gender injustices behind it. Myths like: ‘Why are all asylum seekers MEN?!' Don't they come for free healthcare?' ‘Illegal migrants are living in luxury hotels' ‘The asylum backlog is out of control!' We pick apart some current, culpable headlines, and compare the stories they tell with the first-hand experiences of the people living it. Also joining us in the studio is Judith Dennis, head of policy at Maternity Action, which works for the rights of pregnant women and new parents irrespective of migration status, and is campaigning for changes alongside the National Childbirth Trust. The episode is hosted and produced by Mathilda Mallinson (@mathildamall) and Helena Wadia (@helenawadia) The music is by @soundofsamfire Support us on Patreon! Follow us on Instagram, Bluesky, and TikTok Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

My conversation with Meg is one that touches on universal themes about love and life. Who is my life partner going to be? How and when can I have a baby? What can I do and how can I create the life I want when the odds seem against me? In this episode, you will hear topics that put you in mind of your own life, and Meg's decisions will give you insights into how she made the life she wanted.  We discuss: How to navigate the imperfect messiness of huge life decisions.  How the death of someone we love can create moments of absolute clarity and change everything.  The difficulty in managing the not knowing of fertility treatment and the rollercoaster of failed IVF attempts. The agony and grief of early baby loss.  The luck of being born into a loving family and having a steadfast loving parent. The resilience of having that team support helps in times of intense loss and uncertainty.  In all of it, being a gay couple was the least significant aspect of her life and not a challenge that needed to be faced.  Despite the terrible odds, faith and hope enabled huge challenges to be overcome.  Support links: National Childbirth Trust: https://www.nct.org.uk/pregnancy/same-sex-parents/two-mum-families-sharing-experiences-and-support NHS: https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/having-a-baby-if-you-are-lgbt-plus/ways-to-become-a-parent-if-you-are-lgbt-plus/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this 'Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week' special, I speak to Laura Bisbey, who was diagnosed with perinatal distress and anxiety during her pregnancy. This sadly continued following the birth of her daughter. Laura tells me about her feelings of rage during the pregnancy, and - once her daughter had been born - her struggles with bonding and the onset of O.C.D. (obsessive compulsive disorder). It's a tremendously brave conversation and I am so grateful to Laura for sharing her story with us.*TRIGGER WARNING: *Brief mention of feelings of suicide*IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:[00:00] Teaser quote.[02:28] Introduction to Laura.[02:53] Increased anxiety and guilt about not enjoying pregnancy.[07:15] Perinatal rage - completely out of character for Laura.[10:02] How breaking her arm exacerbated negative feelings during pregnancy.[12:05] Enforced rest = over-thinking. Feeling she wasn't needed at work. Letting the mask slip.[14:06] Laura's husband couldn't relate, but was very supportive.[15:37] Advice for people listening - "explain how you are feeling".[16:51] The importance of Laura's work and how hard the abrupt ending was for her.[19:11] Unrealistic expectations of how easy motherhood would be. Trying to be 'perfect'.[23:34] Charlotte's birth - a quick labour but no 'rush of love'. Bonding took a year. [28:37] C.B.T. (Cognitive Behavioural Therapist) and O.C.D. (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). Trying to stay 'in control'.[31:24] *Waves of sadness and not wanting to be here anymore*.[33:44] Starting to build a relationship with Charlotte through play.[36:30] How Laura's O.C.D. manifested - fears around contamination, choking and vomit.[43:28] How this O.C.D. tested Laura's relationship.[44:45] Trying to cope when Charlotte was sick.[47:33] Getting help with the O.C.D. and keeping 'checking' under control.[49:26] How C.B.T. offered Laura solutions and strategies.[51:14] Recovery isn't linear.[52:02] How returning to work was integral to Laura's recovery.[53:37] Finally being hit by that much longed for 'rush of love'.[56:54] Telling people at work.[01:03:09] Advice for people currently struggling.KEY TAKEAWAYS:Follow this link for N.H.S. information about Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (C.B.T.)You can find more information about postnatal rage here – from the Centre of Perinatal Excellence (Australia).Perinatal O.C.D. (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) is one of the most misunderstood perinatal mental health problems. Click here for advice and support from the Maternal O.C.D. charity, set up by 2 mums with lived experience and O.C.D. Action, the UK's largest O.C.D. charity.Difficulty with baby bonding affects a third of UK mums. Read more about it here in this N.C.T. (National Childbirth Trust) article.Find out more about the 'Circle of Security' model of attachment here

The Imposters Club returns for our 5th season, and this time we're talking WORK. Sinéad's pivoting her career, Melissa's returning from maternity leave and the whole world is talking about how we can work better.The time has come. Nursery is booked, start date at work is confirmed, flexible working is approved - and Melissa is feeling EVERYTHING. Returning to work after having a child comes with a lot of conflicting emotions, pressures, and a sense of being pulled in 100 different directions - is it something we can every truly be ready for? Well, probably not - but there are things you can do to prepare practically and emotionally. We're joined this week by pregnancy and postpartum therapist Sophie Harris aka @looking_after_mum, to talk about managing expectations, honest conversations and feeling more confident about returning to work.Follow Sophie Harris on Instagram @looking_after_mumLearn more about Sophie Harris and Looking After MumResources:My Bump Pay: mybumppay.comMother Pukka & Flex Appeal, ‘Forever Flex' Report: https://www.motherpukka.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Forever_Flex_report_FINAL-03.11.20.pdf National Childbirth Trust, ‘Returning To Work After Maternity Leave': https://www.nct.org.uk/life-parent/work-and-childcare/returning-work/returning-work-after-maternity-leave The Imposters Club is a Morley Radio production. Head to morleyradio.co.uk to listen to The Imposters Club and a whole host of exciting shows.Credits:Presenters: Sinéad Kennedy Sklar and Melissa MurdockEditors: Camilo Salazar and Kody Wilson at Morley Radio PR: Georgie RutherfordWe'd love to know about how you're helping yourself feel good enough and choosing what's good enough for you. Email us at theimpostersclub@gmail.com, contact us on instagram @theimpostersclub or on twitter @impostersclub, and visit theimpostersclub.co.uk. Head to wherever you get your podcasts and give us a 5 star rating - it helps other people find us!

On this episode of Digital Lighthouse, Zoe Cunningham is joined by Jessica Figueras, Tech Strategist and Chair of the National Childbirth Trust. Jessica discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted organisations that rely on person-to-person contact, and how technology has played a part in moving communities online.

“Great Chief Executives... they are not (necessarily) the innovators; they might be the change-makers... its about creating the conditions for the team to thrive and for the movement to thrive...” Angela McConville is the CEO of the National Childbirth Trust, also known as the NCT Charity. In this episode we explore how NCT has created a grass-roots, volunteer-led movement providing services for expectant and new parents. Angela describes how embracing the power of digital during the pandemic actually led to a huge increase in the organisation's reach and in the uptake of its services. NCT campaigns for change and we discuss some key campaigns the charity has led, including mental health support and provision for new mothers (#HiddenHalf). We also spotlight the important work carried out by MBRRACE-UK on improving maternal mortality rates and outcomes for Black mothers. We discuss community organising and how NCT has seen a paradigm shift in the way it empowers and engages its volunteers, as a result of the pandemic. Angela holds that organisations need to do more to remove barriers to volunteering and to really harness the power of ‘hyper-local' community engagement. Angela also shares personal stories juggling leadership and motherhood and life. Recorded March 2021.

Hello! This week I spoke to the author, podcaster and journalist Pandora Sykes.  I was thrilled to interview Pandora all about the flattened female identity of motherhood; how we generalise, lump together and dismiss mothers into one homogenous group and how that impacts everyone either thinking about having a baby or who has become a parent.  Pandora's book, How Do We Know That We're Doing It Right is already a bestseller and will be out in paperback in May 2021. As well as being an author and journalist, Pandora was the co-host of the phenomenal podcast The High Low, presents podcast The Missing and has her own podcast, Doing It Right. You can follow her at @PINsykes [https://twitter.com/PINsykes] on Twitter and @pandorasykes [https://www.instagram.com/pandorasykes/?hl=en] on Instagram. I was also lucky to talk to Sarah McCullen, Director of Impact and Engagement and the National Childbirth Trust. Sarah and I discussed post-natal mental health, identity and what we can do to hold on to our sense of who we are, while growing another person. You can follow NCT on Twitter at @NCTcharity [https://twitter.com/NCTcharity] and visit their website at https://www.nct.org.uk/

In this episode Malin talks about overcoming sexual abuse and post-natal depression with one of her closest friends, Mo Mensa. Mo is that friend who is always full of laughter and energy, but she has also suffered with personal battles and trauma throughout her life. Today, she is a devoted mother and creative who spreads positivity through her Youtube channel MoMens. TW/CW: This episode contains references throughout to child abuse, sexual abuse, suicide and self harm. If you've been affected by any of these issues in the past then please listen on with caution or skip this episode and listen to one of our other episodes.Support can be found at:The Survivor's Trust: https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org/National Childbirth Trust: https://www.nct.org.uk/ Mind, the mental health charity: https://www.mind.org.uk/If you have concerns for a child's safety, contact https://www.nspcc.org.uk/ This is a podcast all about journeys, and overcoming adversity. Every battle we face makes us stronger, and this series hears from the people who prove that. Join Malin Andersson as she speaks to everyone from actors and entertainers, to motivational speakers, life-coaches, and beyond. From those in the limelight, to those with extraordinary stories that haven't been heard. We'll hear about battles they have overcome and battles they are still fighting, discovering how we get through them, and celebrating how they can make us who we are today.You can follow Malin on Instagram and Twitter.This is a Studio71 production. Producer - Jack Claramunt Assistant Producer - Winnie SimonExec Producer - Tom Payne & Jody SmithProduction Support - Phie McKenzieArtwork photography: Roxanne Bergman // IG @roxpixphotographyStudio71 is a Red Arrow Studios Company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the past few weeks, the resilience and agility of the food and drink industry has touched people everywhere. Those working across the industry around the globe are rightly recognised as the ‘hidden heroes’ in the battle against COVID-19.  At the same time, the connections between health, nutrition and diet are rarely out of the media spotlight currently with public health voices joining industry providing advice on nutrition, key vitamins and the role of supplements in maintaining general health and immunity during these unprecedented times. The food and nutrition sectors are key to a sustainable future but they are also facing a significant skills shortage with an estimated 140,000 new recruits needed in food manufacturing alone by 2024 according to the UK Food and Drink Federation. What can be done to help fill this skills gap, and how can academia and the industry work together to help make a difference? About our panel Moira Stalker, Skills Manager, Food and Drink Federation Scotland Moira manages FDF Scotland’s skills initiative – A Future in Food – which is funded by Scottish Government through Scotland Food & Drink. A Future in Food helps educators, students, careers influencers and parents better understand the wide variety of careers food and drink has to offer and the skills required by employers. To achieve this Moira work with schools, colleges, universities, industry and a very wide range of other stakeholder organisations to develop and deliver innovative activities. These help participants understand where their food comes from and how it gets to their plate. Moira is passionate about raising the profile the food and drink industry and making it a career destination of choice for a new generation of recruits. Prior to joining FDF Scotland, Moira worked with Scottish Enterprise’s food and drink team. She also spent a number of years working as an Industrial Engineer. Emma Weston, Associate Professor in Food Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Nottingham Emma studied Animal Physiology and Nutrition at Leeds University followed by a Masters Degree in Food Science. After working in Clinical Biochemistry research at the University of Oxford, Emma then moved into the food industry working initially as a Process Technologist, then in different Technical Management roles for over 14 years. She has experience in flour milling, bakery/snacks and a variety of chilled convenience food production operations. Emma joined the University in May 2009 and gained her PGCHE within the University of Nottingham in December 2012 to support her predominately teaching role and has completed doctorate study part time. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Member of the Institute of Food Science and Technology. Emma specialises in translating Food Science principles into realistic modern manufacturing and retail applications for students. She is also responsible for the problem based learning teaching aspects within other Biosciences course structures. Rosina Borrelli (Workplace Engagement Lead), IFSTAL Rosina Borrelli has a background in change management consultancy and food education with a first degree in European Business with Technology and a mid-career Master’s in food. She has worked in a variety of areas of the food system including hospitality, manufacturing, retail and FMCG. Her most recent experience is with the Children’s Food Trust, the National Childbirth Trust and Slow Food where she specialised in early years food education. She has tri-sector experience and therefore brings a wide range of workplace skills and understanding to the programme. Rosina is passionate about effecting change through your work-based learning experiences and your eventual options and choices after graduating. She connects the food sector with the programme and raises awareness of the value and uniqueness of IFSTAL participants while looking for possible and exclusive opportunities. IFSTAL is a pioneering learning community and resource to enable a step change in food systems thinking. We have already built a large and diverse community of over 1500 food systems thinkers, including students from a wide range of backgrounds, alumni and workplace practitioners. IFSTAL is available to all postgraduate students enrolled at the participating institutions. The programme equips participants with the skills to apply critical interdisciplinary systems thinking to issues of long-term food security through fostering intra- and inter-institution activities, and the means for taking new learning to the work-place.

This week we chat with Ayelet Marinovich, she is a pediatric speech-language pathologist who works with families with infants and toddlers. In addition, she is the founder of Strength In Words, a podcast and educational resource providing access to high-quality, evidence-based resources for parents, caregivers and professionals with infants and toddlers of all developmental levels, so they can have peace of mind they are supporting their children to the best of their ability. She is the bestselling author of the book "Understanding Your Baby: A Week-By-Week Development and Activity Guide For Playing With Your Baby From Birth to 12 Months," a singer and recording artist, and, perhaps most importantly, an imperfect mother of two. Tune in as we discuss how her training as a speech language pathologist has helped her mothering, helped her build community, and eased other parent’s minds on what play looks like for an infant/toddler.   Listen as Ayelet shares how she:   Struggles with sharing her time and attention between her two children. Incorporated her children into her work life. Had a built-in community and infrastructure with her first child in the UK, and how she had to create her own here in the U.S. Created her own playgroup to continue building her support system and community. Teaches parents what play looks like for infants and toddlers (HINT: It’s not as hard as you think!) Uses the first rule of improv (Yes.  And?) to direct play with babies. Shares the everyday things we are doing that are already supporting our children’s development. Uses the holistic learning model to identify delays, rather than comparing one skill The importance of teaching our children self-regulation & reflection.       Quotables:   “I just needed to accept that I wasn’t going to be able to give each of them my all.  And, that’s actually fine.” - Ayelet Marinovich   “I thought I was the all-knowing parent, until I became a parent.  There were huge moments of overwhelm, vulnerability, it didn’t matter what training I had.” - Ayelet Marinovich   “There is no such thing as a parenting expert. YOU are the expert as the parent.” - Ayelet Marinovich   “Go out and find good information, that’s not from your local Facebook group.” - Ayelet Marinovich   Links from Show:   National Childbirth Trust   Early Intervention: Support Services for Delays in children under 3       EPISODE SPONSORS:   Real Plans   This podcast is made possible by listeners, like you.  We believe that community is key to motherhood, we invite you to consider joining our Patreon community and supporting us with a monthly donation on our page: www.patreon.com/momdeconstructed.     If you would like to become one of our sponsors visit: www.momdeconstructed.com/advertisingand start the conversation!   All our sponsor offers are available on our website.  To get all the discounts and perks go to www.momdeconstructed.com/sponsors       MORE FROM AYELET   Strength in Words Website   Ayelet’s Book: Understanding Your Baby   Follow Ayelet on Twitter   Follow Ayelet on Facebook   Follow Ayelet on Instagram   Follow Ayelet on Pinterest       MORE FROM MOM DECONSTRUCTED:   Support this podcast on Patreon.   Leave a review on ITunes here.   Sign up for our newsletter here.   Follow Mom Deconstructed on Facebook.   Follow Mom Deconstructed on Instagram.   Follow Mom Deconstructed on Twitter.       MORE FROM KATE:   Kate Turza, Postpartum Doula   Follow Kate on Facebook   Join Kate’s Facebook Group, Reality Tykes       MORE FROM LIZ:   Mom...In The Works   Follow Liz on Facebook   Follow Liz on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matthew Bannister on Glen Campbell - the singer and guitarist best known for hits like Galveston and Witchita Lineman. We talk to the man who wrote them - Jimmy Webb. Dame Helen Alexander, former Chief Executive of the Economist Group and the first woman to head the C.B.I. Clancy Sigal the American writer and activist who was blacklisted during the Communist witch hunts of the 1950s. Prunella Briance who founded the National Childbirth Trust after two traumatic experiences of giving birth.

Confident Conversations is a weekly podcast show for ambitious women about confidently balancing work and life, hosted by me, Sherry Bevan, Author, Coach & Speaker. A former Global Head of IT Service for a City law firm, I now work with ambitious women to help them get clear on the career they really want then find the confidence to do it. Going back to work with confidence after a career break This week’s episode is about going back to work after a career break and how you can do this with confidence. I invited former client Ashley Aspin to share her personal experiences. Ashley graduated from Cardiff University with a degree in Music in 1997 and started her working life in London with a leading classical music management agency.  Two years later she took a post with the BBC Classical Music Department assisting the managing editor and working on some unique television programmes and events such as the Queen’s Jubilee Concerts at Buckingham Palace. Seeking a career change two years later, Ashley joined the fast-track management training scheme for Davy's Wine Bars in the City of London gaining great experience in the trade and learning about wine. She transferred these skills to recruitment in the hospitality sector and became Davy’s recruitment consultant at agency Berkeley Scott before taking a career break to bring up her young children. In 2012 she moved from London to the town of Marple, a small town in Greater Manchester on the edge of the Peak District. Whilst on her career break, Ashley took up several charitable causes. She volunteered for the National Childbirth Trust, as editor of the local branch newsletter; raised over £2000 for St John Ambulance by running the London Marathon and supported the local primary school by organising major fundraising events. She is now the HR Officer for the Laurus Trust, a newly established multi-academy trust in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport. She continues to contribute to the local community by assisting as a coach support worker for the girls teams at Marple Cricket Club which has over 90 junior members attending weekly, and of whom over a third are girls. In the show we discuss: How to maintain the intellectual challenge during your career break How volunteering helps you to acquire new skills and maintain existing ones The value of your skills gained through volunteering  Ashley's big worries before going back to work and how she worked through them all How to find work you love that fits around family Ashley's top tips for ambitious women who want to go back to work after a career break AND balance work and life “Stop looking for the perfect role and think about your skillset. The perfect balance is elusive but check in with yourself on a regular basis. Be honest with yourself and decide whether or not you need to take action. Be flexible in your approach and be adaptable to what you best can match.”  GUEST:  Ashley Aspin HOSTED BY: Sherry Bevan  Mentioned on the show If you want to go back to work after a career break, check out Sherry's unique offering as mentioned by Ashley: Back to Work Confidence. Ask your questions or share your feedback Comment on the show notes Tweet me @SherryRB quoting CC006 #ConfidentConversations Email srb@sherrybevan.co.uk For more Confident Conversations connect with me On Twitter @SherryRB or search #ConfidentConversations Join my Facebook page Subscribe, rate and review in iTunes Sign up to my weekly newsletter

The 26th episode is with Enterprise Nation member and Piccolo founder Cat Gazzoli. With culinary legend Prue Leith as a mentor and an investor plus a child nutritionist and a creative with a branding background with brands like Itsu as co-founders, Cat Gazzoli has already got a pretty good cheerleading squad for her organic baby food brand Piccolo. The entrepreneur is passionate about ethical sourcing from small independent family farms and gives 10% of profits to the National Childbirth Trust from her products which are already stocked in Waitrose and Asda just six months after launching. We recorded this session at the Festival of Female Entrepreneurs in Bristol on 21 October before Cat took to the stage to pitch for the title of Female Start-up of the Year.

Mindy Cockeram graduated from Villanova University (Villanova, PA) with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications and Business in 1986.  After relocating to London, England in 1990 and working for 14 years in the financial markets, she received a diploma from the University of Bedfordshire in Antenatal Education (2006) in conjunction with the National Childbirth Trust's (NCT' s) Teacher Training College.   On the way to a NCT antenatal class one evening in 2009, she stumbled upon a woman in labor in a parking lot and delivered the baby before the ambulance arrived.  ‘I knew there was a reason for that coincidence and that I was in the right line of work” she said in an interview with London's ITV.  http://www.standard.co.uk/news/antenatal-teacher-starts-class-early-with-birth-in-school-car-park-6863577.html Mindy and her family live in Southern California where she is certified with Lamaze International.  She now teaches childbirth education both privately and for a large hospital organization several times a week and contributes articles to Lamaze International and other publications.

Women and Money with Sarah Pennells, talking about the cost of raising children, with Adam Lake, head of Comunications at Turn2Us, Abigail Wood, from the National Childbirth Trust and Joanna Robson form BabyLaw.

Bump Club asks whether the NHS is doing enough for women giving birth? Phil is joined by bump club mums Mercy and Charlotte as well as Chief Exec of the National Childbirth Trust and Jacque Gerrard Director for England for the Royal College of Midwives.