How will I survive this career if I can't watch one birth? | Life of a Midwife Ep. 8
From Happy Mum by Giovanna Fletcher
June 25, 2026 · 15 min · Season 17 · Episode 33
About this episode
This episode features two midwives discussing how they manage immense pressure in their profession.
How do midwives hold it together in times of immense pressure? In this episode we hear from two midwives who have learned how to stay calm during overwhelming moments. If you’re interested in being part of the Life of a Midwife series, we’d love to hear from you — just drop us an email [email protected] Links from our midwives: Petition · Make birth safer: protect midwives' working hours - United Kingdom · Change.org Hard Pushed: A Midwife's Story and Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began East Anglian Midwives offer personalised pregnancy care, homebirth and hospital birth support, and postnatal care in Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, and Cambridge Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Giovanna Fletcher
Guest: midwives
Topics covered
- midwifery
- birth
- pressure management
- personalized care
- homebirth
- hospital birth
- postnatal care
Keywords
- midwives
- birth
- pressure
- personalized care
- homebirth
- hospital birth
- postnatal care
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: East Anglian Midwives, Change.org
Books & works: Hard Pushed: A Midwife's Story, Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began
Places: United Kingdom
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