Life of a Midwife: Due 5th May!

0:00From bustling city hospitals to quiet country homes, from decades past to the present day. They've witnessed first breaths, first cries and the very beginning of countless stories. I mean, how old is midwifery? Hundreds of thousands of years, probably. I'd never even seen a birth in water in 1919. Running in, trying to get in there to catch this baby. I've tripped over the bag and I dropped the placenta all over their cream carpet. Vaginal triplets in a war zone and we all survived. Quite a thing, yeah. Introducing Life of a Midwife, a new mini-series from Happy Mum, Happy Baby. Every Thursday, we'll hear from midwives, past and present, as they share the stories that shaped their lives and careers.

0:51Because I'd had my children, I already knew how it's like to receive it at the other end. The women, they're same position. They're homeless, penniless. husband that left them and they think it's the end of the world and I said to them this time will pass. I helped her take her leggings down the baby's head was out there's just this little face looking at me. That first birth as a midwife I was so incredibly nervous and I always think back I hope they realise what a monumental thing that was for me too. So join us as we honour the people who have helped support, guide and deliver life's most miraculous moments.

1:34You can listen to the first episode of Life of a Midwife on the 5th of May, wherever you get your podcasts.