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Staying Calm When Birth Takes a Dangerous Turn | Life of a Midwife Ep. 10

16 minutes | Thursday, 9 July 2026

Trigger warning: this episode incudes challenging experiences relating to birth. If you feel this may be a difficult listen please consider choosing another episode 💜When birth takes an unexpected turn, staying calm can make all the difference.This week two midwives share the emergencies they'll never forget.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 midwives@pixiu.co.ukLinks from our midwives:Little Light Support offers independent, trauma-informed birth debriefs for women and families — particularly those who’ve had complex, confusing or difficult experiencesEast 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.

Staying Calm When Birth Takes a Dangerous Turn | Life of a Midwife Ep. 10
Happy Mum, Happy Baby

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