Sam: “It’s almost barbaric actually”

Sam says her birth experience was wonderful and she can’t fault the care she received from her midwives but she says she felt totally abandoned after her baby was born and was failing to gain weight. Sam says health visitors didn’t take her concerns seriously, something she blames covid restrictions for. Sam also talks about the impact having a baby during the pandemic has had on her husband.

Your host is Phillippa Guillou, a journalist and radio presenter whose own baby was born at the height of the pandemic. You can get in touch with Phillippa here.

If you’ve struggled with any of the topics we’ve raised in today’s episode, please see the links below for help and support.

Birth Trauma Association - https://www.birthtraumaassociation.org.uk/

Pandas Foundation - https://pandasfoundation.org.uk/what-is-pnd/birth-trauma/

MIND - https://bit.ly/35Lbaos

NHS Report into babies born in lockdown - https://bit.ly/3tQuit4