{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65c3d63d9f16b500171157e4/6810897853ed5551486ddab4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Leah Hazard - Midwifery and The Future of Birth","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65c3d63d9f16b500171157e4/1752139749887-aa99c6a6-5260-4afc-a09d-920221c624a9.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>You can see how much society values women's health by the magnitude of the crisis in maternity care.</p><p><br></p><p>Meet Leah Hazard, a practising midwife, activist, award-winning author<em>, </em>and mother of 2 daughters. Her book <em>Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began </em>is a vital investigation of the body’s most miraculous and misunderstood organ. From smart tampons to womb transplants, trans healthcare to reproductive justice, she explores how the uterus affects us all as individuals and as a society. In this episode, we unpack why the health of mothers, midwives, and maternity systems tells us everything about the health of society at large.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>More from MOTHER:</p><p>Subscribe to the newsletter: themotherverse.substack.com</p><p>Want to create some magic together? Reach out to us: forms.gle/zfKWVCbw1ERKUgKB8</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Leah:</p><p>Website - leahhazard.co.uk</p><p>Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began&nbsp;- amazon.co.uk/Womb-Inside-Story-Gripping-Statesman/dp/0349015805</p><p>Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/leahhazard.bsky.social</p><p>Instagram - instagram.com/leahhazard</p><p>Substack - leahhazard.substack.com</p><p><br></p><p>(00:00) Intro</p><p>(01:10) The role of midwives in society</p><p>(11:40) The difference between a midwife and a doula</p><p>(13:00) What happens during labour</p><p>(17:45) Uterus as a muscle</p><p>(22:00) Birth Plans vs. Birth Preferences</p><p>(26:30) Artificial wombs</p><p>(35:40) Organoid placentas and endometrium</p><p>(38:00) The uterine microbiome</p><p>(43:40) Lessons about life, nature and the universe</p><p>(45:10) Leah’s Next Book: Birth Wars</p>","author_name":"MOTHER-podcast"}