{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/7b4acef7-3bd0-4e25-ab0a-76963f47bb11/6a3d2d4ad760508eba02a207?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Dr Punam Krishan: Why mums are last on our own list, the maternal health gap and healing after breast cancer","description":"<p>My guest today is Dr Punam Krishan - GP, author, BBC TV regular and one of the most passionate advocates for maternal health in the UK. </p><p><br></p><p>Punam's new book, The Motherload, explores the hidden, long-term health costs of pregnancy and birth that the medical system consistently fails to address, and makes the case that mums deserve far better than the care we're currently getting.</p><p><br></p><p>Punam recorded this episode on her 43rd birthday, just months after finishing treatment for breast cancer. She talks with me about what a diagnosis like that actually does to you and what it means to come out the other side with a completely different relationship with your own body.</p><p><br></p><p>We also chat about:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The maternal health gap - why women's health has been under-researched for decades, and why mothers are the most overlooked group within an already overlooked system</li><li>Why birth trauma doesn't end when you leave the hospital - and how symptoms your body has been carrying for 20 or 30 years can suddenly surface in perimenopause</li><li>What proper postnatal care should actually look like - and why a six-minute GP appointment that focuses mostly on the baby isn't it</li><li>The motherhood health penalty: how we've normalised suffering as just part of the job, and what that costs us long-term</li><li>Why your kids need to see you rest, and how to explain it to them in a way that actually lands</li><li>What she said to herself carrying her suitcase up the steps at a train station that will make you stop and think</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Follow Punam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drpunamkrishan/?hl=en</p><p>Buy The Motherload: https://amzn.to/4vugliS</p><p><br></p><p>If you enjoyed this episode then please leave a rating or review - and you can follow the podcast to ensure you don't miss future episodes. Thank you!</p><p><br></p><p>Not Another Mummy Podcast is brought to you by me, journalist and author Alison Perry. I'm a mum of three and I love interviewing people about parenthood and confidence on the podcast. You can check out my other episodes and you can come chat to me on Instagram: <a href=\"http://www.instagram.com/iamalisonperry\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@iamalisonperry</a> or on Threads: <a href=\"https://www.threads.com/@iamalisonperry\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@iamalisonperry.</a> You can buy my book <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/OMG-Its-Twins-Birthday-Without/dp/1785043137\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">OMG It's Twins</a> now.</p><p><br></p><p>Music: Epidemic Sound</p><p> Artwork: Eleanor Bowmer</p>","author_name":"Alison Perry"}