Give Birth like a Feminist
Birth is the feminist issue that nobody is talking about - until now. Join Milli Hill, author of the bestselling books Give Birth like a Feminist and the Positive Birth Book, as she explores childbirth through a feminist lens.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 8
- Years Active
- 2023
#WeAreAllAdelir: Birth rights in Brazil
This week is the last episode of series 1, and I’m thrilled to be speaking to Patricia Cordeiro. Patricia is a mother of two boys, a journalist, a writer, and a doula. She has been an activist for t…
Chandeliers and caesareans, birth in the USA with Cynthia Overgard
On this episode I speak to Cynthia Overgard for a one hour special about birth in the USA. Cynthia is founder of HypnoBirthing of Connecticut, LLC and host/producer of the Down To Birth® podcast @dow…
Anxiety, misogyny and stigma: the perfect storm of High BMI, with midwife Alice Keely
This week I’m talking to Dr Alice Keely, a specialist midwife with 15 years of experience who is passionate about supporting plus size pregnant women. Between 25 and 50% of women fall into the catego…
"It's her body": trauma and consent with Dr Kim Thomas
On this week’s episode I talk to Kim Thomas, CEO of the Birth Trauma Association, about birth trauma and the really vital topic of consent in the birth room. Kim is also a journalist and has written …
'Maverick midwives' and how women are losing what they need most, with midwife Maureen Collins
In this episode I’m speaking to midwife and hypnobirthing expert Maureen Collins. When I was writing and researching Give Birth like a Feminist back in 2018, I spoke to Maureen, who at the time was H…
Our bodies belong to us! Exploring female power and autonomy with activist Mara Olariaga
In this episode I talk to Mara Ricoy Olariaga also known as Matriactivista, a birth educator, activist, radical feminist, poet, writer and medical interpreter.
Mara founded the global movement agains…
Imagining a world without birth trauma and abuse, with Professor Hannah Dahlen
Is the female pelvis a problem? Debunking the obstetric dilemma with Professor Holly Dunsworth
In this episode I speak to Holly Dunsworth, a biological anthropologist and Professor of Anthropology at the University of Rhode Island. Holly’s work came to my attention when I was researching Give …