Is It Normal? The Pregnancy Podcast With Jessie Ware

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'Is It Normal? The Pregnancy Podcast' is the new podcast from Jessie Ware in which she speaks to different experts to explore and reassure everybody about what is going on with our bodies and our babies during pregnancy and birth.
This podcast follows Jessie's pregnancy week by week, she is joined by doctors, midwives, sonographers, anaesthetists, home birth midwives, doulas, mental health experts, reflexologists the list goes on... And with the help of questions from other pregnant people aims to cover all aspects of pregnancy and giving birth.
If you are further along in your pregnancy you can purchase the whole series at https://www.isitnormalpodcast.com/
'Is It Normal? The Pregnancy Podcast with Jessie Ware' is produced by Alice Williams and Sarah Jackson
Original music is by Jack Peñate
Artwork is by Coco Bayley and Eng Su
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May 09 2022 25 mins

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Ep 34 - Hyperemesis Gravidarum - extreme pregnancy sickness

Apr 24 2022 47 mins

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Ep 33 - Pelvic health

Apr 10 2022 24 mins

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Ep 32 - Catch up with midwife Issy Bourton

Apr 03 2022 20 mins

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Mar 27 2022 25 mins

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Ep 30 - Postnatal nourishment

Mar 20 2022 18 mins

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Ep 29 - Birth Doulas

Mar 13 2022 23 mins

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Mar 06 2022 43 mins

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