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Kim: “I’m sad I didn’t get the healing experience I was hoping for”

Kim: “I’m sad I didn’t get the healing experience I was hoping for”

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Kim had two babies during the pandemic, both very different and difficult experiences. When Kim fell pregnant for a second time, she knew from the start that she needed support for her mental health. Despite raising this at every single midwife and doctor's appointment for the entirety of her pregnancy, Kim was told repeatedly that she didn’t qualify for help.

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 or follow her on Twitter.

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
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