Pregnancy Uncut
Dr Alex Umbers and Dr Kara Thompson
Pregnancy Uncut is dedicated to exploring the often hidden, untold and traumatic stories of pregnancies and births that have not gone to plan. Hosted by doctors working in Women's Health, Alex Umbers and Kara Thompson, Pregnancy Uncut provides a soft place for hard conversations on topics society has historically considered taboo. Each episode uncovers a unique story through the lens of a courageous guest with first hand experience in complications such as infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, obstetric emergencies, birth trauma, perinatal mental health, and baby loss at any stage. The show provides a unique insight into the human experience, as well as health care professionals providing context to the pregnancy complications. Pregnancy Uncut aims to help raise awareness, create a language and hope, as well as a support network for people who have experienced or know someone affected by pregnancy and it's related complications.
Categories: Kids & Family
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Few people can genuinely claim to have changed the course of healthcare but Caroline de Costa could do just that. Not that she would, for her - pioneering change and fighting for women's rights in healthcare is just part of the all-encompassing job of an obstetrician. With a career spanning decades, Caroline has been on the frontline of ensuring women have active choice over their reproductive health, from fighting for abortion rights in Ireland early in her career, to pioneering access to me...
Previous episodes
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60 - S6. Bonus Episode. Caroline De Costa - A Lifetime of LeadershipFri, 10 Oct 2025
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59 - S6. Ep10. Disrupting the status quo - When your birth plan provokes public debateWed, 16 Oct 2024
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58 - S6. Ep9. Informed consent. The cornerstone of maternity and obstetric care.Fri, 27 Sep 2024
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57 - S6. Ep8. Outside of my own body. When birth triggers long-buried traumaThu, 05 Sep 2024
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56 - S6. Ep7. The memory of a sound - how vividly our birth experiences stay with usFri, 23 Aug 2024
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55 - S6. Ep6. 'Love from Dad': A bereaved father's journey through birth trauma, grief and advocacyThu, 18 Jul 2024
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54 - S6. Ep5. When a nagging feeling becomes a confirmed diagnosis - Breast Cancer in Pregnancy.Tue, 02 Jul 2024
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53 - S6. Ep4: Into the unknown: Navigating a congenital CMV diagnosis.Thu, 13 Jun 2024
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52 - S6. Ep3. Birth of a Feminist – An interview with RANZCOG Vice President Dr. Nisha KhotFri, 24 May 2024
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51 - S6. Ep2. When a picture hides the true story – An inspiring journey of IVF, miscarriage and hope.Sun, 12 May 2024
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50 - S6. Ep1. Uterine Transplant. The medicine behind a miraculous second chance.Mon, 01 Apr 2024
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49 - S5. Ep5. Inconceivable. Solo motherhood and donor conceptionTue, 09 May 2023
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48 - S5. Ep4. Yelling into a void. Why are we still not talking about severe perineal trauma?Tue, 28 Mar 2023
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47 - S5. Ep3. Far from home. A farming mum's journey with fetal heart block and long distance care.Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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46 - S5. Ep2. Reborn from Tragedy. How stillbirth both breaks and shapes a mother.Mon, 06 Feb 2023
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45 - S5. Ep1. 'Childless: A story of freedom and longing'. In conversation with Sian PriorMon, 16 Jan 2023
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44 - S4. Ep 11. Spina Bifida: One family’s heartbreaks, and new hope with intrauterine surgery.Wed, 30 Nov 2022
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43 - S4. Ep 10. Birth on the spectrum. One women's experience of Autism, ADHD, and pregnancy.Sun, 06 Nov 2022
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42 - S4. Ep 9. Transitioning to fatherhood. One man’s journey of pregnancy and birth.Tue, 06 Sep 2022
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41 - S4. Ep 8. Health At Every Size. How weight bias in fertility treatment can harm.Sun, 28 Aug 2022
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40 - S4 Ep 7. Finding yourself on the other side of the probe. A sonographer’s unexpected journey.Wed, 10 Aug 2022
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39 - S4 Ep 6. Midwifery, motherhood and pregnancy related trauma.Sun, 07 Aug 2022
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38 - S4 Ep5. Stuck: A story of invasive placenta accreta and caesarean-hysterectomyThu, 21 Jul 2022
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37 - S4. Ep4. From Home to Hospital. A story of birth hypoxia.Tue, 19 Jul 2022
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36 - S4. Ep3. Perfect in our Imperfections. Pregnancy and Parenting with a Chronic Illness.Wed, 29 Jun 2022
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35 - S4. Ep2. Against all Odds. Surviving and thriving after a rare diagnosis in pregnancy.Fri, 20 May 2022
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34 - S4. Ep 1. ‘Just get pregnant, that will fix you’. Chronic pelvic pain, endometriosis and pregnancy.Fri, 20 May 2022
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33 - S3 Episode 10. Changing the Goalposts: Becoming a solo mum by choice.Mon, 04 Apr 2022
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32 - S3 Episode 9. Altruistic Surrogacy. When it takes a village to create a child.Mon, 21 Mar 2022
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31 - S3 Episode 8. Bleeding, Vaginas, Grief and Loss: Changing the way we approach miscarriage.Fri, 25 Feb 2022
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30 - S3 Episode 7. Holding Space for her Sister. Twin-to-Twin; A story of loss and survival.Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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29 - S3 Episode 6: If these walls could talk. Postpartum psychosisThu, 03 Feb 2022
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28 - S3 Episode 5. A Mother's Intuition. A story of Love and Loss.Sun, 16 Jan 2022
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27 - S3 Episode 4. A Broken Heart. Surviving Peripartum Cardiomyopathy.Sun, 16 Jan 2022
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26 - S3 Episode 3. The many faces of birth trauma: Severe pelvic floor birth injury and vaginal prolapse.Sun, 12 Dec 2021
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25 - S3 Episode 2: A story of massive post partum haemorrhage. Waking to the loss of your uterus.Sun, 12 Dec 2021
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24 - S3 Episode 1: A Mother’s Instinct. Protecting Willow’s memory.Sat, 11 Dec 2021
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23 - S2 Episode 10: Behind closed doors. A young mother’s experience of domestic abuseSat, 30 Oct 2021
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22 - S2 Episode 9: The Birth of a Doula. Holding Space for Women.Mon, 04 Oct 2021
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21 - S2 Episode 8: The Infertility Trifecta . Queer, single and infertile.Mon, 20 Sep 2021
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20 - S2 Episode 7: Keep my body alive for them. An experience of Covid in Pregnancy.Mon, 20 Sep 2021
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19 - S2 Episode 6: In Tandem. Premature Twins.Sun, 05 Sep 2021
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18 - S2 Episode 5: Not just a cough. A Dad's journey of vaccine preventable loss.Sun, 05 Sep 2021
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17 - S2 Episode 4. A personal story of Placenta Praevia and an exploration of racial disparities in maternal health careThu, 12 Aug 2021
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16 - S2 Episode 3. When ginger doesn't cut it: Hyperemesis GravidarumSun, 08 Aug 2021
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15 - S2 Episode 2. Attached: A breast feeding journey through mastitis.Sun, 08 Aug 2021
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14 - S2 Episode 2 - Bonus ep: Expert advice and wisdom from our Lacation Consultant.Sun, 08 Aug 2021
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13 - S2. Episode 1. 'A part of me left when she did': Silent cervical dilatation and second trimester baby loss.Sat, 07 Aug 2021
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12 - S1 Episode 10. White walls: An Aboriginal birthing journey.Sun, 04 Jul 2021
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11 - S1 Episode 9. Unmasked: Pregnancy in the PandemicFri, 02 Jul 2021
