Unii Midwives Katie Benyohai and Leila Zahedi: “Here’s when you need to call the midwife…”

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Midwives are specialists in what’s normal in pregnancy and birth, and there aren’t many questions Unii midwives Katie Benyohai and Leila Zahedi, co-founders of Better Births London, haven’t heard! In part one of the Unii Babies Antenatal Care episode, they speak to host Dr. Saranya about mums’ FAQs, why they are so passionate about maternal choice in labour and birth, pregnancy red flags you shouldn’t ignore, why they think more men should do midwifery, and so much more.

01:53 Expose the Expert: Get to know Leila and Katie

05:06 What inspired Leila and Katie to become midwives

10:25 What midwives do for pregnant women vs. obstetric care

12:54 What does midwife-led pregnancy and birthcare mean?

14:29 What are the advantages and disadvantages of midwifery care?

16:04 Dr. Saranya’s midwife experience during the birth of her child

19:00 How can a maternal medicine expert help you in pregnancy?

20:13 Maternal choice in high-risk pregnancy and birth

24:37 How Katie and Leila met and started Better Births London

29:42 How becoming a mum changes you as a midwife. Mums trust midwives more when they have children!

32:05 What Katie and Leila think about empowering men to become midwives!

35:28 Katie and Leila’s essential advice for student midwives

38:18 What should you expect and ask at your first midwife appointment (the booking appointment)?

41:19 How likely are you to see the same midwife throughout your pregnancy care?

42:33 What is the evidence on how continuity of midwifery care and pregnancy and postnatal outcomes?

45:11 Maternal stress at midwife appointments, induction positivity, and how to cope.

46:30 Dr. Saranya’s personal birth preferences experience in pregnancy

47:01 Midwife care after birth.

47:31 Why antenatal classes like Unii.com’s Ultimate Antenatal Course are so important for creating community, as well as empowered pregnancy and birth!

49:57 How the midwives and the unii.com Journey courses fill in information gaps for expectant mothers.

51:52 Katie’s personal antenatal course experience.

52:32 How Katie and Leila help pregnant women with morning sickness.

53:46 Should you be taking antiemetics when you are vomiting in pregnancy?

55:51 Anaemia, blood tests at around 28 weeks pregnancy, hepcidin, and when and how to take iron supplements.

58:37 Bleeding in pregnancy.

1:00:41 Brown discharge towards the end of pregnancy.

1:01:21 Pregnancy growth scans, questions about a baby measuring small, difference in sonographers/abdominal measurements.

1:04:56 Popular food safety questions in pregnancy– answered by Unii’s midwives!

1:06:50 Nutritional guidelines for pregnancy– when they change.

1:07:33 Monitoring foetal movements, what to look for, and disproved guidance.

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