Our expert Midwives Cathy Tabner and Lesley Bland talk through the array of pregnancy hormones that message and manage our reproductive lives. From nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy and how this differs from Hyperemesis Gravidarum to suppressing the return of ovulation in breastfeeding women, our hormones rule and fuel us, but they are under threat from the exposure to Endo-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). We walk you through the home, room by room to show how simple swaps and substitutes or returning to grandma’s ways of doing things like cleaning and food storage can reduce our exposure to these chemical disruptors.

Mentions:

• Shanna Swan - Countdown - Count Down - Dr. Shanna Swan — Dr. Shanna Swan
• Channel 4 "Celebrity Save Our Sperm" - Watch Celebrity Save Our Sperm | Stream free on Channel 4
• Tim Spector
• Vivienne Parry - The Truth About Hormones - Truth About Hormones by Vivienne Parry | Goodreads

Mentions in Episode 1 - Maternal Instincts: The 6th Sense

• The Little Orange Book - The Little Orange Book - NHS North Tyneside (icb.nhs.uk)
• BBC iPlayer Louis Theroux "Mothers on the Edge" - BBC Two - Louis Theroux Specials, Mothers on the Edge
• Lucy Jones - Matrescence - Matrescence (penguin.co.uk)
• Gabor Maté - Hold on to Your Kids - Hold On To Your Kids - Dr. Gabor Maté (drgabormate.com)

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