Dr Punam Krishan on Maternal Health: "I Wasn't Taken Seriously Because I Was An Anxious Mum"

About this episode

<p>Trigger Warning: this episode contains discussions around some difficult subjects including traumatic birth and breast cancer. If you think you may find this difficult to listen to, please choose another episode x</p><br><p>In this episode Giovanna sits down with NHS GP, resident GP on BBC Morning Live and bestselling author, Dr Punam Krishan!</p><br><p>Punam opens up about her own traumatic first birth and the life-threatening complications, postnatal depression, and PTSD that followed.</p><br><p>She also talks about the breast cancer diagnosis she received last year that reinforced the importance of listening to her body and advocating for herself. Please take this conversation as a reminder to <a href="https://coppafeel.org/breast-cancer-info-and-advice/how-do-i-check/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">check your chests!</a></p><br><p>Dr Punam's latest book,<em> </em><strong><em>The Mother Load Every Mother’s Guide to Juggling Health, Life &amp; Happiness, is out now!</em></strong></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>