Down In The Bumps

Dr Laura Bladon, a psychiatrist with a keen interest in perinatal mental health, speaks to inspiring women and families who have been affected by perinatal mental health problems, listening and learning from their powerful stories.

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Down In The Bumps

Eleanor's Story

July 03, 2023 • Dr Laura Bladon • Season 2 • Episode 1

Down In The Bumps is back for a second series. In this episode, Eleanor talks about the effect that pregnancy loss had on her mental health and her relationship with her daughter. She shares how she learnt to "slow down" to get better.

*Trigger warning* Mention of suicide, sudden infant death syndrome and pregnancy loss.

Thank you to James for his help producing this episode.

Links to resources:

Birth Trauma Association:

Home - Birth Trauma Association

PTSD, Mind.org:

What is PTSD? - Mind

Music credit (intro/outro): Harmony - Ikson https://www.iksonmusic.com