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Is social media driving fear of childbirth?
About 20,000 women a year experience birth trauma in the UK according to the charity The Birth Trauma Association and women are frequently posting their difficult birth stories online. Why are they turning to social media to share this information and what impact does seeing it have on mothers-to-be? Is it an indication that birth trauma is becoming more widespread? Julie Jomeen, Professor of Midwifery at the University of Hull and midwife Marie-Louise who shares her stories on Instagram as The Modern Midwife, join Jenni to discuss.
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