Child

In this new look at the beginnings of life we tell the story of a child from fertilisation to first

Episodes

Total: 28

27. Birthday Cake

2024/3/18

We get inside the mind of a one year old with Professor of psychology and baby expert Alison Gopnik.

26. Nursery

2024/3/18

Whenever an infant heads to nursery, it can feel like an enormous step. Things are changing for ever

25. Lullaby

2024/3/18

Lullabies. Simple, soothing… nonsense. Right? Wrong. Here we’re getting behind the importance of mus

24. Attachment

2024/3/18

Attachment is an interesting word. It conjures up images of love, security, but also a specific focu

23. Crawling

2024/3/18

Seeing a baby make its first moves is a magical time. It marks the beginning of their independence.

22. Baby Food

2024/3/18

Baby food is about so much more than mashed carrot. It’s another important foundation for the rest o

21. Sleep

2024/3/18

Go on, be honest. Is this the first episode you clicked? It drives people crazy. It’s a firecracker

20. Playtime

2024/3/18

As parents start to think about the development of the child within, they might head out to classes.

19. Time Warp

2024/3/18

We’re taking a pause to lose ourselves down the rabbit hole of time. Because something strange happe

18. Fingers and Toes

2024/3/18

How are mother and baby developing? Sure, we’ve counted their toes - but what happens now? So many h

17. Milk

2024/3/18

Milk. However it comes its a vital source of life. India Rakusen explores it’s various forms and the

16. First Love

2024/3/18

The chemical and emotional connection between a parent and baby is really important but just how qu

15. Golden Hour

2024/3/18

The baby is born and takes its first breath. But it’s not over. India examines how the body reacts a

14. Pain

2024/3/18

The baby is almost here. In this episode, India Rakusen explores how the baby moves through the cerv

13. Trust

2024/3/18

With near-constant headlines of problems in our maternity services here in the UK, what does the wor

12. Consent

2024/3/18

Being in control and having a sense of choice can be the difference between a positive or negative b

11. Oxytocin

2024/3/18

Labour begins. The womb begins its grinding dance into contractions and the hormone Oxytocin steps o

10. Due Date

2024/1/29

At the end of a pregnancy, a lot is going on. The baby might be descending and moving into place, an

9. Birth Plan

2024/1/29

How can we truly plan for something as big and unknowable as birth? What are we forgetting to prepar

8. Mother Brain

2024/1/29

The huge changes that occur during pregnancy have been felt by people for millennia, but it's only i