Show Notes
As Rosie Kelly Smith prepares to welcome her first child, she and her mum, TV legend Lorraine Kelly, sit down with Dr Oscar Duke for a candid conversation about motherhood.
Recorded last year, the conversation captures a personal and honest exchange in the weeks directly before the birth. Lorraine looks back on her own pregnancy and early parenting years while managing a growing television career, and reflects on how those experiences shaped her. Rosie talks candidly about her plans for a caesarean birth, her feelings in the lead-up to becoming a mum, and the practical and emotional preparations involved.
Dr. Oscar is also joined by Jess McMicking, a consultant obstetrician from HCA Healthcare UK, who answers Rosie’s key questions about pregnancy symptoms, labour options, and postnatal health.
This episode is sponsored by HCA Healthcare UK.
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