Making Babies with Lunchtime Live

Making Babies: The Partner’s Role

Making Babies with Lunchtime Live

Show Notes

Every Wednesday afternoon, we’ll be talking Making Babies. Andrea will be joined by Professor Shane Higgins, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, to cover every area of trying to have a baby. From the very start of knowing how to prepare, right up to pregnancy – and all the bumps in the road in between. This week, Shane joins Andrea to discuss how important the partner is, and how they can best support the mother…

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