'my Second Child Almost Killed Me': Nana Akua, Bev Turner, Michelle Dewberry & Emily Carver: Gb Mums

Welcome to the very first episode of GB Mums from GB News Originals.

In this candid discussion, Emily Carver, Michelle Dewberry, Nana Akua and Bev Turner share their experiences of motherhood, careers, childcare, guilt, family support, nurseries, nannies and modern parenting.

The panel explores why women are having children later in life, whether mothers can truly "have it all", the challenges of balancing work and family, and the growing pressures facing modern parents.

Nana Akua reveals how severe complications during the birth of her son nearly cost her life, while Michelle Dewberry discusses becoming a mother later in life and how it transformed her perspective.

From nursery debates and childcare costs to family support networks, working motherhood and parental guilt, this is an honest conversation about the realities of raising children in modern Britain.

What do you think?

Can parents really have it all? Is the decline in birth rates linked to childcare costs and modern careers? Let us know in the comments.

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Chapters

00:00 Welcome to GB Mums
00:47 Is motherhood our defining identity?
01:21 Working mums vs stay-at-home mums
02:30 Nana Akua's life-threatening birth experience at 46
04:39 Why are women having children later?
06:06 Emily Carver on becoming a first-time mum
08:02 Michelle Dewberry: "My 30s were for me"
09:56 The reality of waiting to have children
10:23 Can women really have it all?
11:33 The guilt of balancing work and motherhood
12:30 Why Nana Akua refuses to feel guilty
14:39 Trusting fathers with childcare
15:43 The importance of family support networks
16:49 Why birth rates are falling
18:04 Childcare costs and financial pressures
19:13 Building a business while raising children
20:11 Why many new mums start businesses
20:52 The nursery debate: helpful or harmful?
22:36 How the panel handled childcare
24:13 Nannies, careers and class perceptions
26:57 Boarding schools and independence
28:20 Motherland and grandparent support
29:10 Do parents worry too much?
30:45 The surprising story of Ötzi the Iceman's sourdough
31:52 Final thoughts and goodbye

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