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🗓️ 9 December 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Baroness Amos, who was appointed by the Health Secretary to lead an independent rapid investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal care in England, has said nothing prepared her for the scale of "unacceptable care" that women and families have received. Presenter Krupa Padhy is joined by the BBC’s Social Affairs correspondent Michael Buchanan and Theo Clarke, former Conservative MP who also chaired the UK Birth Trauma Inquiry and hosts the podcast, Breaking the Taboo, to discuss those initial reflections and what comes next. We examine a new report which highlights the crucial role of strength training and exercise for people on weight loss drugs. Data gathered by fitness professionals, Les Mills and the not-for-profit industry body, ukactive, shows the impact of weight loss drugs on skeletal muscle mass. Their report says that 20-50% of weight loss is lean body mass, which poses significant health risks such as frailty, disability, reduced metabolism, and increased mortality. Physiotherapist Lucy McDonald and Dr Sarah Jarvis join Krupa to discuss the importance of strength training to mitigate muscle loss. Yesterday, nurse Sandie Peggie, who objected to sharing a female changing room with a transgender doctor, won part of her employment tribunal against NHS Fife. She was suspended from her job after she confronted Dr Beth Upton in 2023. The tribunal ruled she was harassed by NHS Fife but other allegations of discrimination and victimisation were dismissed. We hear more from Lorna Gordon, the BBC's Scotland Correspondent, who has been following the case. From Kate Garraway’s iconic jumper on The Celebrity Traitors to Lily Allen’s album launch dress, bows are everywhere right now. But are they practical or a deliberate gesture of femininity? And why have we seen this resurgence of bows in fashion? The Guardian’s fashion and lifestyle editor Morwenna Ferrier and Dr Sarah Grant from the V&A join Krupa to discuss the history and sudden popularity of bows. Presented by: Krupa Padhy Produced by: Sarah Jane Griffiths
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| 0:42.4 | As we've been hearing in the news, we now have the initial reflections of Baroness Amos, |
| 0:48.7 | who is chairing a review into maternity care. |
| 0:51.6 | Having spoken to families over several weeks, her findings suggest that things |
| 0:56.1 | are far worse than she had anticipated. So how have we got here? What needs to change? What isn't |
| 1:02.9 | happening? What is getting worse? We'll be speaking to our correspondent Michael Buchanan and former |
| 1:08.7 | Conservative MP Theo Clark, who was also the chair of the UK birth trauma inquiry. |
| 1:14.4 | And this is something I come at as a journalist, as a woman, but personally as a bereaved mother, |
| 1:20.4 | with my firstborn having lost her life due to negligent care during my own labour over a decade ago. |
| 1:26.7 | It is something I have spoken about before on this programme, |
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