Hey, it's Zoe. Welcome to Motherkind. We are sponsored by Wild Nutrition. This is the show that's

going to give you a totally new way to think about your life as a mother. And this episode is about a one

word switch that is going to completely reframe an experience that most of us have had.

Emma Barnett is a broadcaster, an author.

She is currently on Radio 4's Today program and, of course, hosted Women's Hour for many years.

She is here to chat about changing the phrase maternity leave

to maternity service. How brilliant is that and how actually just changing that one word

changes everything. We talk about her experiences of becoming a mother,

why we have to prepare women better for what's to come. And she shares some brilliantly

practical and funny tips for your maternity service and beyond. I hope you love it. Here it is.

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