National Maternity Investigation, Budget-friendly school holidays, Wigs
Woman's Hour
BBC
4.1 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 30 June 2026
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
As Baroness Amos releases her long-awaited National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation into maternity service failings in England, we discuss her key findings and what happens next. Presenter Nuala McGovern is joined by former MP and maternity campaigner Theo Clarke, Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Dr Karen Joash, and Legal Lead for the advocacy charity Birthrights, Laura Mullarkey. We'll also hear from MP and Maternity Advisor Michelle Welsh about the government's plan to appoint the UK's first Maternity and Neonatal Commissioner, one of Amos' eight key reccomendations.
Summer holidays have already started for some in schools in Scotland and for many families across the UK it's set to be a challenging time juggling finances, time off work and childcare. Marketing expert Catherine Shuttleworth shares her top tips on how to survive financially whilst also trying to have fun and create those lifelong memories. Despite the male-dominated history of the internet's development, women and sex workers have been pioneering online culture since long before the social media platforms we know today existed. For artist and UCLA professor Mindy Seu, this is at the heart of her work, and on the London leg of a global lecture tour, she joins Nuala in the studio to discuss an alternative history of the internet. Glamorous, fashion-forward, fun – wigs are having a moment, with celebrities leading the way and sales up by 10%. But should you go for something flamboyant, or a more natural style? Guardian journalist Leah Harper tried a different wig every day for a week. She joins us to share her experience along with Melanie Burrell, who owns a wig company in Glasgow, to discuss what might be driving this rise in sales. Presented by: Nuala McGovern Produced by: Sarah Jane Griffiths
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:06.9 | Hi, I'm Zing Singh. |
| 0:08.3 | And I'm Simon Jack. |
| 0:09.3 | And together we host Good Bad Billionaire. |
| 0:11.4 | The podcast exploring how some of the world's richest people made their fortunes. |
| 0:15.2 | And we're back for a new season with a brand new lineup of billionaires. |
| 0:18.6 | Yeah, global pop icon Beyonce. |
| 0:20.6 | Hollywood movie director Stephen Spielberg. |
| 0:22.8 | Football superstar Christiana Rinaldo, anyone? |
| 0:25.2 | And as ever, we're asking you to decide whether they're good, bad or just another billionaire. |
| 0:30.0 | That's good, bad, billionaire. |
| 0:31.3 | Listen first on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:34.6 | Hello, this is Neula McGovern and you're listening to The Woman's Hour podcast. |
| 0:39.3 | Hello and welcome to the programme. |
| 0:41.5 | Well, as we've been hearing in the news this morning, |
| 0:44.3 | Baroness Valerie Amos in her national maternity and neonatal investigation |
| 0:48.3 | has found that the NHS maternity care system in England is, and I quote, |
| 0:53.0 | not fit for the now and not fit for the future. We'll have a wide ranging discussion across it this hour. Now maybe you've been following some of the details of the findings and recommendations if you'd like to get in touch with your reaction. You can text the program. The number is 844-on-social on social we're at BBC Woman's Hour, or you can email us through our website. |
| 1:13.5 | For a WhatsApp message or a voice note, that number is 0,300-100-400-444. |
| 1:19.9 | Also coming up today, Mindy Sue, who has been called the Internet's sexual historian. |
| 1:25.6 | We'll hear her fascinating insights. |
| 1:33.6 | She says the internet was built largely by the infrastructure, labour and innovation of sex workers. |
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