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Woman's Hour

Weekend Woman's Hour: Perinatal pelvic health, ‘Grey pound’ fashion, Jilly Cooper, Swearing, Hot flushes

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture

4.13K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

The Government has announced £11 million in funding for the NHS in England to roll out a dedicated perinatal pelvic health service across all trusts. The aim of these new perinatal pelvic health services will be to help educate and assess women during pregnancy and after a traumatic birth – but how will it work? Emma Barnett hears from Jacqui Barrett, who had a traumatic birth and was incontinent for a year, Professor Swati Jha, consultant gynaecologist and spokesperson for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and the Conservative MP Maria Caulfield, who is the Women’s Health Minister. Luxury brands are beginning to feature ‘timeless icons’ in their campaigns to attract older shoppers with more spending power. Is the fashion industry finally responding to the strength of the so-called 'grey pound'? Alexandra Schulman, journalist and former editor-in-chief of British Vogue and retail analyst Kate Hardcastle discuss. Jilly Cooper has sold more than two million copies of her books, including Riders, Rivals, and Polo - taking us into the glamorous worlds of show jumping and classical music. Her latest novel, Tackle!, takes us to the football pitch and features her legendary hero Rupert Campbell-Black. Jilly joins Emma to talk about football, why there is less sex in her novels now, and her view on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reading her books. Why do we swear, and are women judged differently for swearing than men? Why are some swear words considered more offensive than others, and what does that tell us about misogyny and sexism in society? Dr Emma Byrne, scientist and author of Swearing Is Good For You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language, and Dr Rebecca Roache, the author of a new book, For F's Sake: Why Swearing is Shocking, Rude and Fun, discuss. The ABC News Breakfast guest host Imogen Crump has been praised for helping to normalise symptoms of perimenopause, after she experienced a severe hot flush on live television. Emma asks her about what happened.

Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Dianne McGregor

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Hello, I'm Anita Rani and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4.

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Afternoon all, welcome to Weekend Women's Hour with me Anita Rani, settle in for 60 minutes of

0:55.8

great interviews.

0:57.0

Coming up, the TV guest host in Australia who went viral after she stopped what she was doing on live TV because she was having a hot

1:04.7

perimenopausal flush. Julie Cooper on her latest novel and the joy of having sex and

1:10.3

we're swearing or at least we're talking about swearing.

1:15.0

But first, the government has announced 11 million pounds in funding

1:19.0

for the NHS in England to roll out a dedicated

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perinatal pelvic health service across all trusts.

1:26.0

According to the Department of Health and Social Care,

1:29.0

one in three women experience urinary incontinence three months after pregnancy

1:34.0

and one in seven experience anal incontinence six months after birth.

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