Real stories about care, choices and what shapes women’s health. A podcast about the healthcare we need, the care we deserve and the people working to make it happen.

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What if the health services we use were designed around our actual needs? Around our bodies. Our choices. Our questions. Our fears and our realities.

Beyond the PUSH brings together midwives, women, advocates and experts for honest conversations about what good care really looks like, why so many women and gender diverse people still struggle to access it, and what needs to change.

From birth choices and obstetric violence to reproductive choice, infertility and loss, breastfeeding, LGBTQI+ care, inequality, climate and crisis, the series goes beyond birth to explore the experiences that shape our health and lives.

Beyond the PUSH is created by the International Confederation of Midwives’ PUSH Campaign and birthFUND.

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Episode 1. Pushing for the Healthcare You Deserve

What does good healthcare actually look and feel like? Midwives, advocates and women explore respectful, person-centred care and how listeners can recognise, expect and ask for the care they deserve.

Host: Kate Stringer + Post-episode debrief by Kimberly Durdin

Guest:
Sheena Byrom — Midwife, Author and Director of All4Maternity
Martha Abornyementy — Midwife and Founder of the For Mom and Baby Foundation
Margreet Barnadt — Midwife, Founder of Healthy Mom and Baby Clinic, and Antenatal Educator

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Behind the podcast

  • Executive production by Ana Gutiérrez
  • Produced by Ana Gutiérrez and Elisabetta Spoldi-Campoleoni
  • Recording and post-production by Guilherme Rito
  • Editorial and research collaborators: Stephanie Marriott, Liselotte Kweekel, Kate Stringer, Solomon Hailemeskel Beshah, Neha Mankani and Daniela Drandić
  • Podcast artwork and design by Inma Núñez
  • Post-episode debrief hosted by Kimberly Durdin
  • Theme music by Abelone Melesse
  • Set decorations kindly donated by Karla Wirth and MamAmour Dolls
  • Recorded at the 34th ICM Triennial Congress in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2026.
  • Disclaimer: the views and opinions expressed in this podcast belong to the individual speakers and may not reflect the views or values of the PUSH Campaign or birthFund. This podcast is intended for informational purposes only.

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