{"podcast":{"title":"Ladies, We Need To Talk","slug":"ladies-we-need-to-talk-636876","podcast_index_feed_id":636876,"rss_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/8804158/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/ladies-we-need-to-talk/","image_url":"https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/6b7d745b12b2eabe6e531398019bf065.jpg?src","author":"ABC Australia","episode_count":250,"summary":"Ladies, We Need to Talk goes deep on the women's health and relationship issues that are setting your group chat on fire. Come hang with the fabulous Yumi Stynes as she takes a candid, non-judgemental and often hilarious look at the deeply personal stuff that's hard to bring up, even with your closest mates. You'll meet incredible experts to help you improve your wellness, manage the mental load; survive break-ups and prioritise your mental health. With sensitivity, personal stories from real women, and serious smarts, this show is for women who feel the squeeze between work, their private life, and their pelvic floor. Get in touch with episode ideas, feedback, or just say hi! Ladies@abc.net.au","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T06:22:20.531056+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ladies-we-need-to-talk-636876"},"episode":{"title":"The cost of birth trauma","slug":"the-cost-of-birth-trauma","published_at":"2026-07-15T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ladies-we-need-to-talk-636876/the-cost-of-birth-trauma","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ladies-we-need-to-talk-636876","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/ladies-we-need-to-talk/birth-trauma-women-ptsd-baby/106918892","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/mg/Z/ot.mp3","summary":"One in three Australian women describe their births as traumatic. Long labours, health scares, emergency interventions, feeling ignored, and lasting physical and psychological injuries can turn what's meant to be one of life's biggest moments into something deeply distressing. Yumi Stynes hears from women still coming to terms with their birth experiences, sometimes years later, and finds out what can be done to prevent traumatic births. (R). Featured in this episode: Dr Jessica Caudwell-Hall, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Nepean Hospital. Sophie Carroll, Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, Enlighten Health Collective. With special thanks to Amy Dawes at Birth Trauma Australia. If you need help: Perinatal Wellbeing Centre: (02) 6288 1936 PANDA (Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia) : 1300 187 263 Beyond Blue : 1300 224 636 Lifeline : 13 11 14 Birth Trauma Australia organisation","meta_description":"One in three Australian women describe their births as traumatic. Long labours, health scares, emergency interventions, feeling ignored, and lasting physi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2040,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ladies-we-need-to-talk-636876/episodes/the-cost-of-birth-trauma/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ladies-we-need-to-talk-636876/the-cost-of-birth-trauma.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}