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Mizuko: Autistic Pregnancy Diary - Part 3

Zoe APUK

Mar 162 min read

Mizuko: Autistic Pregnancy Diary - Part 3

Trigger Warning: Pregnancy Loss This is the third and final instalment of our peer supporter’s pregnancy diary.

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Heartbeats: Autistic Pregnancy Diary - Part 2

Zoe APUK

Feb 222 min read

Heartbeats: Autistic Pregnancy Diary - Part 2

The second entry in a series of diaries capturing an Autistic parent’s honest experiences of pregnancy.

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You: An Autistic Pregnancy Diary - Part 1

Zoe APUK

Feb 83 min read

You: An Autistic Pregnancy Diary - Part 1

A heartfelt personal reflection on Autistic motherhood, written by one of our peer supporters.

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Zoe APUK

Jan 25, 20233 min read

Gestational Diabetes

Katie shares her experience of GD during her pregnancy. Trigger warnings: needles, hospital visits, blood mention, internalised fatphobia.

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Personal Account: Anxiety in the Third Trimester

Esther Whitney

Apr 4, 20221 min read

Personal Account: Anxiety in the Third Trimester

Account and artwork by Esther Whitney (aka Doctor Doom) In the third trimester, I became all-consumed by anxiety about becoming a mother....

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Ruth Jenks

Jan 23, 20213 min read

Know Your Birth Rights

[Video/audio reading available soon] Having knowledge about pregnancy and birth is important for reducing anxiety and becoming your own...

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Ruth Jenks

Jan 14, 20214 min read

The First Trimester of Pregnancy

The first 12 weeks of pregnancy (counting from the first day of the last menstrual cycle) is called the first-trimester.

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