Lesley Manville, Brain injuries in childbirth

Every year thousands of babies need care for a brain injury sustained during birth. Now, highly focused training is being piloted in 9 hospitals across England, aiming to standardise the approach and ensure staff know the best way to deal with an emergency that could lead to brain injury. Nuala McGovern is joined by Mary Dixon-Woods from the Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute and Gemma Barber from Liverpool Women’s Hospital to discuss how the training will work and what difference it could make. The actress Lesley Manville is currently starring alongside Mark Strong in Robert Icke’s adaptation of Oedipus. She plays Jocasta, Oedipus’ wife. Lesley joins Nuala to tell us more about the play and what it’s like being back on stage for the first time since 2020.Kendall Alaimo is an artist, activist and survivor of child sex trafficking. She joins Nuala McGovern live from a UN conference in Vienna to talk about her advocacy and the importance of giving survivors a seat at the table. Presenter: Nuala McGovern
Producer: Lottie Garton