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Episode notes

Welcome back to Witching Hour: the show that looks at what's exciting, delighting, intriguing, and frustrating us as we make work, work alongside parenting. It's Ready or Not's loose little sister coming to your ears every Monday.

In today's episode, we cover:

  • We discuss the “let them” theory – very topical given our chat about the mental load two weeks ago and our poll today.
  • Women say they're being routinely delayed or denied epidurals when giving birth because of "mistaken" beliefs about their impact on labour. (ABC)
  • And your answers to our poll, all about maternal gatekeeping.

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