Empty-handed

This interview with my friend Jess might be one of the hardest of my career. Going home empty-handed is everyone's greatest fear when a baby comes too early; but for Jess and her husband Pete that fear became a reality. I’m so grateful to Jess for sharing her experience. She told me all about her beautiful little red-haired boy, Rafi, from celebrating all that he achieved in his life to sharing the ways in which she and her family remember him today. It's our hope that anyone who has experienced their own tragedy will find comfort in hearing they are not alone.Mother Ship is brought to you by VINTAGE Books and produced by Leena Norms. We’d love to hear what you think – please rate and review to spread the word and follow us on social media:  https://www.instagram.com/francescasegal/https://twitter.com/vintagebooks Find out more about Francesca’s book at http://bit.ly/MotherShipBook. If you need more information about prematurity, help and support is available at www.bliss.org.uk  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Om Podcasten

This podcast is about a pregnancy that doesn’t end the way it should; about what happens when your baby is born too early to survive alone. It’s about the parents, the babies, and the doctors who save them. Hosted by award-winning novelist Francesca Segal, whose memoir, Mother Ship, inspired this podcast. During the fifty-six days that her premature twins were in hospital, Francesca wrote a diary. That diary became a book, Mother Ship, and the incredible letters and emails from readers that began – and haven’t stopped – inspired this podcast. In each episode, Francesca will talk to friends and medics, parents and professionals about their experiences, so that new parents of premature babies feel supported and less alone. This is a place for the free exchange of stories, humour and support and information about prematurity and its consequences.  Mother Ship is brought to you by VINTAGE Books and produced by Leena Norms. We'd love to hear what you think - please rate and review to spread the word and follow us on social media https://www.instagram.com/francescasegal/https://twitter.com/vintagebooks Find out more about Francesca's book at http://bit.ly/MotherShipBook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.