Dr Eloise Elphinstone is the GP we all wish we'd had at our six-week check. A mum of two and a specialist in women's health, she's passionate about improving the quality of postnatal healthcare mothers receive. In this episode, she speaks to journalist Rosie Taylor about why her own birth experiences fuelled her interest in this field, how women can make the most of their six-week checks - and what needs to change to improve the health service for mums everywhere.

You can follow Dr Elphinstone on Instagram: @the_womenshealth_gp and on Twitter: @EloiseElphinst1. You can also book a private appointment with her in person via the Menopause Care clinic in London. The postnatal health information leaflet that she wrote for the Family Planning Association is available here (you may need to register first but it's free to download).

On the Mother Bodies podcast, Rosie is on a mission to find out why postnatal health is still so overlooked and to uncover the biases and inequalities which mean women so often don’t get the care, support or treatment they need after having a baby. She speaks to fascinating guests about their personal stories of recovery after birth, how the politics of postnatal health affects us all - and the big ideas which could change mothers' lives for the better.

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