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Mizuko: Autistic Pregnancy Diary - Part 3

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

Zoe APUK

Mar 16, 20242 min read

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Heartbeats: Autistic Pregnancy Diary - Part 2

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

Zoe APUK

Feb 22, 20242 min read

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You: An Autistic Pregnancy Diary - Part 1

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

Zoe APUK

Feb 8, 20243 min read

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Gestational Diabetes

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

Zoe APUK

Jan 25, 20233 min read

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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....

Esther Whitney

Apr 4, 20221 min read

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Know Your Birth Rights

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

Ruth Jenks

Jan 23, 20213 min read

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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.

Ruth Jenks

Jan 15, 20214 min read

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APUK Blog

Mizuko: Autistic Pregnancy Diary - Part 3

Heartbeats: Autistic Pregnancy Diary - Part 2

You: An Autistic Pregnancy Diary - Part 1

Gestational Diabetes

Personal Account: Anxiety in the Third Trimester

Know Your Birth Rights

The First Trimester of Pregnancy

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