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The Family Tribe
by Afif El-Khuffash & Anne Doherty
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Latest episodes
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Baby Bonus: What Makes a Positive Birth Experience? Martha’s Story
October 8, 2026 · 47 minWhat happens when Anne’s lifelong best friend joins the podcast? Afif discovers just how much history he has missed, and a birth story somehow involves an offer to do the midwives’ hair. In this bonus episode, we welcome Martha Galvin…
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Should We Ban Children from Social Media?
October 6, 2026 · 56 minWould banning teenagers from social media make them safer? And what might we miss if we judge their online lives by screen time alone? This week on The Family Tribe, Afif and Anne explore teenagers, technology and the daily negotiations…
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Should We Worry About Microplastics in Baby Bottles?
October 1, 2026 · 21 minHeadlines about babies swallowing millions of plastic particles can make an ordinary bottle feed feel like a parenting mistake. So what does the research actually tell us? In this episode of Baby Tribe Shorts, Afif and Anne explore…
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Can GLP-1 Drugs Do More Than Help You Lose Weight?
September 29, 2026 · 45 minWeight-loss drugs are everywhere in the headlines. But what might they mean for our health beyond the number on the scales? This week, Professor Afif EL-Khuffash and Dr Anne Doherty explore GLP-1 medicines and the research into their…
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Baby Bonus: Are Birth Interventions Rising for the Right Reasons?
September 24, 2026 · 20 minIn this Baby Tribe Short, Afif and Anne look at a recent New South Wales paper asking why birth interventions are rising. The study found that so-called cascade interventions, including induction or augmentation, epidural or spinal…
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The Baby Grew Up: What Makes a Family in 2026?
September 22, 2026 · 43 minBaby Tribe has grown up. In the first episode of The Family Tribe, Afif and Anne explain why they are widening the conversation from babies to the whole messy, funny and complicated world of family life. They reflect on 18 years of…
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Welcome To The Family Tribe
September 18, 2026 · 2 minParenting doesn’t come with a manual but The Family Tribe is here to be part of the village that helps you through it. Hosted by husband-and-wife medical experts Dr Afif El Khuffash and Dr Anne Doherty, The Family Tribe offers honest…
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BTS: Is Private Maternity Care Really Safer?
July 6, 2026 · 17 minA large Australian study comparing public and private maternity care seemed to show better outcomes for mothers and babies in private obstetric-led care, including lower rates of stillbirth, NICU admission, severe perineal tears, and…
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BTS: Paracetamol, Pregnancy and Autism: What Parents Need to Know
June 29, 2026 · 14 minIn this episode of Baby Tribe Shorts, Afif and Anne tackle the anxiety caused by recent headlines linking paracetamol use in pregnancy with autism, ADHD and intellectual disability. They walk through a major Lancet systematic review and…
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BTS: Should Everyone Be Induced at 39 Weeks?
June 22, 2026 · 20 minIn this episode of Baby Tribe Shorts, Afif and Anne take a closer look at one of the most influential obstetric studies of the last decade: the ARRIVE trial. The trial is often used in conversations about elective induction at 39 weeks…
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134: Baby Gadgets, Gimmicks and Red Flags
June 15, 2026 · 53 minThis week on Baby Tribe, Afif and Anne take a closer look at the baby products being marketed to exhausted parents, from sleep pods, reflux pillows and weighted sleep suits to formula prep machines, nasal aspirators, rectal wind devices…
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133: The Freebirth Movement: Choice, Risk and Accountability
June 8, 2026 · 51 minIn this episode of The Baby Tribe, Afif speaks with Irish Times journalist Ellen Coyne about her reporting on the rise of freebirth in Ireland: giving birth without a midwife, doctor or trained medical professional present. Ellen…
About the show
Parenting doesn’t come with a manual — but The Family Tribe is here to be part of the village that helps you through it.
Hosted by husband-and-wife medical experts Dr Afif El Khuffash and Dr Anne Doherty, The Family Tribeoffers honest, evidence-based advice for parents and guardians of children from newborns right through to teenagers. Bringing together more than 40 years of combined clinical experience, as well as their own lived experience as parents, Afif and Anne help listeners navigate the chaos, love, worry, tears and awe of family life.
With two episodes each week, the podcast cuts through the noise of online advice and misinformation to explore the topics that matter most — from pregnancy, newborn care and child development to mental health, family relationships, teenage challenges and common parenting worries.
Main episodes are released every Tuesday, with a shorter Baby Bonus episode focused on pregnancy and baby health every Thursday.
Expect myth-busting conversations, expert interviews, real listener stories, well-known guests and practical guidance designed to reassure, inform and support parents, guardians and the wider family at every stage of the journey.