Press
Selected press coverage
A selection of the national press, magazines and podcasts that have called on Dr Brooke for evidence-based comment on periods, fertility, pregnancy and women’s health, from The Bookseller to British Vogue.
The Bookseller
2025 · Author interview
On busting taboos and combating misinformation, discussing Bloody Powerful.
Read the piece →Stylist
2023 · Wellbeing
Is it ever too early to worry about your fertility? The facts on egg quality, age and anxiety.
Read the piece →Glamour
2022 · Culture
Is BBC drama This Is Going To Hurt sexist? A clinician’s take on the depiction of O&G training.
Read the piece →Netmums
2022 · Loss & support
What to say to someone who has had a miscarriage, and what to avoid.
Read the piece →British Vogue
2021 · Fertility
35 is glorious: the truth about fertility after 35, beyond the headlines.
Read the piece →Yahoo
2020 · Pregnancy
Can my partner be there when I give birth? UK coronavirus birth-partner rules explained.
Read the piece →The Independent
2020 · Screening
On Chrissy Teigen’s pap-smear post, and why normalising screening saves lives.
Read the piece →Daily Mail
2020 · Birth
Are women being pushed into childbirth too soon? The evidence on induction timing.
Read the piece →HuffPost UK
2020 · Periods
“Just sit on a towel”: what people need to know about living with heavy periods.
Read the piece →The Telegraph
2019 · Pregnancy
What’s the truth about pregnancy and coffee? Separating the evidence from the myth.
Read the piece →Women’s Health
2019 · Gynaecology
Pink discharge: 11 reasons why it might happen, and when to see a doctor.
Read the piece →The Sun
2019 · Birth trauma
How “birth rape” affects millions of mums, and why obstetric violence needs naming.
Read the piece →Business Insider
2019 · Postpartum
Advice on postpartum care, according to experts, for the weeks after birth.
Read the piece →Romper
2019 · Pregnancy
Seven pregnancy predictors you might not be aware of, fact-checked.
Read the piece →