The Postpartum Gap: Why Queer Families Need More Support, a conversation with Slade Riverfield

becoming babyREADY with Sam Leeson - All About Queer Family Planning & Creation · Aug 6, 2026 · 39m

From the moment you begin speaking with Slade, it's clear that compassion, respect, and a genuine commitment to caring for others are at the heart of everything they do.

For almost 20 years, Slade worked as a nanny, spending the majority of their adult life caring for newborns, toddlers, and children. But over time, they began to recognize a significant gap: new parents simply weren't getting the postnatal support they needed.

And when Slade looked more closely, they saw that the gap was even greater for families who are too often overlooked by mainstream systems — including people of colour…