Beth Mallory
Linguist and BBC New Generation Thinker based at UCL researching language around pregnancy and childbirth and how terminology shapes perceptions and care.
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Jan 30, 2026 • 57min
Labour, work and productivity
Helen Charman, historian of motherhood; Beth Mallory, linguist of pregnancy language; Corinne Low, economist of reproductive capital; Patrick Foulis, economic journalist; John Callanan, philosopher on Mandeville. They discuss meanings of productivity, invisible domestic labour, how childbirth language shapes care, Mandeville’s influence on economic thought, AI’s promise, and debates over valuing home production.
