We’re keen to hear from women in the UK who experienced birth trauma, and about their experience of care in pregnancy and ...
A new report found women giving birth in the UK are ‘treated as an inconvenience’ and risk injury and post-traumatic stress. As a result, the all-party parliamentary inquiry into birth trauma ...
Kimberly Turbin thought she was going to be a happy mom. “But that was snatched from me,” she says, the first time she gave ...
The birth of a new baby should be a time of joy and celebration and yet, increasingly, women are finding it one of lasting trauma and distress. Talk to mothers today and you'll find that so many ...
The word “trauma” feels like an understatement. I was discharged from hospital a week later with no debrief, no explanation ...
In January, Southwark council established its maternity commission after a national report published last year revealed that ...
The cross-party inquiry into birth trauma was led by a campaigner with first-hand knowledge of the issue, said The Guardian. When Theo Clarke, the Tory MP for Stafford, gave birth to her first ...
“Birth is very safe in the UK but there are clear disparities and areas for vast improvement,” says Dr Hannah Rayment-Jones, a midwife and research fellow at King’s College London.
From paying for scans and doulas to private hospitals and amenity beds, this guide explains what’s available if you go private before, during or after giving birth. We also list the pros and cons for ...
We’ve all heard the proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.” But what does that mean for modern parents, who are so often siloed from the people that once provided essential support?