A system in crisis: Lord Darzi’s report on the state of the NHS
The report once again shows that our maternity care system is in crisis; and it disproportionately impacts the most marginalised women and birthing people.
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The report once again shows that our maternity care system is in crisis; and it disproportionately impacts the most marginalised women and birthing people.
Last week, Birthrights channeled our energy into writing to local, regional and national politicians and policy makers to make sure they were considering the needs of pregnant women and birthing people in their resilience and emergency plans. We insisted that safe measures be put in place to enable access to hospital, community and home-based maternity care, particularly for Black, Brown and Muslim women and birthing people while ensuring the safety of staff.
The government must act now to ensure that hospital and maternity staff are safe and that they are able to reach women and birthing people in their communities.
Healthcare regulators are meant to protect the public but their toxic cultures perpetrate so many of the key problems rife in maternity care.
With a new government and the first Labour King’s Speech in 14 years, what have we learnt about what’s in store for maternity care?
The review of the NMC undertaken by Rise Associates rightly asks how the NMC … Read more
As the date of the next #GeneralElection approaches, we call on the next government … Read more
In response to page 66 of The Birth Trauma APPG Report, we are hugely concerned by the legal inaccuracy contained within the report which suggests that consent may be disregarded in so-called “emergency situations”. The best way to reduce/prevent birth trauma is to respect the rights and voices of all women and birthing people throughout their pregnancy and birth.
By submitting evidence to the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, we directed attention to the different forms of violence directed against women and birthing people in maternity care, and provided information about the current issues faced by women and birthing people based on the knowledge and experience that we gain directly from women and birthing people and healthcare professionals through our advice service and trainings.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) State of Care report 2022/23 shows a maternity system … Read more