Protecting human rights in childbirth
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Sarah knows only too well the long-term impacts that can happen as a result of birth trauma. Her experience of being coerced into a caesarean birth (her second) not only affected her mental health but robbed her of the redemptive birth experience she was hoping for. Here is her story…
Lucy* has had two babies and two very different birth experiences. Here in her own words, she talk about the coercion she experienced with her first baby…
Experienced mum Hannah* tells us about the coercion she faced in the lead up to giving birth to her third child.
Birthrights’ Training Manager, Farah Lodhi, shares her reflections and learnings from our Leeds Community Conversation.
For years, Tiffany has been suffering the long-term effects from extreme vaginal tearing during her first birth. Here, in her own words, she explains some of the coercion she faced during the birth and immediate aftermath…
Despite working in the medical profession, Roshni felt categorised and discriminated against due to harmful stereotypes about the size of Asian babies. Here she explains how she was coerced into an induction…“I was upset and felt like I was unheard and racially pigeonholed.”
Becky had a terrible experience with her second pregnancy for a number of reasons. A key issue was that the hospital had noted her due date as two weeks ahead of Becky’s own calculations, which led to a sustained campaign of pressure and coercion to deliver much earlier than Becky had wanted to. Read Becky’s story
Anna suffered a horrific birth full of coercion in 2023, compounded by the fact that her disability birth plan was never seen or followed during her labour. The trauma is long-lasting and has led her and her husband to decide not to have any more children. Here she bravely explains in her own words.
Birthrights’ Training Manager, Farah Lodhi, shares her reflections and learnings from our Baring-funded Community Conversations project.
As part of our Baring-funded Community Conversations project, Birthrights is proud to share our partnership with WOMB on an upcoming Community Conversations event taking place in Cardiff this Thursday, 5th February 2026.