Birthrights responds to criticisms of Baroness Amos
Birthrights addresses the distinctly heightened challenging of Lady Amos’ credibility, knowledge and authority since the publication of the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation report.
Birthrights responds to findings from the Amos National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation Review
The final report from the Amos National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation calls for systemic, urgent change to maternity services. Birthrights welcomes this call to action, which echoes last week’s Ockenden report in its urgency, and stands in solidarity with the women and birthing people and healthcare professionals whose experiences serve as the evidence of this broken system…
Roshni’s story: “I was upset and felt like I was unheard and racially pigeonholed”
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’s story: “At 42 weeks, social services knocked on our door. They were harassing us”
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’s story: “No one had any clue of my disability. I was let down”
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.
Community power building: reflections on Birthrights’ Community Conversations
Birthrights’ Training Manager, Farah Lodhi, shares her reflections and learnings from our Baring-funded Community Conversations project.
Community Conversation with Birthrights and WOMB
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.
Birthrights taking legal action against suspension of homebirth services by Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Birthrights, Gloucestershire Maternity Action Group and an individual claimant have written to Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and put them on notice of our intention to apply for judicial review of their decision to suspend the home birth service for an unspecified length of time, which was made in breach of human rights and equality law.
2025 – Birthrights’ Year in Review
2025 has been a year of change, growth and challenge for Birthrights.
But our mission remains clear.
Our maternity system is still in crisis, and it is more urgent than ever to do the work that will enable all women and birthing people to make informed, autonomous decisions about their care, free from coercion, discrimination or punishment.
Hazel Williams: My first month as Birthrights’ CEO
My first month as Birthrights’ CEO has been a heady mix of excitement and intensity as I learn more about the work, the future plans and meet the incredible team. I have been relieved to learn that all the things that attracted me to Birthrights are indeed true in practice and some more.