NHS 10-Year plan: We must act now, to rebuild community care
Healthcare regulators are meant to protect the public but their toxic cultures perpetrate so many of the key problems rife in maternity care.
A Year in Review
Healthcare regulators are meant to protect the public but their toxic cultures perpetrate so many of the key problems rife in maternity care.
Channeling our energies: Birthrights’ response to the UK’s racist riots
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.
A dangerous legal inaccuracy: The Birth Trauma APPG Report
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.
Latest CQC State of Care report shows maternity system in crisis
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) State of Care report 2022/23 shows a maternity system … Read more
Birthrights Chair and Co-Founder Elizabeth Prochaska steps down after 10 years
Birthrights has today announced that our co-founder and current chair of the Board Elizabeth … Read more
The voices of women and birthing people must be central to shaping maternity services
Chief Executives Shanthi Gunesekera and Janaki Mahadevan, said: “The Government’s announcement today to boost … Read more
The Government is failing to improve Black maternal health
The Government’s response to tackling maternity inequalities fails to recognise that it is systemic racism not … Read more
Birthrights appoints new Chief Executives
Birthrights is pleased to announce the appointment of Shanthi Gunesekera and Janaki Mahadevan as … Read more
Two years on from the first lockdown
A few weeks ago, we were on the verge of launching a crowd-funding campaign to … Read more