Protecting human rights in childbirth

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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