Developing our organisational values: living our anti-racist value
As she nears her first year in post, Birthrights’ CEO, Hazel Williams, reflects on our organisational values and how we are putting our commitment to anti-racism into practice.
Living out our anti-racism value: reflections from our September staff away day
Birthrights’ Policy and Campaigns Manager, Ann-Marie Agyeman, shares her reflections from the team’s September away day which focused on living out our anti-racism value.
Birthrights Day launches to highlight women and birthing peoples’ human rights in maternity care
The first Birthrights Day is being launched on 26 September to shine a light on women and birthing peoples’ basic human rights in maternity care with the slogan – Your body. Your birth. Your rights.
Community power building: reflections from Birthrights’ Community Conversation in Leeds
Birthrights’ Training Manager, Farah Lodhi, shares her reflections and learnings from our Leeds Community Conversation.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
Dr Kate Whitehouse: On racial disparities, MBRRACE data and UK vs US maternity systems
Birthrights is joined in conversation by Dr Kate Whitehouse to talk about maternity care and her experiences as a doctor within both the US and the UK maternity systems