by Catherine Gregson | May 16, 2025 3:20PM | Campaigns – Maternal Health
Jennie Nash wanted to have a home birth. She had set up a birthing pool and made all the preparations. Sadly, she didn’t get the experience she had wanted. “Unfortunately, they were understaffed, and we couldn’t get a midwife to actually come. It was devastating to...
by Catherine Gregson | May 16, 2025 1:14PM | Campaigns – Maternal Health, Uncategorized
As maternal deaths remain at a 20-year-high and midwives feel increasingly disillusioned, women training as doulas is on the rise. Victoria Gordon ,a former nurse, trained to become doula two years ago, after receiving different levels of care when she gave birth to...
by Catherine Gregson | May 16, 2025 12:31PM | Campaigns – Maternal Health, Uncategorized
Women are being stopped from having a home birth due to a ‘widespread lack of adequate planning and training’ according to a leading pregnancy and birthing charity. Birthrights, who are campaigning to change government and NHS policy on access to home...
by Catherine Gregson | Apr 28, 2025 4:42PM | Long Reads
Walking across a car park may not feel like a huge task, but for Susie Evans the simple trip, which most people don’t give a second thought to, can leave her exhausted. “Some days are harder than others, putting one foot in front of the other takes a lot of...
by Catherine Gregson | Mar 31, 2025 9:58AM | Top Story
Good morning and welcome to today’s coverage of news from across South Yorkshire. It’s Monday 31 March 2025. Our top stories today include: Steve Evans was sacked as Rotherham United manager on Sunday: Reporter Joel Cheshire spoke to fans to get their take on Evans...
