by Nia Raine Jenkins | May 16, 2025 4:15PM | Campaigns – Maternal Health
A woman who described the birth of her daughter as a “horror movie” after she watched herself being cut open is now too scared to have another baby. Bethanie Tuff, 26, who says she has been left with PTSD after she was left in pain and vomiting black fluid for hours...
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 Eve Jones | May 16, 2025 2:15PM | Campaigns – Maternal Health
With some student midwives looking after 20 mums and babies at one time, and academics saying they are underpaid, under-recognised and understaffed, many are rethinking whether they want to continue in the profession at the end of their studies. When Phoebe Gregory...
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 Annabel Scott | May 16, 2025 12:30PM | Campaigns – Maternal Health
A paramedic from West Sussex says a lack of training by universities in maternity care is leaving them dreading call-outs to help pregnant patients. Beth, 28, has been qualified for two years after studying paramedic science at Brighton University but says the...
