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 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 Phoebe Snedker | May 14, 2025 1:45PM | Campaigns - Maternal TOP STORY
Maternal death rates in the UK are at a 20 year high, as maternity care plummets further into crisis. Despite this, the Department of Health has proposed a staggering £93m in cuts to service development funding for maternity care. Following the Ockenden review, which...
by Emily Staniforth | Feb 15, 2021 2:51PM | News
Sheffield mothers are happy now that pregnant women can take a partner with them to 12 and 20 week scans. Since last year, women have had to attend scans at the Jessop Maternity Wing of Sheffield Teaching Hospital without a supportive partner due to coronavirus...
