Last week Birthrights joined with the White Ribbon Alliance, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and Make Birth Better, to submit evidence to the UN Special Rapporteur, about how pregnant women are treated in the UK.
The UN Special Rapporteur, Ms. Dubravka Šimonović has identified the issue of mistreatment and violence against women during reproductive health care and childbirth as the subject of her next thematic report to be presented at the UN the General Assembly in September 2019.
Whilst there is much to celebrate about maternity care in the UK, disrespectful care is still far too common, with women whose life circumstances are more complex, less likely to receive safe and dignified care.
The joint submission to the UN can be found here.