Birthrights works to empower individuals contacting our advice line, Maternity Voices Partnerships and others with an interest, with the information they need to assess and challenge local decisions where appropriate. However where necessary we also write to Trusts and Local Maternity Systems and other organisations directly. The table below lists our correspondence with Trusts and others.
| Date | Trust/LMS/Org | Issue | Response |
| 23/04 | Cheshire and Merseyside Local Maternity System | Withdrawal of home birth services. Letter here. | Response awaited |
| 23/04 | NHS England | Letter sent on transparency of decision making during coronavirus. | Response awaited |
| 22/04 | Society of Radiographers and British Medical Ultrasound Society | Guidance that recommends not allowing partners to video conference into scans. Birthrights sent joint letter with National Maternity Voices, Sands, the Twins Trust and ARC | Response awaited |
| 20/04 | Brighton & Sussex | Separation of babies in neonatal unit from their parents if baby needs respiratory support even if parents don’t have COVID | Policy on separation reviewed – only babies with respiratory symptoms that are unexplained and could be COVID are isolated. Bliss sharing best practice with Trusts. |
| 14/04 | Guernsey | Withdrawal of home birth services without full explanation | Still awaiting response |
| 11/04 | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells | Birth partners required to be from same household meaning some women give birth alone | Trusts are currently reviewing this policy |
| 11/04 | Greater Glasgow and Clyde | Withdrawal of home birth without investigating option of Independent Midwives | Response to say home birth service will be reinstated as soon as staffing allows, and that IM option has now been looked at. Birthrights will continue to monitor |
| 10/04 | Borders, Scotland | Ban on birth partners in theatre (due to higher risk given set up of hospital) | Now allowing partners in for elective caesareans. Ongoing dialogue with Board about unplanned caesareans. |
| 09/04 | Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow | Letter sent out to women about cancellation of maternal request caesareans | Responded to say that letter should have said this was only a possibility, and that no caesareans have been cancelled . |
| 07/03 | Shrewsbury & Telford | Not offering contracts to Independent Midwives | Responded to say that this is now under consideration |
| 30/03 | Doncaster | Ban on birth partners in theatre | Ban reversed on 31st March |
| 26/03 | Northwick Park | Ban on birth partners | Northwick Park changed policy on 28th March |