Autism Awareness Day: guest blog by Hayley
Birthrights research in 2013 and 2018 found disabled women reported poorer experiences of childbirth than other respondents. They told us … Read more
Autism Awareness Day: guest blog by Emma
Birthrights research in 2013 and 2018 found disabled women reported poorer experiences of childbirth … Read more
Birthrights Responds to the National Maternity Review Report
Speaking in advance of the release of the NHS England National Maternity Review report’s … Read more
Three Years Defending Dignity
Three years ago this month, Birthrights burst onto the maternity scene. At our launch, we … Read more
The Right to Choice in Maternity Services: Our Submission to The National Maternity Review
Birthrights was asked to provide information and guidance to the National Maternity Review on … Read more
Letter to the National Maternity Review
On 16th August the co-chairs of Birthrights and President of the Royal College of … Read more
The Times gets it wrong: midwifery is safe and women's birth decisions are not a 'fad'
A journalist called me recently asking for a quote for a story he was … Read more
The Labour Party's midwife pledge: what does it mean and can it work?
The Labour Party launched its Health Manifesto today. The announcement it chose to promote? … Read more
NHS charges threaten the health of pregnant migrants
A new report released this week by Doctors of the World has revealed the … Read more
UK Supreme Court upholds women's autonomy in childbirth: Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board
The UK Supreme Court powerfully affirmed women’s right to autonomy in childbirth yesterday in … Read more