New Safer Beginnings content to enable, educate and support people on maternity journeys
Over the past year, Birthrights has been a lead contributor to the vital Safer Beginnings programme to enable healthcare workers … Read more
Birthrights and GMC – what does informed consent mean in maternity care?
Informed Consent Human rights law requires every individual to be treated with dignity and … Read more
New human rights i-learn course
The Royal College of Midwives and Birthrights today launched a new i-learn module on … Read more
Response to IMUK’s Judicial Review of NMC decision
Speaking after the release of a statement from IMUK this week (22/03/16), Rebecca Schiller, … Read more
Independent Midwifery: An Update From Birthrights CEO
Following the recent NMC decision on the indemnity cover that IMUK members have taken … Read more
Childbirth and the Court of Protection seminar
On 8th March, Birthrights, alongside Queen Mary’s School of Law and 39 Essex Chambers, … Read more
Update on NMC/IMUK situation
Over the last few days we have been fielding enquiries from people either directly … Read more
Birthrights criticises NMC for independent midwives decision
Birthrights strongly criticised today a decision by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) that prevents … Read more
A view from India: Human Rights in Childbirth
Today is Human Rights Day 2016. Every year on the 10 December we commemorate the day … Read more
A day in the life of a human rights centred midwife
Today started as many of my days do with me going straight into a … Read more