BLOG: Forced transfer to hospital ruled lawful in second agoraphobia case
For the second time this year, the Court of Protection has ruled it lawful to transfer a pregnant woman to … Read more
BLOG: How kindness can make all the difference in challenging times…
Midwife and Birthrights Associate Trainer, Octavia Wiseman, reflects on the difference kindness can make … Read more
BLOG: Agoraphobia and mental capacity – a new obstetric intervention case
Last week, a recent Court of Protection case involving a woman with agoraphobia was … Read more
12 highlights of 2019
Last year our (then new) Chief Executive, Amy Gibbs, started a new tradition of … Read more
Update: Birthrights and Leigh Day legal challenge calling for urgent release of the MBRRACE report
Last week, Birthrights challenged NHS England’s decision not to publish the annual maternity care … Read more
Birthrights challenges government’s decision not to publish maternity care report
Birthrights are challenging NHS England’s decision not to publish a report on maternity care, … Read more
Shrewsbury and Telford – when human rights centred care is the only answer
No-one could fail to be moved by the recent picture in the news of … Read more
Birthrights’ concerns about mental capacity and human rights in maternity care
In recent months, the Court of Protection has ruled on a number of cases … Read more
Why we need to have more honest conversations with women about how birth might unfold
The National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (NMPA) clinical report 2019 was published last week … Read more
Human rights concerns as Court permits Caesarean on woman currently with mental capacity
On Monday the Guardian reported on a Court of Protection ruling that permits doctors … Read more