Yesterday, I was extremely privileged to be invited to an event INSIDE Parliament! It was being hosted by Bristol MP and Minister of State for Health Karin Smyth. Mothers for Mothers were celebrating their 45th birthday and the launch of their report: This Is Our Truth: A Grassroots Call to Reimagine Perinatal Mental Health Care. […]
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I started the BigBirthas website for a number of reasons. One was because I wanted to give birth in the local Midwifery Led Units (MLUs) and was denied both times. I ended up having a home birth with my second, which was AMAZING, and I’d recommend the experience to anyone. But… …would I choose home
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I often speak about the importance of people with lived experience being involved in all stages of research. We shouldn’t just be research subjects – we should be integral at every stage of the process, including having input in the design, wording, imagery etc! So I’m delighted that Plymouth Uni have asked me to publicise
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What is antenatal education? Antenatal education is information provided to pregnant women, birthing people, and their partners to help prepare them for labour, the initial phase post birth, and early parenthood. The NICE recommends that NHS maternity care providers offer antenatal classes to those in their first pregnancies. It also recomends education should be considered
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