Birth Trauma Association

Bristol's only mental health helpline for new mothers under threat Bristol’s only perinatal mental health helpline, run by Mothers for Mothers, faces closure after NHS funding ends. Urgent donations needed to save…

Mothers for Mothers does great work supporting new mothers with mental health problems. Let's hope they receive the funding they need to continue. www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/2593045...

Gem's ultra marathon for Birth Trauma Association (BTA) Help Gem King raise money to support Birth Trauma Association (BTA)

Gem King is, amazingly, running an ultramarathon for us, helping us to support more parents affected by birth trauma. Read her moving story here:

www.justgiving.com/page/gem-kin...

Call for Evidence - National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation Baroness Amos is asking women and families across England to share their experiences of maternity and neonatal care through a public Call for Evidence.

If you haven't responded to the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation's call for evidence, please do so now. The closing date is 17 March.
www.matneoinv.org.uk/call-for-evi...

Improving NHS maternity care: Why the birth trauma Call for Evidence matters | Bolt Burdon Kemp In this week’s BBK Free Speech Podcast, Olivia Boschat, Associate in our Women’s Health team, speaks with Dr Kim Thomas, CEO of the Birth Trauma Association, about the national maternity investigation...

Really pleased to have the opportunity to talk to Olivia Boschat of Bolt Burdon Kemp about the national maternity and neonatal investigation run by Baroness Amos: tinyurl.com/4pcarpx8

'The midwife panicked and left the room - I put on some gloves and delivered my daughter' says Banbury dad A Banbury father put on gloves and delivered his baby daughter after a midwife ‘panicked’ and left the room at a critical moment.

Another alarming story from OUH.
www.banburyguardian.co.uk/health/the-m...

Beth's fundraiser for Birth Trauma Association (BTA) Help Beth Guilding raise money to support Birth Trauma Association (BTA)

Huge thanks to Beth Guilding who's running the London Landmarks half marathon to raise money to help us support more women who have had traumatic birth experiences. Do read her story - and donate if you can!
www.justgiving.com/page/beth-gu...

This has a very dubious emphasis on reducing trauma by improving women's "confidence" in labour. It doesn't recognise the main source of trauma, which is the labour experience itself, and the way women are treated by caregivers.
www.murdoch.edu.au/news/article...

Amie Drew is conducting research on dads' mental health. Please use the following link for more information on the study: tinyurl.com/bdp4nazx or scan the QR code on the poster!
If you would like to take part, please contact d028254o@student.staffs.ac.uk

Harrowing accounts from inside Wales' maternity wards Accounts from Muslim women published in the report showed that some weren't covered up and another was told 'This is how we do things in this country'

"One family shared a harrowing account of their prolonged suffering after their baby’s death. They described a lack of postnatal health care for the mother’s physical needs...and a heavily adversarial, legalistic system lasting over 3 years." www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Wales maternity services under strain as report finds insufficient staffing levels The assessment looked at the current state of maternity and neonatal services across Wales.

Some very welcome recommendations in the Wales maternity review including joined up national leadership
and urgent attention to critical clinical safety issues in triage and induction of labour. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Broken Trust: Inside England's Maternity Scandal YouTube video by Times News

New podcast from Times News: Inside England's Maternity Scandal. www.youtube.com/watch?v=flu3...

We are inviting women in the North West to take part in a short interview as part of the AMOS Maternity Review.
📍Liverpool City Centre
🗓 5 March (daytime)
💷 Payment for time & expenses
We are keen to hear from marginalised groups. Email:
rachael@birthtraumaassociation.org

Leo's Teesside neonatal counselling to return after £97k grant Middlesbrough charity Leo's receives funding to bring back support for women aged 16 to 25 .

Good news.
'Leo's in Middlesbrough, which supports families who have experienced the loss of a baby or difficult births, will receive the money over the next three years from The Pilgrim Trust to support women aged 16 to 25.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Good to see Amisha sharing her experience of placenta accreta. There's a real opportunity here to learn from Dr Otigbah, who identified what other senior doctors missed.
www.itv.com/watch/news/m...

I’ve been psychologically traumatised by birth – can I take legal action? — Birth Trauma Association If you have suffered a traumatic birth, you may be wondering whether it is possible to make a claim for psychological harm. Emma Wray and her trainee Darcey Hayes, of Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitor...

Many people who come to us for help ask if it's possible to seek compensation for psychological trauma. We're pleased to share this blogpost from Emma Wray and Darcey Jones of Hodge Jones and Allen outlining the law on claims for psychological trauma. www.birthtraumaassociation.org/news-campaig...

Campaign urges NHS to improve diagnosis of potentially life-threatening childbirth condition Exclusive: Five hospitals failed to spot Amisha Adhia had placenta accreta before one obstetrician intervened

“Placenta accreta can cause catastrophic bleeding in minutes if it isn’t anticipated,” said Adhia. Hugely immportant campaign. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

"Women coming to the Birth Trauma Association describe a familiar pattern: being dismissed when they say something's wrong, procedures performed without real consent, and being made to feel like they're overreacting." Page 17. www.birthbabe.com/wp-content/u...

England’s maternity scandal engulfs another NHS trust Dozens of babies’ deaths might have been avoided. Their families are fighting for answers

Enraging and saddening to read Hannah Barnes's report into maternity failings at Sussex. We see the same failings over and over again.
www.newstatesman.com/investigatio...

Really good to see a big turnout for the maternity commissioner rally today organised by Theo Clarke and Louise Thompson. Several MPs and peers were in attendance, along with lots of mothers (and even a few babies).

What Louise Thompson’s campaign tells us about the national maternity

Is what we've previously described as 'lack of compassion' or 'lack of care' more accurately described as 'obstetric violence? By Frances Hand www.ox.ac.uk/news/feature...

Another free legal clinic on birth trauma coming up with Emma Wray of Hodge Jones & Allen on 23rd and 24th February. Please please call her on 0808 304 6650 or EWray@hja.net to make your 30-minute appointment.

Good to talk to Caroline Morgan of Motherhood in Stereo about birth trauma: open.spotify.com/episode/3RnX...

Counsellors and therapists — Birth Trauma Association Search our list of birth trauma specialist counsellors and therapists. These counsellors are not for emergency use – if you need to talk to someone urgently, please contact Samaritans (UK: 08457 90 90...

If you're looking for professional support for birth trauma, we have a number of counsellors and therapists advertising on our website: www.birthtraumaassociation.org/counsellors-...

Research request from University of Manchester. To complete the survey, go to: redcap.manchester.ac.uk/surveys/?s=M...

Bereaved mother describes 'harrowing' stillbirth aftercare Speaking on Sky News' The UK Tonight With Sarah-Jane Mee, Kelsey Parker described the devastation she suffered after going into labour and giving birth at 39 weeks. More than 180 people have written t...

"The mother-of-two described the devastation suffered after going into labour and giving birth at home at 39 weeks.
"She was then taken to a maternity ward with other new mothers and babies."
Shocking that this still happens.
news.sky.com/story/bereav...

Louise Thompson: I nearly died. This is for women who didn’t survive The former Made in Chelsea star’s birth almost killed her. Now she’s campaigning to revolutionise maternity wards

www.thetimes.com/article/d2f7...

Dad handed wrong baby's body after stillbirth as mum shares trauma of mix up Lindsay Richardson has spoken of the trauma she and her ex-partner endured after a midwife mistakenly handed them another baby following the stillbirth of their son Charlie at a Glasgow maternity hosp...

Shocking and extremely distressing for the parents. www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...

Three-day-old baby dies in hospital after staff fail to wake mum Little Sonny Taylor died after after doctors failed to wake his pregnant mum for potentially life-saving observations on a "chaotic" maternity ward

'A newborn baby died from sepsis at just three days old ...Sonny Taylor suffered catastrophic brain damage as a result of being starved of oxygen after being left "distressed for a significant amount of time."' www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/health/...

Woman says she 'begged for pain relief but was told no' - amid national call for birth stories Kelly Redhead, whose daughter Harper lived for less than half-an-hour after being born at 18 weeks, hopes other women share their stories to help the national maternity investigation.

"Days earlier, Kelly had known something was wrong. But her medical team sent her home...
Kelly was carrying an infection which led to pelvic inflammatory disease, sepsis and pre-term labour."
news.sky.com/story/woman-...

The BTA's Rachael McGrath discussing the Amos Review: www.itv.com/watch/news/s...?