Our open letter to Sajid Javid Department of Health and Social Care, signed by 25 organisations, calls on the government to rebuild health visiting services and improve access to perinatal mental health support to give families a #FairStart .

Read it here: nspcc.org.uk/about-us/news-…

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Have you signed our petition yet? In light of the Ockenden Report we are demanding that the government commit the FULL amount needed to make maternity services safer. That's £350m, not £127m. Please sign and share today.

Don't miss out on listening to this amazing line up at our Birth Trauma Summit this March. Buy your tickets now: makebirthbetter.org/annual-birth-t… #birthttrauma

Services supporting 0-2s were highly depleted during the #lockdown resulting in a #BabyBlindspot . Read the findings from our #WorkingforBabies report: 1001days.org.uk/workingforbabi…

Don't miss out on the internationally renowned Deb Dana at our Annual Birth Trauma Summit in March. It's an incredible line up. Book now: makebirthbetter.org/annual-birth-t…

Another lockdown. The relentlessness of 2020 continues in 2021. But how are we still not listening? Because maternity staff are shouting for help: 'this way of working is alien to what we strive to provide'. It's time to #thinkttaumanow . Read more: makebirthbetter.org/blog/i-have-ne…

This one is for all the new mums, pregnant people, their partners and professionals who made it through, despite it all. We know it's been hard in patches or permanently. We firmly promise to do everything we can to make birth better in 2021. 💜 Thank you @jojofordillustration

⚡ BOOK NOW ⚡Our brand new expert-led online birth trauma course goes live on 11th January 2021. Book NOW to secure the early bird price of just £95 - offer ends tomorrow 1/1/21. makebirthbetter.org/online-birth-t…

It’s not about where women gave birth, or how they gave birth. It’s if they felt safe. Treated with dignity and respect. Had their choices supported. It’s how they feel about their birth, because each woman has individual needs and circumstances. This prevents #birthtrauma

Calling all Professional Maternity Advocates (PMAs). NHS England have some funding for us to role out some psychological training in March. There are over 700 of you out there & would love as many of you to be able to attend. Let me know who you are!

Come join 💕Sheena Byrom she/her 💕 & I live on IG ThePractisingMidwife discussing all things moral injury in maternity! ✨JennyTheM©✨💙ENFP-T #BirthLeadership @ABurnett_StMW Make Birth Better Royal College of Midwives 💙 Dr Maeve O'Connell RM RGN ☘️💙

We are delighted to bring you The Doula Autumn 2020 issue. Free to read and download paperturn-view.com/uk/doula-uk/th…

In this issue The Doula interviews Emma Svanberg - @Mumologist of Make Birth Better Zephyr's Zainab Yate aims.org.uk Anne Glover @EleanorCopp Hazel Tree

The birth of a child is both exciting and challenging. We chatted to charities Make Birth Better and Birthrights about why the work they do to improve #Maternity care is so important. Get the full story and sign up to our joint webinar with them here: bit.ly/3pxArrh

Here's a great @bestbeginnings resource listing sources of support for pregnant families and new parents during Covid
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Voluntary sector people... Have you supported pregnant women or new mothers affected by the criminal justice system? If so, we'd love to hear from you as part of our latest research project with Clinks birthcompanions.org.uk/posts/87-pregn…

Rapid COVID-19 tests will also be rolled out to support people going through cancer treatment, for paediatrics, and those in care homes to ensure they can have loved ones to care for, and support, them as they face such a tough time. 4/4

Thank you Anna Mikhailova PregnantThenScrewed, Kicki Hansard Make Birth Better & Julia Hartley-Brewer for your constant campaigning for women & their partners

As COVID rates rise across country, this is only solution to ensure women have support they need & deserve whilst keeping clinicians safe 3/4

Could you help Maternal Mental Health Alliance with the great work being done to improve perinatal #mentalhealth for mothers in the UK? Two key jobs available now. More details here: tinyurl.com/y4wyzln5
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Thank you Mark McQuillan and the team at ITV News Meridian for highlighting our campaign #butnotmaternity Birthrights Alicia Kearns MP Make Birth Better Kicki Hansard fatherhoodinst AIMS PregnantThenScrewed

The next workshop dates are in November

If you want to learn more about how bias becomes imbedded in values & attitudes

Learn how we can unlock, unlearn & work towards addressing these issues

Birthrights Make Birth Better BAME Birthing With Colour Real Birth Project

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