The Charedi community of Orthodox Jews numbers nearly 40,000, but they are often left out of conversations about maternity and inequality. Sarah Weiss of the Interlink Foundation explains why the charity’s work to make maternity services more responsive to the needs of the Charedi community has improved maternal outcomes more widely.

The Birth Trauma Association is pleased to see that the 10-year plan for the NHS in England, launched today, includes a commitment to improving maternity services.

The Birth Trauma Association (BTA) has welcomed health secretary Wes Streeting’s announcement of a national review into maternity care. The review, which will investigate 10 failing maternity units and then carry out a system-wide look at maternity and neonatal care, was announced by Streeting at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) summit today.  

Helen Stanley, midwife at Leigh Day, one of our trusted legal partners, looks at the benefits of a birth debrief and explains how it works

It’s now been a year since the publication of the parliamentary inquiry into birth trauma. But what’s happened since then? Geeta Nayar, a senior associate solicitor at Irwin Mitchell, a trusted legal partner, reflects on the progress made on the report’s recommendations and what still needs to be done

If your child has been born with a brain injury, they may need special educational needs support, but it’s not always easy to navigate your way through the process. Claudia Hillemand, head of child brain injury at Bolt Burdon Kemp, and Mollie Benjamin, an associate in the child brain injury team at Bolt Burdon Kemp, explain how it works

If you feel that you were not well looked after in birth, or avoidable mistakes were made, you may want to make a complaint to the hospital. Abbie Roberts, a senior associate at Hodge Jones & Allen, one of our trusted Legal Partners, explains how to go about it

In March 2015, the Supreme Court made a landmark ruling in favour of a woman, Nadine Montgomery, who said that her obstetrician should have informed her of her particular risks in childbirth. Medical negligence experts Maria Repanos and Elizabeth Maliakal of Hudgell Solicitors explain what the ruling meant for women’s choices during birth

If you’ve experienced a traumatic birth and you think your caregivers may have been to blame, you might want to think about taking legal action. Anna Vroobel and Saydie Farrell, both specialist solicitors from Irwin Mitchell LLP, one of our Trusted Legal Partners, explain how it all works in England and Wales

Coping with Christmas after traumatic birth

Today we are pleased to launch our Trusted Legal Partner panel.

The world’s first charity to support women who have had traumatic birth experiences is marking its 20^th anniversary – something that Made in Chelsea star Louise Thompson describes as a “bittersweet milestone”.

Clo Abe, the co-founder of Five X More, talks about the additional barriers to informed consent faced by Black women in labour and birth

Two in five (42.4%) of women giving birth have had procedures performed on them without their consent, a survey has found.

We’re delighted to announce, at the start of Birth Trauma Awareness Week, that TV presenter Anna Williamson is joining us as our celebrity ambassador.

A new parliamentary report into birth trauma in the UK has painted a “devastating” picture of maternity care, the report’s author has said.

Hyperemesis gravidarum is an extreme form of pregnancy sickness, often misunderstood and dismissed by healthcare professionals. Charlotte Howden and Lindsay Salmon of Pregnancy Sickness Support explain why better support and care is needed for those who suffer from the condition

About one in five people have a neurodivergent presentation such as autism or ADHD, which means they may find pregnancy and birth particularly stressful. Victoria White, doula and founder of @neurodivergentbirth, looks at how health professionals can support them to have a better birth

The Birth Trauma Association (BTA) today called on mums across the country to give their views and share their experiences of birth trauma as a first ever parliamentary inquiry on the issue was launched.

We’ve launched three new videos to train midwives, obstetricians, health visitors, GPs and other health professionals about birth trauma. The videos are presented by BTA’s celebrity ambassador, E4’s Anna Williamson.