We have some more wonderful supporters from the North Wales Perinatal Mental Health Service fundraising for us this year. Thanks to Leo, Laura and Emma who'll be running the Snowdonia half marathon on 10 May. www.justgiving.com/page/btafund...

After her own traumatic birth, Kelly-Anne Barnes is giving something back by running the London Marathon for us. Supporting her helps us to support more parents with birth trauma: www.justgiving.com/page/everyst...

'A STRUCTURED pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) programme during pregnancy may significantly reduce severe perineal trauma during childbirth, according to an early-release clinical study.' www.emjreviews.com/urology/news...

The framework for addressing patient concerns in Wales is changing. The BTA's Wales officer, Chloe Lazenby, explains how it will work. www.birthtraumaassociation.org/news-campaig...

Many European countries have stopped using forceps - but they are still widely used in the UK, sometimes with devastating consequences. Sarah Jewell investigates. www.birthtraumaassociation.org/news-campaig...

Coming up shortly - a parliamentary debate on appointing a maternity commissioner: committees.parliament.uk/committee/32...

This year, we have 5 people running the London Landmarks Half Marathon for us on 12 April. The money they raise will help us support more parents affected by traumatic birth. One of the five, Sam Lisher, has raised more than £2k! You can support him, and us, at: www.justgiving.com/page/samuel-...

Two days left in this week's free legal clinic with Claudia Hillemand of @BoltBurdonKemp - there is still time to make an appointment. To book your free 30-minute consultation with Claudia, please phone her on 020 7288 4843 or email her at [email protected]

"The new polling, commissioned by Lime Solicitors, found 30 per cent of women said their childbirth experience left them with mental health issues, while 13 per cent reported long-term psychological damage after giving birth." Alarmingly high. www.gbnews.com/health/child...

"They should've got me in straight away, they should've seen me as soon as I turned up to hospital because I was classed as high risk, they should have listened to the midwives that were watching that CTG quite closely but everything got overruled [by the doctors]." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...?

Next week, Claudia Hillemand, of Bolt Burdon Kemp, will be offering a free legal clinic for women who have experienced birth trauma. To book your free 30-minute consultation with Claudia, please phone her on 020 7288 4843 or email her at [email protected]

“I was terrified to fall asleep; I don't want to fall asleep and not wake up. I did not realize that my fear was because of the emergency c-section until later.” Interesting piece of qualitative research into birth trauma in Utah. d36oiwf74r1rap.cloudfront.net/wp-content/u...

Last chance to make a submission to the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation today. www.matneoinv.org.uk/call-for-evi...

Claudia Hillemand, a partner at @BoltBurdonKemp , one of our trusted legal partners, will be offering free initial legal consultations from Mon 23–Fri 27 March to answer your questions about medical negligence. To book a 30-minute consultation, email [email protected]

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 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...

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...

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

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

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 [email protected]

"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...

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...

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: [email protected]

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...

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...

“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...

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).

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 [email protected] to make your 30-minute appointment.

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

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...

"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...

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

'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/...

"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...?

Really good to hear Dr Teesta Dey talking on Woman's Hour about the inclusion of pregnant women in drug trials. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Baroness Amos is asking women and families to share their experiences of maternity and neonatal care in England, through a public Call for Evidence. Have your voice heard: matneoinv.org.uk/call-for-evidence #NMNI

"More than one in three women and parents who have recently given birth felt their baby’s safety and wellbeing was at risk during labour (38%), while nearly a quarter did not feel safe themselves during birth (22%)." From new NCT survey. www.nct.org.uk/about-us/med...

This should be a much bigger news story: analysis of MBRRACE data by Pauline McDonagh Hull shows that the 10 NHS trusts in England with the highest stillbirth and neonatal mortality rates are all in the north. www.thesun.co.uk/health/37911...

Our next free legal clinic will take place over six days from Monday 19 to Saturday 24 January 2026, with Ronke Bain of Hudgell's. Contact Ronke at [email protected] to book your 30-minute slot for questions relating to birth trauma.

"As a charity, we often hear stories from women of life-threatening conditions being missed, and it is clear that something has gone badly wrong in maternity care.” www.theguardian.com/society/2026...