Articles in ‘Maternal injury’ Category

 This podcast transcript has been edited in places for readability. You can also listen to our podcast on your podcast platform of choice – find it here > In this epsiode Hannah Blackwell,…

Hannah Blackwell speaks with Jo Flaherty, who featured in our What About Mum report and experienced maternal injury 18 years ago, about where she’s at with her birth trauma, the support she has (and…

For those that suffer a maternal injury or birth trauma, it can be difficult to know where to turn for support, leaving many new parents feeling isolated. With NHS services becoming more and more…

A Perineal Tear, is more commonly known as a tear during childbirth, and can occur in up to 9 in every 10 women during their first vaginal birth. They occur in the perineum; a small…

So many of the mothers I represent say that they did not know what to expect, they did not know what they could ask for or, if they could refuse a treatment option being…

Induction of labour is a well-established practice in the management of expectant women where delivery is required and there are clear NICE Guidelines (National Institute of Clinical Excellence) in place for medical staff. Hospital…

Every year, around 1,800 UK children are diagnosed with cerebral palsy. It’s estimated that at least 1 in every 12 of those diagnoses occurs because of negligence in maternity care settings, with lives permanently…

During E’s second pregnancy, she was confident that consultant led care would identify any complications. However, a series of errors led to her sustaining a permanent bladder injury. E suffered from urinary retention and…

Despite proactive initiatives to curb the prevalence of racism within NHS maternity care, it remains a deep-rooted, systemic problem for women of colour and their babies. Recent reports have cast light on the extensive…

In this episode we have the opportunity to hear from a representative of Make Birth Better, Dr Rebecca Moore, who is a founder of the organisation and perinatal psychiatrist who developed a particular interest…

Funded by the NHS, The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HISB) is an independent body who investigate circumstances where a mother or her baby has suffered an adverse event during pregnancy and/or childbirth. HSIB have…