One in 20, like me, develop PTSD. Back in May 2002, I was pregnant with my first child. I was overdue and the size of a Zeppelin, so the decision was taken to have the birth induced at 42 weeks.
Pregnant women are being treated like a 'slab of 'meat, a damning report into the 'postcode lottery' of NHS maternity care ruled today. The UK's first parliamentary inquiry into birth trauma has ...
Birth trauma caused by mistakes and failures was “frequently covered up by hospitals”, a landmark report has found. The first parliamentary inquiry into birth trauma heard “harrowing ...
A parliamentary inquiry into birth trauma is calling for a national plan to improve maternity care as it found good care is “the exception rather than the rule”. The report, published on ...
From paying for scans and doulas to private hospitals and amenity beds, this guide explains what’s available if you go private before, during or after giving birth. We also list the pros and cons for ...
Twenty years ago this week, David Wilson and Rob Compton entered into a marriage that some believed would bring on the apocalypse. These days, they are happily retired and spend their time ...
At least the baby’s healthy – that’s the main thing. If I heard that sometimes well-meant, sometimes passive-aggressive, always dismissive phrase once, I heard it a dozen times in the hours ...
From paying for scans and doulas to private hospitals and amenity beds, this guide explains what’s available if you go private before, during or after giving birth. We also list the pros and cons for ...