Who we have helped
Since our formation in 1996, Birth Companions has provided support to over 500 women in the following ways:
- helping women draw up birth plans which outline their wishes for the birth
- providing information and support during their pregnancy
- providing them with the reassurance that they would not be on their own for the birth of their baby
- assisting them during the birth of the baby, providing both practical and emotional support
- supporting them after the birth of their baby, providing assistance with breastfeeding and helping them adapting to life in prison with a baby
As one woman told us:
"Having a birth companion made a difference to how I felt approaching labour because I knew I had someone who was going to be there"
