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Category: Maternity care

Birth Companions response: Reports of restraints used on women during and after labour

25 Feb 2025

Calls for independent investigation into use of restraints on pregnant women in prison custody

19 Feb 2025

Let Me Count the Ways: The role of the Voluntary and Community Sector in the Women’s Justice Board

14 Jan 2025

Birth Companions Community Care opinion piece on the latest MBRRACE-UK maternal deaths data

13 Jan 2025

Birth Companions response to MBRRACE-UK report: Perinatal deaths of babies born in 2022

12 Dec 2024

Birth Companions launches new support service for women with involvement from children’s social care

The Izzy Project launches 1st May 2024
26 Apr 2024

New BBC Sounds series highlights woman’s traumatic birth while on remand in prison

28 Mar 2024

Birth Companions welcomes move to limit the use of prison custody for pregnant and postnatal women

Our response to the Sentencing Council's new mitigating factor for pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period
18 Mar 2024

Report shows maternal deaths at highest levels for 20 years

11 Jan 2024

Birth Companions’ response to the updates to Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023

19 Dec 2023

Birth Companions’ response to the review of health and social care in women’s prisons

28 Nov 2023

Birth Companions' statement: The coroner’s decision on recommendations in the case of Aisha Cleary

14 Nov 2023

Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care 2023: Birth Companions' response to MBRRACE-UK report

12 Oct 2023

Birth Companions statement on deeply concerning increases in perinatal mortality rates across the UK

14 Sep 2023

Birth Companions’ statement on the conclusion in the inquest into the death of Aisha Cleary

28 Jul 2023

Birth Companions publishes new Birth Charter for women with involvement from children’s social care

4 Jul 2023

Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care 2022: Birth Companions' response to MBRRACE-UK report

10 Nov 2022

Birth Companions’ response to report on 'shocking' number of infant deaths in Home Office housing

28 Oct 2022

Nuffield Trust research highlights premature births and lack of obstetric care in prison

19 Jul 2022

Systemic Racism, Not Broken Bodies - Birthrights' report and calls to action

23 May 2022

Birth Companions' comment on publication of the Born into Care research and draft guidelines

24 Feb 2022

Birth Companions response to the PPO report on the death of Baby B

11 Jan 2022

Ombudsman will now investigate stillbirths and child deaths in the prison estate

17 Dec 2021

Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care: Birth Companions' response to the latest MBRRACE report

11 Nov 2021

Birth Companions’ response to the PPO report on the death of a baby at HMP/YOI Bronzefield

22 Sep 2021

Our response to the new MoJ/ HMPPS policy framework on pregnancy, MBUs and maternal separation

20 Sep 2021

Birth Companions’ response to the MBRRACE 2020 report on maternal deaths

14 Jan 2021

Birth Companions is pleased to share our latest resource for women in prison.

Your inside guide to pregnancy, birth and motherhood in prison
6 Nov 2020

Our response to news of a stillbirth in HMP Styal

20 Jun 2020

Our latest statement on pregnant women and new mothers in prison

This statement was updated on 5 June to include reference to the findings of the HMIP Short Scrutiny Visits to three women's prisons.
4 Jun 2020

New resource for midwives supporting women facing multiple disadvantage during COVID-19

12 May 2020
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