Resources

The annual Impact Report from Birth Companions

Understanding the circumstances, experiences and outcomes of women with children’s social care involvement who die during pregnancy or the year after

Focusing on the needs and experiences of women who are separated from their infants due to imprisonment

Creating a criminal justice system that works for women

Birth Companions' submission to the Government's Sentencing Review 2024-2025 call for evidence

Narratives from Birth Companions and the Maternity Stream of Sanctuary

A Feminist Green New Deal report from Birth Companions and Wen

Understanding the needs and experiences of women in contact with the criminal justice and children’s social care systems during pregnancy and early motherhood

Insights from recent Birth Companions work

Setting out how services and systems should support women involved with children’s social care from conception to their child’s second birthday

Report on the co-design of a new Birth Companions support service, to be piloted in the London Borough of Hackney

An insight report from Birth Companions' project with the Maternity Consortium

Understanding the needs and experiences of pregnant women and new mothers in contact with the criminal justice system in the community in England.

An accessible and comprehensive guide to pregnancy and early motherhood in the prison system

Understanding how far the human rights of women facing disadvantage are respected during pregnancy, birth and postnatal care

Informing policy and practice relating to the care and treatment of pregnant women, mothers and their babies in prison