Birth Companions

Compulsory separation of women prisoners from their babies following childbirth

Uncertainty, loss and disenfranchised grief

29 Dec 2021

Incarcerated Motherhood

Reflecting on 100 years of imprisoning mothers

15 Nov 2021

Birth Companions’ response to the Case for Change

Responding to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care

21 Jul 2021

The Case for Change

The Independent Review of Children's Social Care

17 Jun 2021

Women’s Health Strategy

Birth Companions' written submission to the DHSC

9 Jun 2021

Newborn babies in urgent care proceedings in England and Wales

Part of the 'Born into Care' series

4 Jun 2021

Recurrent care proceedings

Five key areas for reflection from the research

20 May 2021

Child protection conference practice during COVID-19

Reflections and experiences (rapid consultation September–October 2020)

14 Dec 2020

How are the lives of families with young children changing?

The changing face of early childhood in the UK

25 Nov 2020

Maternal health, pregnancy and birth outcomes for women involved in care proceedings in Wales

A linked data study

17 Nov 2020

Remote hearings in the family justice system: reflections and experiences

Follow-up consultation (September 2020)

5 Oct 2020

Why mothers at risk of separation or separated from their babies need access to specialist care

Blog post by Kirsty Kitchen, Head of Policy and Communications, Birth Companions

22 Sep 2020

Contact between children in care or adopted and their families

Six key messages from research

5 Sep 2020

Alone and Waiting

The experiences of pregnant women in prison during the Covid crisis

25 Aug 2020

What explains marked regional variations in infant care proceedings?

Discussion paper

6 Jul 2020

Managing through COVID-19

The experiences of children’s social care in 15 English local authorities

5 Jul 2020

Human Rights and the Government’s response to COVID-19

Children whose mothers are in prison

3 Jul 2020

Pre-birth assessment and infant removal at birth: experiences and challenges

Executive summary

15 Dec 2019

The right to family life

Children whose mothers are in prison

9 Sep 2019

Not Seen, Not Heard

Children’s experiences of the hostile environment

1 Feb 2019

Newborns in care proceedings in England