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We are thrilled to welcome Leah Hazard, midwife, author and women’s health advocate, as Birth Companions new Ambassador.

The annual Impact Report from Birth Companions

Double your donation this week, 8-15 October 2025.

We are delighted to welcome Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti as Birth Companions' new Ambassador.

A new centre of expertise for better care, equity and justice in pregnancy and early motherhood

We are proud to welcome Dr Annabel Sowemimo as Birth Companions’ new ambassador.

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

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

Insights from recent Birth Companions work

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

Creating a criminal justice system that works for women

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

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

Narratives from Birth Companions and the Maternity Stream of Sanctuary

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

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

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

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