Birthrights

If you have been told it’s not possible to have a home birth, or you can only have a home birth at certain times or on certain days, or if you have experienced any suspensions of or restrictions to home birth services at all, we want to hear from you! Please get in touch with us via our short survey form at: bit.ly/home_BR. 📈In September 2024, the largest proportion of enquiries we received through Birthrights' advice & information service were related to home birth service suspensions. We are deeply concerned at the increasing number of reports of restrictions to and suspensions of homebirth services across the UK. 📨Last week we sent a freedom of information request to every NHS Trust in the United Kingdom to establish the extent of home birth restrictions and suspensions. ❗Now 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 to campaign for a maternity system that respects the rights of all women and birthing people to choose how and where they give birth. Right now, that means we are inviting you to share your experiences of accessing home birth services with us via the anonymous survey linked above. Go to: www.bit.ly/Hbirth to learn more about our campaign. You have the right to choose where you give birth. 💗By sharing your experiences with us and this post among your networks, you are helping us to drive change in maternity care and to protect the fundamental human rights of ALL women and birthing people. #homebirth #pregnancy #childbirth #humanrights #maternitycare #humanrightsinchildbirth #birthjustice #birthrights #birthworkers

The latest Care Quality Commission #StateofCare report is a damning reflection on the state of the NHS and the inability of current structures to address significant failings and systemic inequalities across the health system. ⚠️Only bold action at a national level can address these issues. That is why we are calling for a 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁 that upholds human rights for everyone throughout pregnancy, birth and in the postnatal period – an act that ensures Safety, Accountability, Freedom of Choice and Equity are at the core of the maternity system.  👉🏽Read more about it at: https://bit.ly/CQCSCR. #humanrights #maternitycare #pregnancy #childbirth #latestnews #CQCreport #NHS

Congratulations to our incredible trustee Dr Annabel Sowemimo on her award-winning book 'Divided', and for being featured in a Glamour UK piece on Black women who are working to challenge inequality in the UK! 👏🏽

Thanks to our co-ceo, Janaki Mahadevan, for sharing her update below after attending a reception by the Department of Health and Social Care on Tuesday!🔔⬇️ #latestnews #humanrights #maternitycare

🥳We reached our target for the Big Give! Thank you to all our supporters who helped us raise an incredible £5020! Your generous donations and match funding from the Big Give will help us make sure women and birthing people are able to access information and advice about their rights during pregnancy and birth at this vital time. ❗All women and birthing people across the UK have the right to access a functioning maternity system that respects our dignity and choices throughout pregnancy and childbirth; our right to bodily autonomy and self-agency; and our right not to be discriminated against, dehumanised or coerced. Please stand with us in defence of our rights and support our mission to make this a reality for ALL women and birthing people by donating or signing up to our newsletter today at: bit.ly/newsletter. We are hugely grateful for any donation you can make throughout the year. Thank you,💖 - Team Birthrights x #BigGive2024 #WGMF #maternity #humanrights #pregnancy #childbirth

It's the final 24 hours of our @biggiveorg campaign, and we need your support today! We are just £410 away from reaching our £5000 target before our campaign ends at midday tomorrow. If you support Birthrights with a donation to: bit.ly/biggiveBR by 12pm Thursday, your contribution will be DOUBLED. ⏰This means your gift will have TWICE the impact for the next 24 hours only! 💝Thank you so much for supporting Birthrights, we have already raised £4180 so far in our #WGMF campaign and we are so grateful for your generosity. No matter the amount, any contribution you make to our campaign makes a difference and will go twice as far in directly funding our free and confidential service to support women and birthing people with rights-based, trauma-informed and empathetic advice and information. ❣️We need to ensure that everyone across the UK has access to respectful maternity care that protects their fundamental rights to dignity, autonomy, privacy, equality and inclusion. Will you stand with us and support birth justice today with a donation? Thank you, - Team Birthrights x #biggive #WGMF #birthjustice #birthrights #maternity #maternitycare #pregnancy #childbirth #humanrightsinchildbirth #humanrightsviolations #doublethedifference #doubleyourimpact #MatchOurDream #MatchedFunding #YourBodyYourBirthYourRights

As the latest MBRRACE report highlights, urgent action is needed to tackle worsening outcomes for all women and birthing people and the persistent inequalities in outcomes for minoritised communities. If you have ever considered supporting our work, until midday this Thursday, your generosity will go TWICE as far in supporting our fight for birth justice. Go to: bit.ly/biggiveBR to donate now. ❣️We are so grateful to everyone who has contributed so far and we are more than halfway there with £1705 raised! We need your support to reach our £2500 target before our campaign ends at midday on the 17th. No matter how small, any donation you make by 12pm Thursday will be matched and make 𝐃𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. Your contribution will go directly towards Birthrights' free and confidential service to support women and birthing people with rights-based, trauma-informed and empathetic advice and information. 🎯Just £850 left to raise to reach our £2500 goal, which will be match-funded by @biggiveorg to £5000! Support our right to better, safer, rights-respecting and equitable maternity care for ALL women and birthing people across the UK with your donation. Please consider sharing and donating today - thank you, 💜 - Team Birthrights x #biggive #WGMF #birthjustice #birthrights #maternity #maternitycare #pregnancy #childbirth #humanrightsinchildbirth #humanrightsviolations #doublethedifference #doubleyourimpact #MatchOurDream #MatchedFunding #YourBodyYourBirthYourRights

🚨The latest MBRRACE-UK report paints a bleak picture of worsening outcomes for all women and birthing people and a failure to address the persistent gap in outcomes for Black and Asian communities. We know that individuals, families and communities have been left with a lifetime of trauma and devastation as a result of the worst possible outcomes presented in these figures. Now is the time to take action. ➡️Read our full response and why we are calling on the government to introduce a new SAFE Maternity Care Act to protect the human rights of all women and birthing people at: bit.ly/MBRRACE24. #latestnews #Birthrights #maternity #MBRRACE #humanrightsinchildbirth #pregnancy #NHS #childbirth #maternitycare

⌛Less than 3 hours until our Big Give #WGMF campaign is live! ⚠️The need for Birthrights' support and our vital services, including our free advice and information service, has never been greater. The UK has one of highest maternal death rates in Europe which has increased by 20% in recent years (excluding Covid-related deaths). Black women are three times more likely and Asian women twice as likely to die as a result of pregnancy and childbirth than white women   💥From midday today until October 17th, any donation you make to Birthrights will go twice as far. Can we rely on your support to help us reach our £2,500 target?   ℹ️Our mission is to champion the rights of women and birthing people across the UK so that every person can access safe maternity care that fully respects their rights. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 as we aim to transform the experiences and outcomes for individuals, and shift wider policy, practice and systems.    Change in maternity care is possible if we ACT together. Go to: bit.ly/biggiveBR to donate or pledge your support now at: bit.ly/pledge_BR. Thank you for your support❤️, and please share our campaign and sign up to our newsletter - together, we can do more to end human rights violations in pregnancy and childbirth.    - Team Birthrights #BigGive2024 #Birthrights #Maternity #DoubleTheDifference #TwiceTheImpact #pregnancy #childbirth #humanrights #ImpactForGood

📣Only one day until the launch of our #BigGive #WGMF funding campaign! All women and birthing people should have access to safe maternity care that fully respects their rights. That is why Birthrights exists - to champion the fundamental human rights of women and birthing people during pregnancy and birth across the UK.   ❗The UK's maternity system is in crisis. Across the country too often we see the voices of pregnant women and birthing people dismissed and ignored. Inequalities in outcomes for minoritised communities have persisted for too long. Birthrights provides vital services including our free advice & information service for women and birthing people, and 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿.   In 2023, we helped 152,268 women and birthing people in their journey to birth justice and we are determined to increase our reach. Our target of £2,500 - match-funded to £5,000 - could provide 40 people with trauma-informed, empathetic, rights-based information & practical advice via email. Learn more about our impact at: bit.ly/biggiveBR.    ⚡If you have ever considered supporting our work, between October 10th-17th, any donation you make will have 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁. For that week, your donations to us will be DOUBLED. Will you help us reach our target? Pledge your donation now at: bit.ly/pledge_BR.   As a small charity, we're so grateful for any support you can give. You can also support us by sharing our campaign and signing up to our newsletter to stay updated.   🩷Thank you, Team Birthrights x #BigGive #WGMF #YourBodyYourBirthYourRights #Birthrights #humanrights #pregnancy #childbirth #donate #birthjustice #maternity