Birthrights

👋 Have you met our wonderful trustees? Last week, we had an inspiring trustee away day—full of learning, connection, and big ideas for the future of Birthrights! 💡✨ A huge thank you to Alex Cole-Hamilton for facilitating with a focus on governing with integrity, and to our co-founder Elizabeth Prochaska for kicking things off. It was a pleasure to gather in person and reflect on how we can continue to make a difference by working collectively to champion human rights in maternity care. Swipe through to see the team in action!➡️ #Trustee #Leadership #HumanRightsinMaternityCare #Birthrights #Maternitycare #pregnancy #childbirth

Are you affected by restrictions to/suspensions of the home birth service at your chosen hospital/trust? You can challenge these restrictions using our 'Taking Action' PDF which outlines the steps you can take today.✅ From our campaign page at: bit.ly/Hbirth, you'll find the PDF resource which you can download and use alongside our FREE template email letter, template briefing and template petition to make a challenge.✍🏽 If you need more support, contact our Advice team at bit.ly/birthadvice and don't forget to CC us at: action@birthrights.org.uk. Our 'Human Rights in Maternity Care' and 'Choice of place of birth' factsheets are also useful resources you can find at bit.ly/birthfactsheets. [Image description: Graphic with text reading 'Taking Action' - If you are being affected by home birth restrictions/suspensions and want to challenge these, here’s how you can: 1.Go to: www.bit.ly/Hbirth 2. Under ‘Resources’, click on ‘Women and birthing people’ 3. Download our ‘Taking Action’ PDF and follow the steps outlined using our FREE templates 4. Remember to CC us in via email using: action@birthrights.org.uk and if you need further guidance, contact our Advice service (linked in bio). If you’re sharing your challenge on social channels, don’t forget to tag us!] #maternitycare #homebirth #birthrights #humanrights #pregnancy #maternity #NHS #childbirth #humanrightsinchildbirth

What an exciting time! We are so grateful and pleased that Birthrights' work is being recognised at such prestigious awards, alongside some titans of our industry!

If you are a midwife, doula, birthworker or healthcare professional working in maternity care and want speak up against restrictions/suspensions of the home birth service at the trust(s) you work at but do not know where to start, our 'Taking Action' PDF outlines the steps you can take today.📣 From our campaign page at bit.ly/Hbirth you can access this resource & use our FREE template email letter, template briefing and template petition to make a challenge. If you need assistance with making a challenge, contact our Advice team for support at bit.ly/birthadvice. Don't forget to CC us in using action@birthrights.org.uk, and tag us if you share details of your challenge on social media! Our 'Human Rights in Maternity Care' and 'Choice of place of birth' factsheets are also useful to refer to and available for FREE at bit.ly/birthfactsheets. To help inform our campaign, please fill in our quick anonymous survey closing on the 31st at: bit.ly/surveyHCP to share your experiences of the home birth service in the trust(s) where you work. ✅ [Image description: Graphic with text reading 'Taking Action' - If you work in maternity care and want to speak up against restrictions to or suspensions of the home birth service in the trust(s) where you work, here’s how you can: 1.Go to: www.bit.ly/Hbirth 2.Under ‘Resources’, click on ‘Healthcare professionals’ 3. Download our ‘Taking Action’ PDF and follow the steps outlined using our templates 4. Remember to CC us in via email using: action@birthrights.org.uk and if you need further guidance, contact our Advice service (linked in bio). If you’re sharing your challenge on social channels, don’t forget to tag us!] #homebirth #humanrights #maternity #maternitycare #HCP #midwife #doula #birthworker #pregnancy #humanrightsinchildbirth #birthrights

Could you help inform our campaign to challenge restrictions and suspensions to home birth services in the UK?📢Only 3 days left to share your experiences of home birth services via our quick and anonymous survey form! If you work in maternity care as a healthcare professional, doula, midwife or birth worker, please take a few minutes to fill in our form at: bit.ly/surveyHCP to share what the home birth service is like in the Trust(s) where you work.   Please share widely among your networks and thank you so much to all those who have already completed the form, which will close on the 31st.⌛   Your responses support our efforts to advocate for better maternity care and to protect the right of women and birthing people to choose their place of birth.✅ Learn more about our campaign at: bit.ly/Hbirth. #maternitycare #maternity #homebirth #HCPs #midwives #doulas #birthworkers #humanrightsinchildbirth #pregnant #birthrights

Calling all doulas, midwives and birth workers! 📣𝗪𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀. Please fill in our quick and anonymous survey at: bit.ly/surveyHCP or email us at action@birthrights.org.uk to let us know what home birth services are like in the trust(s) where you work. Are there restrictions or suspensions to the home birth service? We want to know! Please share widely so that we can reach as many healthcare professionals working in maternity care throughout the UK - the survey form will close on the 31st of January. ℹ️Thank you to all those who have already contributed to our survey so far, we are so grateful for your input which supports our efforts to advocate for better, more equitable maternity care. The information you provide will help to inform our campaign to protect the rights of women and birthing people to choose their place of birth, which you can learn more about at: bit.ly/Hbirth. #homebirth #maternity #pregnancy #childbirth #humanrights #maternitycare #HCP #birthworker #midwife #doula

There's still time to register to attend our FREE Q&A session next Tuesday! 📅⬇️ Birthrights' brilliant Advice and Information Service Manager, Johanna, will be answering questions all about your rights in relation to pregnancy and birth in the neurodivergent context. Register to attend the online Zoom session for free here☑️: https://lnkd.in/dtYd4SB8   Thank you to @neurodivergentbirth for hosting the Q&A, who also have fantastic resources for neurodivergent / neurodiverse parents, including a reasonable adjustments toolkit and a sensory toolkit which you can download for FREE at their website here🔗: https://lnkd.in/dFRvBH7B #neurodivergentbirth #maternity #humanrights #pregnancy

‼️Everyone who uses the NHS has the right to complain about the service But it can seem overwhelming thinking about where to start. That's why we've created 6 simple steps to follow when making a complaint: STEP 1️⃣Be clear on what you want to complain about STEP 2️⃣Be clear on who the complaint is about STEP 3️⃣Gather helpful information STEP 4️⃣Start to write out your complaint story STEP 5️⃣Choose who can help and support you to write and send your complaint STEP 6️⃣Send off your complaint by post or email. In our updated 'Making a Complaint' factsheet we take you through the process for complaints about NHS Maternity care in England. You can access and download our human rights factsheets on this and other key topics for FREE by going to: bit.ly/birthfactsheets (link in bio). [Image description: Graphic with the 6 steps for making a complaint] #NHSComplaints #MaternityCare #PatientRights #ComplaintsProcedure #HumanRights #MaternitySupport #reproductivejustice #birthjustice

‼️Before you give your consent for any care or procedure, healthcare professionals must offer information about what will happen to you, and the risks and benefits to you. It is not enough to give you a leaflet or a link to a website, especially if you find it hard to read. ✅Healthcare professionals should listen to you and find out what matters to you. They should share as much information as they can to help you make your own 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 about your body and your maternity care. 🧠When discussing your care with your healthcare professionals, you can use the 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡 framework to help you decide what you want to do. To learn more about your rights around consent throughout pregnancy and childbirth, you can access and download our human rights factsheet on 'Consent: the key facts' and other topics for 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 by going to: bit.ly/birthfactsheets. [Image description: Graphic with the word 'brain' as an acronym and text that reads: Informed Consent - the BRAIN framework: B - – What are the Benefits? R – What are the Risks? A – What are the Alternatives? I – What does your Intuition (gut) say about what’s right for you now? N – What would happen if I said No or Not now?] #childbirth #pregnancy #maternity #consent #informedconsent #medicalconsent #BRAINframework #maternitycare #humanrights

NOW HIRING 📣 ⚡There's still time to apply to join the Birthrights team as our Advice and Information Manager (maternity cover)! If you are excited by Birthrights’ ambitions to work towards long term, systemic change in maternity care and are: ➡️Resourceful and organised, with excellent co-ordination, management and administration skills. ➡️Able to understand what information is required and how to analyse data and intelligence to manage, review and improve a service area. ➡️Able and willing to work with a wide range of people to support, inspire, challenge and coach others and work collaboratively towards Birthrights’ commitment to anti-oppressive practices. Please go to: bit.ly/birthjob or follow the link in our bio to learn more and apply! Deadline for applications⌛: 23:59 on 6th January, 2025. #hiring #ukjobs #charityjobs #maternity #humanrights #maternitycare #pregnancy #childbirth #birthjustice #reproductivejustice