an encouraging example and impetus for other vital grass roots actions by committed citizens elsewhere.

Nadine Edwards discusses some of the problems encountered when we try to research elements of birth.

The Americanisation of the NHS is already in full swing.

This election may well turn out to be a pivotal moment for the NHS after which privatisation will either become accepted and accelerated or

There is a hugely important discussion happening about induction of labour at the moment. It's happening on many levels, and much of the conversation is taking place on the internet. Parts of this blog post have already been shared, but we felt that it was an important enough issue to keep it out there for discussion, and add some other important questions as well. Last Sunday, one of us (Sara) shared the above picture and the following explanation on social media: "The lates

It saddens me how often writing around birth fails to look at the economic and political context in which we work. Yet that context so often determines what we see and write about. It influences the ideas that underpin research, books and comments on social media platforms. I used to think there was some sort of ban on the word 'capitalism' in writing around birth, yet the longer, if woollier word 'neoliberalism' has entered our narrative. Now I don’t think we suffer from ave