Helen ShallowFeb 26, 20205 minMidwives as gatekeepers to a restricted serviceLabour is what a woman says it is, she owns it.
Nadine EdwardsJan 29, 20207 minThe problems with birth-related researchNadine Edwards discusses some of the problems encountered when we try to research elements of birth.
Gill BodenJun 26, 20193 minThe experiences of pregnant, asylum-seeking women in BritainI’ve had my eyes opened recently to the reality lived by pregnant, asylum-seeking women in Britain. A year ago I volunteered for a Cardiff-based organisation, Birth Partners, whose aim is to provide a companion during birth for women who have no one to accompany them during birth. Almost all of the women referred to us by the specialist midwife are recently arrived asylum seeking women. As a birth activist, I’m not a midwife or a doula. Most of my experience of childbirth, ap