Please take care of yourself when reading the APPG report on birth trauma. It’s an important but traumatic read. How to get help guide can be found here: zurl.co/NfMG

#BirthTraumaInquiry #obstetricviolence #actionNOW #APPG .

The #BirthTraumaInquiry report by the cross party All Party Parliamentary Group is published today and calls on the Government to listen to mums & end the postcode lottery in maternity services. Our headline recommendations to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak:
theo-clarke.org.uk/birth-trauma

On this International Day of the Midwife, we stand in solidarity with midwives across the UK who deserve far more than applause. It’s time for real change: increased pay, greater respect, enhanced autonomy, & better management. #IDM2024 #SupportMidwives #EmpowerMidwifery

Today, we celebrate the incredible impact of midwives across the globe 🌍❤️. Here's to the midwives who are not just healthcare professionals but lifelines in their communities. #IDM2024 #SupportMidwives #HealthForAll

📊 In 2022-23, 39% of deliveries in NHS hospitals were by Cesarean section (both planned and unplanned). Cesarean sections, while life-saving, come with significant risks. Let’s advocate for informed choices and better maternal and child health care. 🤱💪

📣FAVOUR REQUEST📣
Please nominate White Ribbon Alliance UK for this charity prize draw? zurl.co/TyjR If you search for “White Ribbon Alliance UK” it will fill in our details for you.

Attention midwives: Attending our one-day Free From Harm training course will earn you 20 CPD CREDITS. That's well over half of what most midwives need to EVERY THREE YEARS.
Learn how to identify obstetric violence, support service users when it occurs. #midwives #midwifery

White Ribbon Alliance UK is excited to announce a unique training opportunity for groups within the sexual reproductive health and rights sphere. 20 CPD CREDITS EARNED FOR FREE.

If you’re interested, please send us an email at [email protected]

We can make sure every mother can protect her child from statelessness.

Join us in speaking up for every woman's right to pass on her nationality. #EndStatelessness #IBelong

Abortions are a normal part of reproductive journeys 💚
This #March28 , we join activists worldwide in launching the Global Day to Destigmatize Abortions📢 Find resources to #DestigmatizeAbortions at: march28.org

'To revolutionize maternal 🤱🏾, newborn🍼, and child health, we must NOT ONLY amplify 🔊 local voices and invest in diverse expertise.'~ Angela Nguku

#WhatWomenWant #LocalisedInvestments

“We must just stop the talk & move to action for #mothers and #newborns ” says Angela Nguku our ED & White Ribbon Alliance co-lead while sharing her insights this afternoon at the “Connecting the Dots: Strengthening Linkages for Improved MNCH Outcomes webinar organized by PATH

Under the leadership of ED Rose Mukisa, WRAUganda supports PMNCH #1point8 global campaign ‘ #WhatYoungPeopleWant ’ - 40k responses from young people in #Uganda are informing advocacy at all levels for increased political and financial commitments - connect to collaborate!

📣 TIME IS RUNNING OUT 📣 We are offering this course on!a PAY WHAT YOU CAN basis. You may attend this course in exchange for a donation to the charity of whatever amount you can afford. 🎉Course participants receive 20 CPD credits.🎉 email [email protected]

Dina Sintadewi and Pita Putih Indonesia team have a deep history of going to great lengths to authentically advocate for women, newborns & girls across #Indonesia - for #WhatYoungPeopleWant they trekked for hours to reach young people in rural communities > Follow their work

Voices for the voiceless, justice for all. 🤍 In the shadows of statistics—where the color of your skin and your postcode can dictate survival—it's our duty to act.

source: MBRRACE Report 2023 (looking at statistics for 2019-2021)

We are an overwhelmingly pro-choice country.
The anti-abortion lobby are increasingly desperate and despite spending almost £200,000 on Facebook ads in the last 3 years, they have had no impact.
If you can - help us spread the word with a small donation bit.ly/49UEDrO 💜

Connect with Elimase Kamanga Gama and the team WRAMalawi on advocacy for women, newborns and girls health and well-being in #Malawi #WhatWomenWant #WhatMidwivesWant

📣 LIMITED TIME OFFER 📣 Next week we are holding the Free From Harm course across two half-days instead of a single 6-hour day. PAY WHAT YOU CAN. If you're free on the 27th & 28th of March from 9:30am - 12;30pm. DM us for more details or visit freefromharm.co.uk

Innovative strategies for unlocking funding opportunities for community-based providers can improve maternal outcomes.

In this #NHWPost , Omeje Oluomachukwu shares strategies by IntegratE Project & PAC to scale up #FamilyPlanning services in underserved communities: nhwat.ch/3VeEafw