Thank you Laura Bates EverydaySexism for all you do 💪. How women are treated in maternity care matters. We must stop dismissing & normalising birth injuries. We deserve so much more & we deserve to be fully informed. Wes Streeting #BirthTrauma #BirthEthics

Myra Robson from pelvicroar on the best care in the first 6 weeks after an #OASI injury and the best practice pelvic floor physiotherapy post-6 weeks #masicwebinar

Thank you to Kathy Parsons, specialist perineal trauma and pelvic health midwife, for speaking about how midwives can provide best practice looking after women who have suffered OASI #masicwebinar

Thank you to Abdul Sultan for speaking at our #masicwebinar about best practice for primary #obstetricanalsphincter repair

Getting ready for our live webinar which starts at 12.30! 👩‍💻 Great line-up of speakers and a Q&A discussion about surgical and non-surgical treatments at primary stage of #obstetricanalsphincterinjury

'The shrugging manner in which we accept that motherhood is bestial, demeaning, painful and financially ruinous puts a heavy burden on women. One they increasingly demur to undertake.' thetimes.co.uk/article/caitli…

'My son is the biggest joy of my life but being gaslit after experiencing such a debilitating injury left me a mental and physical wreck, robbing me of my ability to properly care for my own child for much of the first year of his life.' telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness…

I’ve been in awe of all the women who’ve shared stories of their traumatic births this week. This isn’t the majority experience, but it’s happening too often. And it needn’t. It’s not easy to talk about, but we must.Thanks to ⁦Manveen Rana⁩ for this: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

Inviting you to join us for our May webinar - exploring surgical and non-surgical treatments at the primary stage of OASI injury.
Fantastic speaker line-up and lived experience from MASIC advocates.
Further details and book tickets: masic.org.uk/events/surgica…

Loved this from Theo Clarke MP's Times interview. Let's hear more from the posse of rowdy women.

Great interview with ⁦Theo Clarke MP⁩ Theo Clarke: I’m still recovering from the birth of my daughter

thetimes.co.uk/article/b38dac…

'As a result of the birth trauma, Louise felt no bond, no love. It would take months for this to develop. It was the beginning of Thompson’s PTSD, which affected every area of her life, compounded by depression, dissociation and thoughts of suicide.'
thetimes.co.uk/article/louise…

RCOG responds to APPG Birth Trauma inquiry report and the Saving Babies Lives’ progress report | RCOG #BirthTraumaInquiry rcog.org.uk/news/rcog-resp…

RCM responds to the UK’s first birth trauma inquiry report - RCM #BirthTraumaInquiry rcm.org.uk/media-releases…

In the Politics Hub team call this morning I joked that after having two children recently I had become radicalised when it comes to maternal health care
But if I’m being honest with you, it’s not really a joke– I DO feel radicalised on it

My thoughts👇

MASIC advocate Gabi talks movingly about her OASI birth injury in this piece from Channel 5 News
#BirthTraumaInquiry

NEW column: The finding that good maternity care ‘is the exception rather than the rule,’ will come as no surprise to the millions of women who have given birth in England. Time for a proper national conversation. Brava Theo Clarke MP & Rosie Duffield MP
newstatesman.com/comment/2024/0…

. Suzanne White joined MP Theo Clarke on the latest #BBCNewscast to explain why her call for a national maternity improvement strategy is vital in light of the Birth Trauma Inquiry report
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

MASIC were honoured to attend the parliamentary launch of the #BirthTraumaInquiry report last night in Westminster. It was humbling to see so many people in one room dedicated to improving outcomes for women and families. Thank you to Leigh Day for sponsoring this event.

Humbled to be at the APPG Birth Trauma Inquiry report launch which we Leigh Day Healthcare are privileged to support. The conversation about birth trauma really has started Theo Clarke MP Rosie Duffield MP The MASIC Foundation Make Birth Better BirthTrauma