A Midwife for Me
In October 2012, a group of organisations with a long running history of campaigning on maternity issues - the NCT, AIMS, IMUK, ARM got together with The Birth I Want and Birthrights to discuss why,...
View ArticleGiven the choice would any woman opt to have her baby in the presence of...
Whether in a hospital, a birth centre or at home, it’s hard to imagine any mum-to-be choosing to have someone she hasn’t met before support her through one of the most significant and most personal...
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Scissors and glue at the ready? Deliver your baby.
Hot off the pasting table, 4 babies sent to 3 MPs from members of my family living across Cornwall. It took less than half an hour to print, cut out and paste and it was surprisingly therapeutic even...
View ArticleHow you can support A Midwife for Me and My Baby
If you tweet, blog or facebook and agree with us that having a known and trusted midwife can make a world of difference to a woman and her family then please do spread the word about the campaign any...
View ArticleThere's weight in numbers
It's just over a week since we launched the Midwife 4 Me website and already 18 organisations and dozens of individuals have signed up to support the campaign. Thank you. Every name adds more weight to...
View ArticleSpreading the word
The number of organisations, groups and individuals supporting the campaign is growing daily. Many of you are blogging, tweeting, face-booking about what we are up to and this is exactly what we need...
View ArticleWe're on Facebook
As of 5.15pm today we have a facebook page http://www.facebook.com/Midwife4MeDo like us..
View ArticleGenuinely personal care - ultimately, a cost-effective strategy!
Dr Angela Davis, Warwick University very recently published a paper entitled 'Choice, policy and practice in maternity care since 1948'. (May...
View ArticleIf we don't appear to care. The policitians think it doesn't matter. Simple...
This week Guardian Professional featured a piece by Dick Vinegar about how we, the service user can influence the shape of healthcare...
View ArticleWe are powerful when we come together
"There are so many petitions flying around at the moment I've got petition fatigue" said a good friend of mine the other day. "And anyway, what use is a petition?"It's a good question. What use is a...
View ArticleWe've got the evidence base. Now we want maternity services that reflect it.
Unashamedly stealing the introductory paragraph from an e-petition set up by campaigners in Bradford and Airedale to retain the choice of one-to-one midwifery care for women in their area: “The...
View ArticleCaseloading costs significantly less than standard hospital care!
A ground-breaking study published today in The Lancet has found that caseloading is both significantly cheaper and just as safe as standard hospital care. The University of Sydney Study, led by Sally...
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