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Media requests
If you’re a journalist with a media request, please contact Kim Thomas at kim@birthtraumaassociation.org
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Birth Trauma Association responds to latest MBRRACE report
MBRRACE-UK has published the latest report on the deaths of women during pregnancy or in the year after pregnancy. It examines the care of 643 women who died between 2021 and 2023 in the UK and Ireland.
Press release: Leading birth trauma charity welcomes NHS 10-year plan
The Birth Trauma Association is pleased to see that the 10-year plan for the NHS in England, launched today, includes a commitment to improving maternity services.
Press release: The UK’s leading birth trauma charity welcomes the government’s announcement of a national review into maternity care
The Birth Trauma Association (BTA) has welcomed health secretary Wes Streeting’s announcement of a national review into maternity care. The review, which will investigate 10 failing maternity units and then carry out a system-wide look at maternity and neonatal care, was announced by Streeting at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) summit today.
