Placental abruption, a condition when the placenta separates from the womb (uterus) during a pregnancy, is a medical emergency. In most cases, this condition is…
My colleague Rhiannon Daniel recently attended a Parliamentary roundtable at the invitation of the Spinal Injuries Association discussing women’s health after spinal cord injury. As…
It’s been three months since the Women’s and Equalities Committee (WEC) report found ‘medical misogyny’, is leaving women in unnecessary pain and waiting to be…
In their report published this week, the Women’s and Equalities Committee (WEC) finds that ‘medical misogyny’ is leaving women in unnecessary pain and undiagnosed for…
The Autumn Budget’s promised £22.6 billion for NHS has the potential to boost the economy by millions of pounds every year if women’s health is…
The UK’s maternal death rate has soared according to a new report showing maternity services are getting worse, not better. How much longer can we…
A gynaecologist accused of performing unnecessary and botched procedures on hundreds of women is a shocking reminder of how women’s health is often overlooked. Daniel…
This year’s Birth Trauma Awareness Week focuses on an often-overlooked aspect of women’s healthcare: informed consent. Understanding and exercising informed consent in maternity care is…
There has been five times as many studies into male erectile dysfunction (ED) than premenstrual syndrome (PMS), despite less than 20% of men suffering from…
We are supporting calls from the Maternity Safety Alliance for a national inquiry into maternity care in our Manifesto for Injured People. There have been…
An inquiry into traumatic births has called for sweeping changes to the UK’s maternity and postnatal care services. Hundreds of women told harrowing stories of…
Mothers and their babies have needlessly come to significant harm or tragically died due to substandard care in too many hospitals in the UK. There…
It is widely acknowledged the UK has yet to achieve gender parity when it comes to areas such as education, politics, pay and even healthcare.…
The Government has hit out at criticism of its National Disability Strategy after MPs said plans were impractical. The strategy, published in July 2021, aims…
Parents and maternity professionals are being invited to tell their experiences of traumatic births for a Government inquiry which could change NHS policy. The inquiry…
Women are being left at the “back of the queue” when it comes to their health, medical researchers have claimed. Reproductive health problems such as…
Bullied, harassed and victimised. That’s how some women in the workplace say they’re treated if they need to take time off for period-related issues. For…
It is both shameful and unacceptable that in 2023, racism is resulting in poorer maternity care in the NHS. The Women and Equalities Committee, chaired…
The Sunday Times has recently published an investigation that reveals sodium valproate, an antiepileptic drug, is still being prescribed to pregnant women and women who…
This week marks UK Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week which runs from Monday 2nd – Sunday 8th May 2022. It is coordinated by The Perinatal…
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