This blog post was written by Laura Spence. She is a midwife, MSc Perinatal Mental Health, and founder of NeuroNatal Academy CIC, focused on neuroinclusive maternity care (ADHD,...
It’s official – the concept of ‘pursuit of normal birth at any cost’ will be considered in the national maternity and neonatal investigation. Its scope includes ‘understanding...
I believe this dramatic and hurtful (to me) phrase was first introduced in the 2015 report of the Morecambe Bay Investigation by Dr Bill Kirkup, when he wrote, “There was a growing move amongst midwives to pursue normal childbirth ‘at any cost’”
My baby was born blue and motionless. She didn’t even look real. ‘Is it dead?’ I asked, blurred by morphine. This was my first response to my only child. Beyond the apathy, nothing.
Childbirth in the UK is defined by societal and cultural beliefs, expectations and customs which influence women’s decisions (Luce et al, 2016). These beliefs become accepted as the ‘norm’ and are based on ideas which emerged
Reading “Closure”, Becky Reed and Nadine Edwards account of the sabotage of the Albany Midwifery Practice (AMP) by managers at Kings College Hospital enraged me, made me cry, and...