09/12/2025
Baroness Amos has released her interim findings on the state of maternity and neonatal care in England.
Dirty wards. Hungry mothers. People left for hours. Catheters not emptied. Women not listened to.
Deep, long standing inequalities hitting Black and brown women, working class families and anyone already marginalised.
None of this is a shock to anyone who works in birth.
What is shocking is that there are already more than 748 recommendations from past scandals and we are still seeing the same failings play out across the country.
If you are pregnant right now, you do not need to drown yourself in this news cycle.
It is heavy. It is upsetting. And it does nothing to support your nervous system while you are growing a whole human.
What does help is getting clued up on how birth works, how choices actually play out in the real world and how to recognise when your voice is not being heard.
Information protects you. Fear does not.
Swipe through for our breakdown of what this interim report highlights and what you can focus on instead if you are preparing to give birth soon.
You deserve care that listens to you, respects you and centres your rights.
Every single person does.