This week was the start of the third stage of the Covid-19 Inquiry, which has been set up to examine the UK’s response to the impact of the pandemic and learn lessons for the future. Baby Lifeline is one of 13 Pregnancy, Baby, and Parenting Organisations (PBPOs) with Core Participant Status for the inquiry. This means we, as a group, have a formal role within the inquiry.
Baby Lifeline supported a landmark event in June 2024: the first South Asian Maternal Health Conference, organised by national law firm Irwin Mitchell and led by Geeta Nayar. Geeta, who has lived experience of perineal injury, addressed the room at the start of the day by stating the need to improve care for South Asian
Baby Lifeline supports the UK’s first South Asian Maternal Health Conference Read More »
Baby Lifeline proudly sponsored the Motherhood Group’s second Black Maternal Health Conference on 18th March 2024 in London. The event brought together community members, healthcare providers, policymakers and mothers to address systemic racism in Black women’s health. The day was opened and closed by Sandra Igwe, CEO and Founder of the Motherhood Group, and member
Another consignment of much needed medical equipment has arrived in Ukraine, this is now over £2,600,000 worth of much needed equipment. With special thanks to the Balsall Common Lions for funding an out-of-hospital birth bag and the Mother’s Union for supplying more MUM Bags.
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This year’s National Maternity Safety Conference follows hot on the heels of the sold-out maternity safety conference in September of last year. We’ve put together a programme which aims to provide a tonic to the current unsettled and overloaded maternity and neonatal system.
Saving babies’ lives 2023: A report on Progress shows that more should be done to reduce preventable deaths, pregnancy loss, and inequalities in outcomes.
Not just ‘one of those things’ – Saving babies’ lives 2023: A report on Progress Read More »
Today (28th February), prominent pregnancy and baby charities have told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry how all aspects of pregnancy, maternity, neonatal and postnatal care were dramatically disrupted during the pandemic – contributing to the avoidable suffering experienced by thousands of pregnant women and birthing people, new and expectant parents and babies.
UK Covid-19 Inquiry: Joint press release Read More »
Baby Lifeline will join twelve other pregnancy, baby, and parent charities in giving evidence as a Core Participant to Module Three of the Covid-19 Inquiry.
Baby Lifeline to take part in the Covid-19 Inquiry Read More »
Gaynor Savarnejad lost her baby during what should have been a straightforward caesarean section six years ago. She’s since fought to discover the reasons why things went so tragically wrong. Gaynor is a member of Baby Lifeline’s Family Voices Group. As a member of the public, it’s not until something goes wrong for you
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Published on 20 February 2023 Baby Lifeline’s most recent shipment of maternity safety equipment to Ukraine has safely arrived in Lviv, from where it will be transported to hospitals in some of the most dangerous areas of the country. A truck containing vital supplies worth £86,000 left London on Thursday last week (16 February 2023)
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