Baby Lifeline fundraising hero Frank Sharratt and his incredible team have completed The Rebekah Way – an extraordinary 105-mile endurance challenge across the Lake District – raising more than £4,200 for Baby Lifeline. The challenge saw Frank and his team take on over 9,400 metres of ascent across some of England’s toughest terrain, wild camping […]
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This week is Black Maternal Mental Health Week, an annual event dedicated to raising awareness about the mental health challenges faced by Black mothers. Sandra Igwe MBE, Founder of The Motherhood Group and a member of Baby Lifeline’s Family Voices Group, brings powerful lived experience and expertise to conversations about improving maternity care for Black
Yesterday, Health Secretary Yvette Cooper called for urgent reform across maternity services at Baby Lifeline’s seventh annual National Maternity Safety Conference, telling delegates that mothers and babies must never be treated as “second-class patients” and that maternity care must become a core NHS priority.
Baby Lifeline has received a generous £5,000 donation from Persimmon Homes Midlands, helping us provide life-saving midwifery kits and specialist emergency training for healthcare professionals supporting mothers and babies. Baby Lifeline has supported maternity services through the provision of essential equipment, specialist training for healthcare professionals, and research. In 2019, the charity developed a fully
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“The moment I held my babies for the first time was surreal. Yet with my son, I remember not feeling right[…]Thankfully, I didn’t have a seizure, but those first few moments with my son were stolen from me because I didn’t trust my body, because of my epilepsy.” – Kathryn’s experience This week is Epilepsy
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This week is the seventh annual Black Maternal Health Awareness Week, led by Five X More. This year’s theme is ‘Leading with Solutions, Not Trauma,’ and each day highlights key topics including clinical signs, awareness-raising, and positive experiences. There are still stark differences in maternity care for pregnant mothers and birthing people. Most babies are
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Baby Lifeline has submitted evidence to the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation, an independent review set up by the UK government to improve safety and care across maternity and neonatal services in England. At Baby Lifeline, we are unique in that we bring together the voices and expertise of clinicians, safety specialists, legal professionals, and
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Baby Lifeline welcomes the publication of the Interim Report of the Independent Investigation into Maternity and Neonatal Services in England, and thanks Baroness Amos and her team for the depth of engagement with both families and staff. The themes identified – capacity pressures, workforce strain, cultural challenges, racism and discrimination, and poor responses when harm occurs
Today, 24th February 2026, marks four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a conflict that continues to devastate families, communities, and healthcare systems. As we reflect on this sombre anniversary, we also want to recognise the generosity, compassion, and international solidarity that has helped Baby Lifeline supply vital, lifesaving support to healthcare professionals, women
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The Global State of Patient Safety 2025 report, produced by Imperial College’s Institute of Global Health Innovation (with NIHR North West London Patient Safety Research Collaboration and Patient Safety Watch) was published on Thursday 29th January 2026. The report assesses healthcare safety across 38 OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries, including the UK.
