In this blog, Baby Lifeline’s CEO, Judy Ledger MBE, shares why this year’s National Maternity Safety Conference comes at a pivotal time for maternity safety, and invites you to join us in shaping the future of maternity care together. I founded national charity Baby Lifeline over 43 years ago after the heartbreaking experience of losing […]
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As part of Baby Lifeline Training’s recent course. Improving Outcomes for Those with Comorbidities in Pregnancy, we were honoured to welcome Ngawai Moss, a member of Baby Lifeline’s Family Voices Group. Ngawai shared her lived experience of navigating pregnancy with epilepsy, and the work she now does to improve care for women and birthing people
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Your vital support helps us towards our goal of making sure every mother, birthing person and baby gets the best care possible throughout pregnancy and those precious weeks afterwards.
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“Helping under shelling, rocket attacks, doing everything in her power so that a mother holds her baby in her arms – this is all about midwives.” – Olena, Ukrainian Midwife Tweet Amidst news of the tragic events happening around the world this festive season, we were touched to receive a heartfelt message from our friends
As we approach the end of 2023, it’s time to reflect on our achievements this year and look forward to the future. We’re so grateful to everyone that has supported us, donated to our appeals and volunteered their time with us – thank you! Your support goes towards our goal of making sure every mother,
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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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Nadine Montgomery, Co-chair of Baby Lifeline’s Family Voices Group, has joined L&M MediLaw as a trainee solicitor. Her appointment to the Glasgow-based medical negligence team marks the next stage in Nadine’s work to help others, after already fighting for more than 15 years before winning her landmark legal case against NHS Lanarkshire in London’s Supreme
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The findings of the inquiry mirror our own findings in last year’s ‘Mind the Gap 2021’ report, which looked at training offered to frontline professionals in maternity in 2020/21. Both reports found that the education offered to health professionals did not represent all of those who access care.
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In celebration of the International Day of the Midwife, we spoke to some of our wonderful colleagues, and asked them why they became a midwife and what they love about their job.
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“Manage an adverse event well and you will not have failed your patient” – guest blog by Sarah Seddon and Susanna Stanford
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