The eight things every pregnant woman should know before giving birth to avoid a traumatic delivery, by veteran health editor EVE SIMMONS By Eve Simmons Published: 06:55 EDT, 28 June 2024 | Updated: 06:57 EDT, 28 June 2024 e-mail View comments Women left on blood-stained sheets without pain relief. Babies born with cerebral palsy because warning signs were ignored. Some left with life-long injuries because staff refused to perform a C-section.
There are just some of the harrowing birth stories reported over the last year , as the UK’s burgeoning crisis in maternity care has come to light. A cross-party report into birth trauma published last month concluded that women who have babies in UK hospitals are ‘mocked’, ‘shouted at’ and subjected to interventions they don’t consent to. As a health editor, I’ve interviewed scores of mothers about their traumatic birth stories over the years.
I’ve also interrogated top maternal health experts about how to have as safe a birth as possible. I’ve collated this intel, as well as advice from campaigners and doctors, to bring you eight must-know tips for giving birth in British hospitals today. I can’t guarantee nothing will go wrong.
But, at the very least, you’ll feel better equipped going into it the experience As a health editor, Eve Simmons interviewed scores of mothers about their traumatic birth stories over the years A cross-party report into birth trauma published last month concluded that women who have babie.