What we do
Make Birth Better are passionate that maternity and neonatal care should be safe, inclusive, compassionate for women, birthing people, their families and healthcare professionals.
We believe that by centring black and brown people, other marginalised communities, and those with the poorest outcomes, ultimately we can improve maternity and neonatal care for all. But this can only be done through true collaboration, compassion and taking action, not just using words to create true systemic change.
Research shows at least 1 in 3 women and birthing people find some aspect of their birth traumatic. This translates to 200,000 new mums and parents in the UK each year. There is very limited research on the prevalence of birth trauma in trans and non-binary folk but we know that their experiences of perinatal care are consistently worse across the board compared with cisgendered women.
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We provide education and training to healthcare professionals to provide trauma-informed care, across a suite of different topics, including specific care required for marginalised communities. We also provide training to Family Hubs, Health Visitors, Birth Workers and corporates to understand the impact of birth trauma and poor care and the lifelong implications it can have, whilst arming them with the tools and skills to support and provide better care.
For more information on our training offering click here
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We provide support to both service users and healthcare professionals. We do this through our free resources, information and guidance and our gold standard Peer Support services.
For more information on Service user support click here, for more information on healthcare professional support click here, and our Peer Support service here (link to ‘peer support services’ under ‘Support’ -
We are evidence based, so research plays a crucial part in the work we do. We have worked alongside some on the world’s leading Researchers and Universities to ensure we have rich research and data on women and birthing people’s experiences, healthcare professionals and the wider system. This research helps to inform and support the work we do, and further campaigning.
For more information on the research we have been involved in click here (Research)
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Make Birth Better are passionate that we take action. #ActionNotWords is our stance- we cannot just speak about what change is required, but we must take strategic, evidence-led action to create true systemic change. That's why we work hard to campaign for equity and equality in maternity care for service users and professionals, and work closely and strategically across UK Government to support reform to improve maternity and neonatal services.
For more information on our campaign and policy work, click here (have a drop down campaign section)
At Make Birth Better we do this through four pillars:
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