Midwifery and abuse charities call for more staff training and support
1 Sep 20 2:00 AM · 4d ago · 1 article · 2 posts · 3 sources · development 1 of 1
Royal College of Midwives, Women's Aid and For Baby's Sake Trust respond to the findings by urging specialist training and adequate resourcing so maternity staff can follow through on disclosures.
“Midwives are often the only professional a pregnant woman sees regularly and alone, which makes them uniquely placed to spot the signs of domestic abuse and respond with care”
Gill WaltonGill Walton Chief executive, Royal College of MidwivesVeronica Oakeshott Interim head of external affairs, Women's AidJudith Rees Chief operating officer and safeguarding lead, For Baby's Sake TrustKate Brintworth Chief midwifery officer, NHS England
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2 outlets Thousands of pregnant women in England are reporting domestic abuse. Midwives are struggling to cope
first by The Guardian, 3d ago · also Guardian
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"About 3.3% of maternity bookings made within NHS trusts across England involved a disclosure of current or non-recent domestic abuse. Applying this proportion to national NHS maternity bookings activity suggests there are approximately 20,000 disclosures of domestic abuse made within maternity services in England every year." https://www…
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I had a baby this year and the amount of awful partners I've seen has been shocking. Two of the women I shared a ward with had partners who argued with them - one because a male saw her in the bath when she gave birth (assuming it was an emergency situation). One father trying to kick in the door of the ward and threatening to kill the staff. Then…
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I came here to find the blame the victim post. Inevitable on any post about women being treated badly by men.
All 1 developments of Analysis: ~20,000 domestic abuse disclosures made to… →
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