What We Aim to Do

Maternity Matters is a blog dedicated towards raising awareness of birth trauma, the positive birth choices that women are entitled to make and the steps which families can take to move on with their lives after a traumatic birth. Maternity Matters will not exclude anybody. Maternity Matters will be a place for support, guidance, advice and a shoulder to cry on. Maternity Matters will strive to deliver the latest in pregnancy, childbirth and maternity news and will offer opinions, research and real life experiences.

Maternity Matters has a double meaning:

  • emphasising the fact that mothers and their rights DO matter
  • highlighting and challenging the state of maternity care in the UK.

We do not expect to make huge changes in the ways that families are treated during pregnancy and childbirth. We do hope to educate, guide and counsel families in order to help them make informed decisions and to move on from events that can be devastating.

Maternity Matters is extremely important to us. We hope that some of you will support us and contribute towards it all. We hope that we can help ladies like us and families like ours.

5 Responses to What We Aim to Do

  1. Moonwalkingmum 02/04/2011 at 21:54 #

    What a fabulous site! Thank you for it. I had 2 very traumatic births, one at 31 weeks with a placental abruption and severe PE, and the 2nd nearly three years later at 34 weeks with grade 4 placental previa, which resulted in me having an emergency hysterectomy 4 hours after the birth. Although I received a few weeks worth of cuncilling it wasnt enough and it has taken me a long time to get over it all. Sites like this makes a differnce

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  2. Sarah Trulio 12/05/2011 at 20:37 #

    http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ukmw/

    Sign this petition to show that you would like to see a major overhaul of the Maternity Care System especially the working conditions, patient safety and rights of the Midwife.

    Help look after our midwives and they inturn will be better able to look after our birthing needs – whatever they may be.

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  3. brianna s 08/08/2011 at 09:16 #

    my boyfriend nd I have been tryin to have a baby fir over two years now, what are some ways that are almost positive to get me preggers???

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    • admin 10/08/2011 at 17:09 #

      Have you been to see your G.P.? If you are having trouble conceiving, there may be an underlying cause and it’s best to get checked out as they may be able to help you.

      Reply

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