Birth Companions campaigns for change across the maternity, criminal justice, children's social care and immigration systems
We seek to protect the rights of pregnant women and mothers of infants, and to ensure that all women get the care they need during the perinatal period.
Birth Companions campaigns for an end to the overreliance on hair strand drug tests in the family courts
Our open letter to the Family Division and Family Justice BoardBirth Companions press release on the campaignObserver coverage (9 November 2024)Bureau of Investigative Journalism coverage (9 November 2024)
Birth Companions campaigns to end the imprisonment of pregnant women and mothers of infants.
Read our manifesto for the next governmentWatch a film made with a woman we supported in prisonMore resources related to pregnancy and motherhood in prisonOur response Sentencing Council consultation 2023 Campaign success: New Sentencing Council mitigating factor (March 2024)
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Birth Companions campaigns to protect existing limits on the detention of pregnant women seeking sanctuary in the UK.
Campaign success: Birth Companions' statement (July 2023)BMJ article on the campaign (18 May 2023)Vogue article on the campaign (28 May 2023)Joint briefing against the ‘Illegal' Migration Bill (March 2023) More resources related to maternity and the immigration system
Birth Companions campaigns for a new national health and social care pathway to improve the care received by women with involvement from children’s social care during pregnancy and early motherhood.
Birth Charter for women with involvement from children’s social carePress release for the publication of the Birth CharterMessages of support for this campaignChildren and Young People Now coverage (4th July 2023) BMJ article (10th August 2023)
More resources related to children's social care
