Birth Companions: Co-designing a new support service
For women who are experiencing or at risk of the removal of their baby at birth by children’s social services
With the support of over 40 local stakeholders and women with lived experience, Birth Companions has co-designed an innovative new service for women and their families who are experiencing or at risk of removal of their baby at birth, to be piloted in the London Borough of Hackney for three years.
This new support service was co-designed with members of Birth Companions' Lived Experience Team, all of whom had experienced involvement from children’s social services.
This report describes the co-design methodology, the findings from the co-design process, and details about the new service model that was developed.
Many thanks to the Rayne Foundation, who generously funded this co-design project.
Co-designing a new support service for women who are experiencing or at risk of the removal of their baby at birth by children’s social services
