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During Black Maternal Health Week, I want to begin somewhere we do not often start. With joy. With what it should feel like to be held, safe, listened to and supported through pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. With the possibility of care that allows people not just to survive, but to thrive. Because that is the standard we should be aiming for. Not survival, but dignity, safety, joy and wellbeing for parent, baby and community. Too often, traumatised parents are told to “just be...

by Bella Cope. I am Bella, I am 28 and mum to my six-month-old little boy, Walter. I hope this blog post gives you a little insight in to...

by Poppy Walters. I didn’t know anybody who studied for birth as much as I did. I did one full antenatal course, plus two prep sessions...