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16 Days of Activism - 'Stitched'
My journey to becoming an activist was an unusual one. Integrate UK started about the time I went to secondary school and my English teacher at the time was one of the co-founders of the charity. In school, I heard about FGM, which I knew so little ...
16 Days of Activism - One Man, Too Many Wives
Polygamy is not something we see an awful lot of in Britain. The vast majority of the population marries just one person at a time. When we hear of people marrying more than once without getting divorced, its newsworthy because it’s rare … and illegal! ...
16 Days of Activism - Not for Love But to Control
When we think of a forced marriage, we often visualise a fragile female, chained and dragged behind a much older man towards the altar. Whilst this may be a helpful visualisation of the force, coercion and control involved, the reality that so ...Male violence against women is endemic
For too long violence against women and girls has been viewed as a private and individual matter.8 Tips for Responding to Domestic Abuse for Maternity Healthcare Professionals
Pregnancy is a time of heightened vulnerability to domestic abuse, not because it is necessarily more prevalent, but because it may start or become more severe antenatally.
Sands write about the right care and support for bereaved parents as campaign launches
For more than 40 years Sands has worked to make sure that bereaved parents and families get the support they need and deserve, and Sands has also worked to save babies lives.
New resources supporting care handover between midwives and health visitors
Having demonstrated a significant improvement in outcomes for women and babies, providing continuity of carer along the whole ‘maternity journey’ has become a key tenet of modern midwifery policy. Additional resources are needed to implement ...
A welcome shot in the arm for maternity services
Last week’s announcement of an extra £96m recurrent funding for maternity care in England provides a timely and long overdue investment in safe and high quality maternity services. Most of the new monies will be allocated to boost midwife and ...