Maternity care should be safe, compassionate and evidence-based

We all deserve care that delivers better.

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Our Mission

Our aim is to build a powerful national coalition of voices - from mothers and birthing people, to midwives and beyond - who can advocate for change, push this issue to the top of the national agenda, and keep it there until care is safe, compassionate and evidence-based.

The Challenge

An urgent public health crisis is unfolding every day in hospitals and maternity units across the UK. In 2023, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated almost two-thirds (65%) of English maternity services as either “inadequate” or “requires improvement” based on the safety of care. Here’s what we’re up against.

  • The UK’s rate of maternal death has risen by 15% in 10 years, with suicide the leading cause of maternal death between six weeks to twelve months after giving birth

    Source: MBRRACE-UK (2023). Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care [online]

  • According to 2021-2 figures, the total cost of harm from maternity negligence claims to the NHS was more than double (£8.2 bn) that spent on the provision of maternity care itself (£3 bn)

    Source: Davies, M. and Lambert, G. (2023). Maternity payouts cost NHS twice the price of care itself. [online] TheTimes.com