Adventures in the DSM-5: Three Prose Collages
Georgia Poplett’s three prose collages combine acrostic poetics with surrealist erasure techniques, exploring the lived experience of postpartum psychosis.
Minimising Obstetric Violence: More than a Lack of Kindness
In the sixth post of our Birth Trauma takeover Frances Hand and Anna Nelson explore what is missing from the UK Government Report, including the systematic harms reported during experiences of maternity care.
Listen[ing] to Mums: Epistemic Injustice in UK Maternity Care
In the fifth post of the Birth Trauma takeover, Laura O’Donovan illuminates the injustice experienced by many birthing people- not being heard.
Some factors may interact: Reproductive Justice and Birth Trauma
In the fourth post of the Birth Trauma takeover, Manna Mostaghim illustrates the importance of using a Reproductive Justice framework to analyse the findings of the Birth Trauma Inquiry Report.
What’s in a Name? Trauma and/or Violence
In the third of our Birth Trauma takeover posts, Zaina Mahmoud takes us through the violent experiences of birthing in the UK and how such trauma can be rendered outside the norm.
Hanging up on the Midwife: The career of a midwife from 1980-2022 in NHS England
In the second post of our Birth Trauma takeover, Manna Mostaghim speaks with retired midwife Naghmeh Teymourian-Yates, who details her experiences of working in NHS maternity care.
Listening? Amplifying the Loud Silences of the Birth Trauma Report
Anna Nelson, Zaina Mahmoud, and Manna Mostaghim introduce the Birth Trauma takeover, which will run throughout this week and next.
My Unexpected Experience of Childbirth
PhD student Jin Meng writes about her experience of developing pre-eclampsia during first child-birth, and reflects on how cultural differences affect her pregnancy experience as a Chinese expat living in the UK.
Risk, Childbirth and Women’s Choices in the Museum
Risk, Childbirth and Women’s Choices in the Museum Caitlin Stobie writes: From Call the Midwife and The Handmaid’s Tale to One Born Every Minute, pregnancy and childbirth – and related risks like miscarriage or