Queering (the) Inquiry
In the final post of our Birth Trauma takeover, Anna Nelson illustrates the potentials opened up through queering how we write, think about, and practice maternity care.
Violence of The Birth Trauma Inquiry
In the seventh post of the Birth Trauma takeover, Julia Drewnowicz continues to elucidate a central theme in this series: the failure to name obstetric violence.
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.
Creating bonds with a baby expected to die at birth
This personal essay by Tamarin Norwood charts the months of late pregnancy following a terminal prenatal diagnosis, when an unexplained congenital condition led to oligohydramnios: the depletion of amniotic fluid necessary for foetal lung development.
The Silent Epidemic of Stillbirth: how to break the taboo?
Adinda van ’t Klooster reflects on a decade of making artworks that explore the stigma of stillbirth. This is the first in a series of essays addressing miscarriage, prematurity, stillbirth and neonatal loss, published by The Polyphony to coincide with Baby Loss Awareness week, which runs 9-15 October every year.