A Plus Size Maternity Wear Solution!
Guest blog by Rebecca from Facebook Group ‘Plus-Size Sewing for EVERY Body’ – for hints & tips on making your own plus size maternity wear!
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Pregnancy Blog Posts
National Maternity and Perinatal Audit on Maternity Care
Today sees the launch of the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit on NHS Maternity Care for Women with a Body Mass Index of 30 kg/m2 or above. A small group of BigBirthas members (and others) were on the lay committee that oversaw the report’s creation. I’m really proud of our impact on (some of) the language
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Disappointed in the RCM #ButNotMaternity Response
I’m disappointed and angry today. This year has been difficult for everyone, but for people accessing maternity services it has been particularly traumatic and unnecessarily anxiety inducing. When the NHS released new guidance on Wednesday, clarifying that (at last!) people should “have access to support at all times during their maternity journey”. It finally seemed
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Pregnancy & Cardiovascular Health Research
I’ve spoken before about the importance of Patient and Public Engagement in research and policy decision making. So I’m excited to let you know there’s another project on the horizon that needs your input! This one is Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Health research, and run by Imperial College, London. This year I refused to publicise a
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