An inquiry into traumatic birth experiences has found the 30,000 reported negative experiences per year to be 'simply not good enough.' I'm sadly one of the women who can relate to being left in blood-soaked sheets and not being listened to.
Finding out you are pregnant can present so many options. From making friends in antenatal class to discussing whether you'll be trying hypnobirthing or a water birth, the positive line on the pregnancy test opens up an entirely new world, simultaneously exciting and terrifying. What women really need during this time, are supportive medical professionals to see them seamlessly through this defining moment in their lives.
