Summary
- Hundreds of women share stories of trauma during childbirth, including feeling unheard, being left alone after birth, and experiencing severe complications.
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on Birth Trauma calls for changes in maternity care and adequate staffing levels.
- Research shows that around 30,000 women in the UK suffer from PTSD post-childbirth.
- Individual accounts reveal instances of mistreatment, lack of care, and traumatic birth experiences.
