Listen to Mums: Ending The Postcode Lottery on Perinatal Care
About the Birth Trauma Inquiry On 9 January 2024, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Birth Trauma established the first national inquiry in the UK Parliament to investigate the reasons for birth trauma and to develop policy recommendations to reduce the rate of birth trauma. Seven oral evidence sessions took place on consecutive Mondays between 5 February and 18 March 2024 in the House of Commons. The Inquiry was also informed by written submissions which were received following a public callfor-evidence.
The report was written by Dr Kim Thomas, Secretariat of the APPG on Birth Trauma and CEO of the Birth Trauma Association. She has also published two books about birth trauma: “Birth Trauma: A Guide for You, Your Friends and Family to Coping with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Following Birth”, and “Postnatal PTSD: a Guide for Health Professionals”.
