Caitlin
@caitlinf.bsky.social
Homebirth midwife, research nerd, cat lover, book reader, musical theatre watcher, wine enthusiast, home cook.
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We should be really concerned about what is happening in maternity care in the UK. While we have seen a reduction in perinatal death in the last decade, it has come at the expense of sky rocketing interventions and a rise in maternal death.
Free birth is a valid option and one I would defend any woman’s right to have; but they do come with a higher risk of adverse outcomes than births attended by a midwife or other qualified health professional.
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Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
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November 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Free birth is a valid option and one I would defend any woman’s right to have; but they do come with a higher risk of adverse outcomes than births attended by a midwife or other qualified health professional.
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
We should be really concerned about what is happening in maternity care in the UK. While we have seen a reduction in perinatal death in the last decade, it has come at the expense of sky rocketing interventions and a rise in maternal death.
November 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We should be really concerned about what is happening in maternity care in the UK. While we have seen a reduction in perinatal death in the last decade, it has come at the expense of sky rocketing interventions and a rise in maternal death.
A great explanation of whats going on in UK midwifery right now and the “midwives vs doctors / physiology vs medicine” narrative being pushed by the media. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Episode 177 - Defending birth and midwifery in the UK
Podcast Episode · The Great Birth Rebellion · 16/11/2025 · 1h 13m
podcasts.apple.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A great explanation of whats going on in UK midwifery right now and the “midwives vs doctors / physiology vs medicine” narrative being pushed by the media. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
An apt time for this study to have been published. Midwives thoughts on the Ockenden review, its impact and what it means for midwifery and maternity care in the UK. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
An exploration of midwives’ perceptions of the Ockenden review: a qualitative study
This study aims to understand midwives’ perceptions of the Ockenden report.The Ockenden report was published following an inquiry into maternity servi…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
An apt time for this study to have been published. Midwives thoughts on the Ockenden review, its impact and what it means for midwifery and maternity care in the UK. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Hands up who thinks that only 44% of women are able to give birth spontaneously? The system is fucked. digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
May 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Hands up who thinks that only 44% of women are able to give birth spontaneously? The system is fucked. digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...
“Post dates” inductions are one of the many contributors to the rising induction rate in the UK, which is well above 30% in many units now. A great episode if you’d like to understand what going “overdue” really means podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Episode 144 - What to do when you’re overdue
Podcast Episode · The Great Birth Rebellion · 30/03/2025 · 58m
podcasts.apple.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
“Post dates” inductions are one of the many contributors to the rising induction rate in the UK, which is well above 30% in many units now. A great episode if you’d like to understand what going “overdue” really means podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
A 2.5 year old at one of my antenatal appointments today demonstrated a knowledge of female genitalia beyond most adult men when he proclaimed “if she’s a sister she’ll have a vulva!!”
December 12, 2023 at 4:51 PM
A 2.5 year old at one of my antenatal appointments today demonstrated a knowledge of female genitalia beyond most adult men when he proclaimed “if she’s a sister she’ll have a vulva!!”