Rebecca Matthews

Our @LancetGH response to an article claiming that midwifery can solve the world’s “wicked problems”. “Truthfulness to enable #informedconsent relies on disclosure unaffected by #ideology; it requires moral rightness.”. bit.ly/3QikVMS #MaternityScandal #BirthEthics

If @wesstreeting @Keir_Starmer want higher fertility rates & trust in vaccinations, they need to look at the impact of #maternity services nationally- horrific care at #OxfordUniversityHospitals stopping families from having more children & destroying trust in #healthcare.

The anti-v*x movement and the UK’s natural childbirth ideology have so much in common. Both are fuelled by misinformation, faux feminism, distrust in science, and both have caused catastrophic, avoidable harm to babies and mothers. 🧵

'If you build it, they will come.' - Field of Dreams. What I hoped would happen is starting to happen - gynaecologists & anaesthetists are contacting me to find out about our pathway for hysteroscopy under sedation. The opening is over, and the end game is in sight! @NHSGIRFT

The preventable psychological harm caused to mothers and babies by #OxfordUniversityHospitals by traumatising women in the process of requesting caesareans is a scandal in itself. Such unforgivable long-term consequences. #MaternitySafety #MaternalMentalHealth

Sadly, Birth Trauma was one of the highest Risks for later Incontinence or Prolapse issues that led to the use of synthetic or biological mesh, which then also caused life long harms for some. Prevention of Birth Trauma is better than cure x.com/fibroidnetwork… @MeshCampaign

“As women, we are so often dismissed when it comes to our health.” 🗣 For #FibroidAwarenessMonth, @Lupita_Nyongo recently took to Instagram to call attention to of the condition and share her own experience of living with fibroids. Fibroids are non-cancerous growths that…

Huge thanks to the amazing @masic_uk & @LeighDayHealth for organising a support webinar for the Families Failed by #OxfordUniversityHospitals group. It’ll offer much-needed support & guidance for harmed families in our group. #MaternitySafety #BirthTrauma #OASI