Theo Clarke launches Global Birth Trauma Alliance

Theo Clarke portrait

Ms Clarke is delighted to announce the launch of her Global Birth Trauma Alliance.

Ms Clarke stated: "Today I am launching the new Global Birth Trauma Alliance to campaign for change to improve maternity care in the UK and around the world. We need a #MeToo movement for birth trauma. I call on the new Labour Government to implement in full the recommendations of the cross party Birth Trauma Inquiry report and I look forward to hearing formally from the Health Secretary and my request to meet."

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