Maternity Action
works to end inequality and promote the health and well-being of all pregnant women, their partners and children from before
conception through to the child's early years.
Maternity Action currently
has places available on RCM-accredited courses for midwives, 'Improving Care for Refugees and Asylum Seekers which are
taking place on Central London in January and February. Please see our Maternity Action Training website for further details.
Maternity Action is delighted
that the UK Border Agency has now extended the timeframes for asylum seeking women to apply for maternity grants. Women in receipt of Section 95 support can now apply from eight weeks before the birth until six weeks after the birth,
rather than four weeks before and two weeks after. This will mean fewer women miss out on this important support.
Maternity Action is continuing to campaign for improvement in support for asylum seeking women.
The Women's Health and Equality Consortium (WHEC) is inviting women's organisations working in health and social care to join their network. Maternity Action
is one of the seven consortium partners and actively supports WHEC's work to increase the voice of women and girls within Government
and strengthen capacity of the sector.
Maternity Action has launched an affiliation programme for trade unions. Ask your union to join up and support our campaign to improve the lives of pregnant women, new mothers and their families.
Did you give birth at the University College London Hospital or the Royal Free Maternity Hospital?
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