Evelien Docherty

Journalist with a focus on maternity issues | Interim CEO & Communications Lead @birth_better

[Evelien Docherty @EvelienDocherty]

@KLM Thank you for getting back to me. Just sent DM.

[Evelien Docherty @EvelienDocherty]

@KLM I need my name changed on my ticket for Monday 4 July. Sent email 30 June but awaiting reply. Lines busy. Please get back to me ASAP.

[Emma Svanberg @dremmasvanberg]

@birthrightsorg are a vital organisation. A dog whistle article in the Times has led to the whole team facing abuse- not only harmful to them but to everyone they’re here to support. Please show them your support if you feel able to

[Evelien Docherty @EvelienDocherty]

Very pleased with extensive coverage from @Independent on this pressing issue we are raising @birth_better https://t.co/NmNEUjS3ay

[Evelien Docherty @EvelienDocherty]

Our latest study @birth_better shows staff are not significantly supported and we fear trauma will skyrocket if we don’t change this. So what should support look like? https://t.co/WdysQNgRTB

[Make Birth Better @birth_better]

Another lockdown. The relentlessness of 2020 continues in 2021. But how are we still not listening? Because maternity staff are shouting for help: "this way of working is alien to what we strive to provide". It's time to #thinkttaumanow. Read more: https://t.co/VKlCzxiTbj

[Dr Jan Smith She/Her @healthyyoultd]

Our research @birth_better showed, we need to act now to support maternity staff, many of whom are on their knees, traumatised & morally injured. Support for their mental wellbeing is essential, not only for them, but for those they support in pregnancy, labour & postnatally.

[Dr Andy Mayers💡 @DrAndyMayers]

Truly moving feedback from staff and carers in this @birth_better survey on impact of Covid-19 on maternity #thinktraumanow. Please share
@healthyyoultd @Mumologist @dr_bjm @PMHPUK @MMHAlliance @unfoldURwings @NCTcharity @iHealthVisiting @MidwivesRCM @RCObsGyn @bestbeginnings

[Evelien Docherty @EvelienDocherty]

Great coverage of our COVID-19 study @birth_better in @Independent https://t.co/0uySmiWH8M

[Evelien Docherty @EvelienDocherty]

Hoe nuttig is zo’n bevalplan nu als ‘in bad met kaarslicht’ eindigt met ‘in het felle schijnsel van de operatielamp’?

Ik schreef over de zin en onzin van het bevalplan voor @VivaMama Nu in de winkel!

[Evelien Docherty @EvelienDocherty]

Te vaak is bevallen een onnodige traumatische ervaring voor de moeder. Ik schreef erover voor @trouw https://t.co/ubTd1oB8R8

[Evelien Docherty @EvelienDocherty]

Het coronavirus zorgt voor stress en angst onder zwangere vrouwen en kraamvrouwen. Een verloskundige, een gynaecoloog en een psycholoog delen hun tips. https://t.co/Eq5b6xTIqy

[Evelien Docherty @EvelienDocherty]

Voor @howaboutmom schreef ik over zwangerschap, bevallen en de kraamtijd tijdens de coronacrisis. Met ervaringen en opstekertjes van (aanstaande) moeders. https://t.co/LqQrgAuYkS

[Dr Jan Smith She/Her @healthyyoultd]

#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek & the focus is #kindness. For all the birth traumatised mums, partners, family members & staff I see, oh how kindness from others could have soothed parts of their experience #KindnessIsKey @birth_better @MuddledDaddy @MarkWilliamsFMH @sheena_byrom

[Evelien Docherty @EvelienDocherty]

A helpful read for anyone in the frontline right now, part of #thinktraumanow campaign @birth_better https://t.co/tb7eM45zrk

[Evelien Docherty @EvelienDocherty]

For all those parents-to-be who need some support at the moment in #coping with the #pandemic please read, part of #thinktraumanow campaign https://t.co/q5yW33hpBT

[Evelien Docherty @EvelienDocherty]

If you care about #pregnant women, #NHS Workers and the challenges they’re facing with #COVID19 please have a look at this campaign we launched today with Make Birth Better https://t.co/pV5uobC2Y0

[Sander de Lange @sanderdelange]

@KLM @MinBZ Help! Nog steeds vast op Sri Lanka met baby! Curfew van kracht. Waar kunnen wij veilig verblijven en hoe komen wij thuis? #COVID #CoronavirusOutbreak #COVID2019 #helpelkaar

[Gerjan de Lange @gerjandelange]

@KLM mijn broer, inmiddels bekend van het @NOS journaal, zit nog steeds vast met baby in Sri Lanka. Hij heeft nog steeds geen vlucht naar huis. Vanwege het tijdsverschil neem ik het van hem over. Graag een DM zodat we dit kunnen oplossen. #help #KLM #COVID #cancelled #gestrand