All That Matters

Documenting everything that matters to women in the birth experience.Tweet us your views, speak out for change. Because a healthy baby is not ALL that matters.

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I’m not sure I could go through the indignity, sense of powerlessness and fear all over again. https://t.co/OBEhCTAPTv

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“I felt like the control of my own body was taken away, no one told me what would happen, it left me feeling… https://t.co/8jM3zIkL4V

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I just wanted to be left alone, & I didn’t know I could to say ‘no’ to vaginal exams. https://t.co/IbODnRH35s

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“Compassionate care and respect for a labouring woman’s choices, dignity and privacy ….. they matter.… https://t.co/hkG7bjFm4J

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My list of what mattered to me… https://t.co/6aHDiwMlWq

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Declining a vaginal exam denied me access to the labour ward.… https://t.co/J5IuKSc6hB

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My choices were removed, my distress dismissed, consent & information absent. https://t.co/y2UDUKcduy

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Release the fear of the ‘red-tape.’ https://t.co/jgPaLZB9H2

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I needed more support! https://t.co/uhsUZK1iaN

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From the moment I was diagnosed as diabetic I felt I was no longer in control…. I’m still suffering 3 years later. https://t.co/Ay4iX6nYY3

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It was stressful & distracting to be yelled at when I needed silence. https://t.co/sGNvEpXPs3

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I had to stave-off unnecessary interventions… it was my husband who helped me to change position! https://t.co/2Peelu5JuF

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My post-operative haemorhage still haunts me.. https://t.co/hcroHWNk1Z

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Better outcome mentally if I was treated with dignity, respect & intelligence! https://t.co/yf0yd5FOQn

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I felt the only thing I ‘could’ offer my son was skin to skin & delayed cord clamping.. https://t.co/okjts0ZKk5

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I wish… https://t.co/6XsMJVtQxK

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I was bullied into a decision I was completely against. https://t.co/a3Yj8XzSht

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Not one thing in my birth plan happened https://t.co/e7jR6FdOEJ

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My wishes ignored due to lack of Staff. https://t.co/fZ5SYibcVy

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I knew this was not normal. https://t.co/u3GIKO8tBa