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12 Nov, 7 tweets, 2 min read
With partners @irwinmitchell, we have today taken legal action on Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board's visiting restrictions, which currently include the exclusions of birth partners from inpatient antenatal and postnatal wards, and from outpatient appointments and...
any nonroutine scans. This letter follows on from our first to Cwm Taf in September after they made visiting restrictions more stringent in response to rising COVID-19 cases. However the restrictions are is in stark contrast with the restrictions in other areas of society...
... and indeed its neighbouring health board. Wales is currently at alert level 0. There is now significant evidence about the adverse impact of visiting restrictions during the pandemic...
most notably by health economist Rachel Hunter, about the mental health cost of visiting restrictions on pregnant women/birthing people. birthrights.org.uk/2021/07/27/cov…
Read the letter ⬇️birthrights.org.uk/2021/11/12/bir…
If you are affected by the situation in Cwm Taf or indeed other areas of Wales please do get in contact with us at advice@birthrights.org.uk
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This bleak picture shown in the new @mbrrace report has not changed in over a decade.

We remain deeply concerned that Black and Brown people’s basic human rights to safety, dignity and equality in pregnancy and childbirth are not being protected, respected or upheld.
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Important blog from @joocloo @bmj_latest about democratising research with diverse communities during the Covid-19 pandemic & sharing issues raised by diverse groups about the impacts they are experiencing incl in maternity care & by black and minority ethnic groups(1/6)
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