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Not sure what to support out of the options presented but does anyone agree that this is a superb topic to campaign on?

I think it could make a real difference to women’s lives and the “ways of being” still open after childbirth.

So often I thought as a child of the dads being the ones who would play ball/run with us and the mums being much more still and kind of standing around. Now I wonder whether my mum and/or auntie may have had unresolved injuries.

I also think some of my friends have injuries I don’t know about.

Just place marking to come back to this tomorrow.

This is such an important campaign.
I have been horrified at the number of women who have suffered catastrophic birth injuries who have been subsequently ignored by the NHS. Not to mention the vaginal mesh scandal.
These results are dreadful:
www.mumsnet.com/campaigns/better-postnatal-care/the-long-term-impact-of-birth-injuries

Good for MNHQ for prioritising this.

I think we need to start right at the beginning with this. Start with birth choices, informed consent, realistic expectations and having women feel listened to and in control. Those would have had a huge impact on me post birth in terms of my mental health.

I never had a 6 week check as only the male GP was doing them at my practice. Got my DC checked obviously, but I was declined a female as none were doing 6 week checks. 6 weeks post partum after a messy instrumental delivery and no service i could access to be physically checked.

Sadly, with the cuts we're going to end up with less choice, less support and fewer opportunities for women to say "this isn't right".

Agree with Plower. I had a male GP, despite requesting a female, for my 6 week check (also after a messy, emergency, instrumental delivery and massive PPH and transfusion) and he completely misdiagnosed me following a (very painful, pointless) internal. I had a birth injury. He missed it.

Doctors need better training, and women need to be taken more seriously when they say they aren't right. There is almost an attitude of women deserving what they get because they chose to have a baby.

Yy. It's absolutely unlike any other area of health care in the 'well it's meant to hurt' attitude and the complete refusal to acknowledge the need for aftercare, rest or recuperation following injury or even major surgery. It's really quite astonishing.

And don't get me started on peri- and post-natal mh provision.