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Maternal death rate in UK rose by 20% over 14 years despite Tory pledge
7+ hour, 11+ min ago (660+ words) Experts describe increase as "absolute tragedy" after data shows rate jumped despite Conservatives vowing to halve it The rate of women dying during or soon after pregnancy in the UK has increased by 20% over the last decade, despite the Conservatives…...
The Birth Keepers: death plan – episode six - podcast
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (153+ words) A backlash against FBS grows and Emilee and Yolande respond to the growing crisis. This is episode six of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy OsborneThe Guardian is able to do this kind of work because…...
The Birth Keepers: FBS goes global – episode five - podcast
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (115+ words) Emilee and Yolande had grown an ideology and seeded it globally " a reach investigative reporters Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne could not have fathomed when they started reporting on the story. They set out to see just how far FBS…...
The Birth Keepers: Growing an empire – episode four - podcast
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (123+ words) Within months of the death of Lorren's baby, Journey Moon, and the public backlash against the Free Birth Society that followed, Emilee Saldaya took the FBS membership private, turning the business into a global multimillion dollar empire. This is episode…...
The Birth Keepers: Journey Moon – episode three - podcast
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (110+ words) When Lorren Holliday got pregnant in 2018, she joined Emilee Saldaya's Facebook group and quickly became hooked on the Free Birth Society podcasts. It was a decision that led to tragedy. This is episode three of a year-long investigation by Guardian…...
The Birth Keepers episode one: I choose this - podcast
1+ week, 1+ day ago (121+ words) The Free Birth Society was selling pregnant women a simple message. They could exit the medical system and take back their power " by free birthing. But Nicole Garrison believes she nearly lost her life to FBS ideology. This is episode…...
The Birth Keepers: Death plan – episode six
1+ week, 4+ day ago (154+ words) A backlash against the Free Birth Society intensifies and Emilee and Yolande respond to the crisis. This is episode six of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy OsborneThe Guardian is able to do this kind of…...
The Birth Keepers: FBS goes global – episode five
1+ week, 5+ day ago (110+ words) Emilee and Yolande had created an ideology and then seeded it globally " a reach Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne could not have fathomed when they began reporting on the story. They set out to trace just how far FBS has…...
The first of my friends is having a baby and it makes me feel pressured. How do I reframe this?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (363+ words) Big life questions tend to squeeze us at this time of year, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, but a baby is a person not a symbol Read more Leading questions I'm turning 29 soon and the first of my friends is…...
The Birth Keepers: Building an empire – episode four
1+ week, 6+ day ago (120+ words) Within months of the death of Lorren's baby, Journey Moon, and the public backlash against the Free Birth Society (FBS) that followed, Emilee Saldaya took FBS membership private, turning the business into a global multimillion-dollar empire. This is episode four…...