women with visible and invisible disabilities
On Saturday 13 May 2023, we took part in the Oxytocin Collective Care conference which aims to “bring together art, performance and health care to investigate current debates in birth and motherhood/parenting”. Along with other disabled mothers, Tracey Norton from the Disabled Mothers’ Rights Campaign spoke on the panel “Exploring the experiences of deaf and … Read more
Shared from the Canary 3 March 2023 — part three of three reports by Steve Topple — thank you! This is the final article in a three-part series looking at adoption in the UK in relation to mothers and caregivers. Part one, which you can read here, looked at how forced adoption is not a thing of the past … Read more
Shared from the Canary 2 March 2023 — part two of three reports by Steve Topple — thank you! This is the second in a three-part series looking at adoption in the UK in relation to mothers and caregivers. Part one, which you can read here, looked at how forced adoption is not a thing of the past – … Read more
Shared from the Canary 1 March 2023 — part one of three reports by Steve Topple — thank you! A protest just highlighted how adoption is the state-sanctioned, forcible removal of children from marginalised women This is the first in a three-part series looking at adoption in the UK, focusing on marginalised mothers and caregivers. The … Read more
by Jean Eveleigh “My case started in 2002 when I found out I was pregnant after being told I wouldn’t be able to conceive naturally. I was disabled and alone and didn’t know how I would manage. At my very first midwifery appointment I was asked if I would like a social worker. Being diagnosed … Read more
“Staff are quick to judge. Like with me before, going to hospital — after my baby was born. They wouldn’t let me go home. The staff wouldn’t let me go home. My baby was crying, and I said to them, ‘No, it’s not like this at home, we have an alarm at home, and that … Read more