Join Birthrights for an introduction to human rights law, how it applies during pregnancy and childbirth, and how it can be used as a tool to advocate for safe, respectful, individualised care.

Are you a birth worker, doula, childbirth educator, or a peer supporter working with or providing support to pregnant women and birthing people? Do you want to learn more about what human rights are, where they come from and how they apply in maternity care? If so, this training session is for you!

By the end of the session you will be able to answer questions such as:

How can human rights support us to advocate for safe and personalised care?
What really is informed consent and what does it look like?
How can we use human rights to challenge embedded and harmful ways of practice?

We will examine maternity practices that violate human rights and consider what a human rights centred maternity service looks like. The session will provide those supporting pregnant women and birthing people with guidance on how to raise concerns and what resources are available.

I f you work for an organisation that supports women and pregnant people and think your whole team might benefit from this introductory session, do get in touch at training@birthrights.org.uk to discuss what a tailored session for your organisation might look like.

A note for healthcare professionals interested in this event: We welcome all those working in the maternity setting at this event, however our training for healthcare professionals is most valuable when undertaken in teams in a hospital setting and tailored for for a healthcare professional audience. If you are a healthcare professional and want to find out more about Birthrights training for staff, please get in touch directly with our Training team to find out more: training@birthrights.org.uk.

We also have an upcoming training session that individual healthcare professionals care book on to on July 2nd. Please click here for more info: Human Rights in Maternity Care:an introduction for healthcare professionals Tickets, Wed 2 Jul 2025 at 10:30 | Eventbrite

What people say about our training:

"The whole session was amazingly put together and presented. Every single aspect was thought provoking and helped give a better understanding on birthrights." - Doula who attended Birthrights Training in 2025

"I enjoyed how informative and digestible it was. The facilitators were so knowledgeable and truly understood the context of the maternity space." - Birth Sector Charity Director who attended Birthrights Training in 2024

The training session will be held on Zoom. Following the session, participants receive an attendance certificate, a pdf of the slides used and links to resources referred to in the session. Please contact the Training team on training@birthrights.org.uk if you have any questions.

There are 25 places available on this event. If the event is sold out, you will be added to the waitlist to be contacted for future events.

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