MP Theo Clarke Opens Up About Traumatic Childbirth and Maternal Health Care | Good Morning Britain

[@aa-fw2pw]

When I had my daughter in 2022, I had 3rd degree tearing and needed stitches. I had to wait for over 10 hours before I was taken into surgery because other women needed emergency c-sections first. I hadn't eaten for over 30 hours either, I had had a catheter put in and was numb from the waist down. And I found it quite traumatic. I feel for other women who have had it even worse.

[@GymnastBARBIE]

Wow I’m not alone!

[@maryduffy2036]

My experience when I had my son by cesarean was awful, for multiple reasons. Aftercare was non existent. Just left to your own devices, I wasn't able to lift my son, I ended up blacking out, only then did they intervene

[@tiboregoldberger6817]

In 2023, an estimated 6.3 million children under five died, 2.9 million of them in the WHO African Region. This is equivalent to five children under 5 years of age dying every minute. Two thirds of these deaths can be attributed to preventable causes. A third of all these deaths are in the neonatal period. 0:19

[@JennyAmponsah]

This is one of the many reasons why I don’t have kids and choose not to have them.

[@selmahare]

Same!

[@selmahare]

@@b.e.d.e.m.I believe you! It’s one the more reason why I don’t want to have kids.

[@ichabodcrane9479]

Same. It’s terrifying

[@mariewalmsley6143]

Childbirth isn't pain free ,that said maternity care has gone like everything else.

[@mohamedmagdy4015]

Regarding pregnancy and lactation, the factor of different blood types may be a problem in front of reproduction, general weakness and weak immunity

[@loriolson692]

It is just as bad here in America the Healthcare System I delivered my first child in 99 my second in 2000 and had issues my last I delivered in 2013 and me and him both almost died it was a full-term C-section he was 10 lbs even it took 10 and a half months and three different surgeries for my c-section incision to heal my baby started physical therapy at 3 months occupational therapy at 6 months and speech therapy at a year and a half he had to wear helmets feet and ankle braces it was very dramatic and because of the birth and how they did my c-section I had to have a hysterectomy and I can't have any more children because of how they treated me and the lawyers that I talked to told me I couldn't Sue because I hadn't been medically released yet and they wouldn't do it because the baby is 10 now and I still have issues with my c-section scars

[@beewa8840]

Didn't Theo have any family support throughout the birth and afterwards? I have known people supported, if not by partners, by their mums, sisters, aunties for instance.