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Glasgow charity honoured for supporting vulnerable mothers

A Glasgow charity has beaten more than 500 other contenders across the UK to clinch a prestigious national award. ....

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Woman who was wrongly convicted of arson told to abort her baby in prison

Annette Hewins was pregnant while held on remand at Eastwood Park prison in 1996, awaiting trial for a crime she didn’t commit. She spent three years behind bars ....

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Assaults in women's prisons triple in a decade to hit record high, with more violence than men's jails

‘Broken system is letting women down at every turn,’ experts warn ....

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Deaths of women in childbirth hits highest level in two decades amid string of scandals as experts warn failures now span 'the entire maternity system'

An independent review into maternity deaths showed 293 women died during pregnancy and within six weeks of giving birth between 2020 and 2022. ....

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'She was calling for help, but nobody believed she was in labour': the dangers of giving birth in prison

When a woman goes into labour, knowing that she can reach a hospital or midwife as swiftly as possible becomes paramount. It’s a process that becomes more complicated if you are in prison. ....

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