BirthWise campaigning & public reports

A key part of the BirthWise mission is our aim to “provide support and be the voice for parents and families”.

We aim to campaign for continuous improvements in maternity care and other relevant services our campaigning, reports and service anlysis we complete can be found below.

2023 Survey

For births in Northern Ireland between 2019 & 2023. Complete our survey about antenatal, induction, birth, postnatal, infant feeding and COVID-19 experiences of maternity services in Northern Ireland since 2019.

Past Surveys and Reports

Name Download Description Published
Giving birth in Northern Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic Download (1.2mb) BirthWise have carried out a short survey regarding growing frustration that restrictions throughout maternity services have remained so stringent. 29/06/2020
BirthWise Maternity Survey Download (3.2mb) The BirthWise survey aimed to gather crucial information on the state of current practice in maternity care. 27/09/2019
BirthWise Maternity Survey Infographic Download (2mb) An Infographic from the results of the 2019 BirthWise survey into the state of the current practice in maternity care. 27/09/2019
BirthWise Maternity Survey Executive Summary Download (0.5mb) The key aim of the survey was to explore the views and experiences of women accessing maternity care in Northern Ireland. 27/09/2019
BirthWise Maternity Survey Recommendations Download (0.2mb) Throughout the survey, we made recommendations for maternity services in Northern Ireland. 27/09/2019
BirthWise Maternity Survey Recommendations Infographic Download (0.5mb) An infographic depicting the recommendation we made for maternity services in Northern Ireland. 27/09/2019