“What these women so crucially need is properly regulated professional care, support, and compassion – not criminalisation. That is what my amendment would ensure. This is why it has the support of the women’s sector including Mumsnet”

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'We know from our own experience its hard to stop doom scrolling - they make it that way! So how do we expect young children to control that?'

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An incredibly important piece from Hannah Barnes, echoing much of what our users tell us about their experiences of maternity care and birth trauma

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'I made a vegetable lasagne this afternoon and it’s turned out much bigger than intended, with an estimated weight of around two stone' 😂

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'I remember those yoghurt with feet and dracula faces (never allowed them sadly), Glow Worms (always wanted), Polly Pocket and A La Carte Kitchen. I also had the giant square full of crayola crayons because my mum wanted me to be arty...'
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Great to bring together so many women's organisations to discuss how we can collaborate and ensure women's voices are heard in the general election campaign. Watch this space for more updates!

Today is #PurpleDay and we want to show support for this year’s theme of #StampOutSeizures . Today is an opportunity to raise awareness for the 630,000 people in the UK that have epilepsy. For more epilepsy info follow Epilepsy Society

We've heard from countless women who have had horrific experiences of maternity care and we agree with Maternity Safety Alliance, mentioned in Sirin Kale's important article, that maternity services are broken. That's why we're backing their call for an urgent public inquiry.

This response from Rishi Sunak today shows he doesn't understand the breadth and scale of the crisis in maternity services across the country. So let's make it clear: maternity care is failing. Mums and babies are dying because of substandard care. We need a #MaternityInquiry

📢 We've heard from three more Councils that have published their parental leave policies in response to our campaign - big thanks to Liverpool City Council, Cotswold District Council and Enfield Council for taking action 👏

Single parent and Gingerbread CEO, Victoria Benson explains why #SingleParentsDay is a day to celebrate: orlo.uk/yiyLI

Happy #SingleParentsDay ! The overwhelming majority of single parents are women, and we know that they are even more likely than women in two parent families to use Mumsnet for support and friendship. 25,000 users a month visit our dedicated Lone Parents board.

Our amazing #VODWFutureVoices spokesperson Noani has published a new guest post today on Mumsnet about her experiences as a migrant domestic worker in the UK — read her story here The Voice of Domestic Workers mumsnet.com/talk/guest_pos…