7 October 2024

Twins Trust has been part of a coalition of 13 leading pregnancy, birth and early parenting charities who have given evidence to the Covid-19 Inquiry, exposing the significant impact that poor management of maternity and neonatal services had on families during the pandemic. 

 
The organisations (full list available below) are collectively acting as a core participant to the inquiry, to represent the voices of the hundreds of thousands of new parents and families who experienced pregnancy and new parenthood, including neonatal admission, miscarriage and baby loss, across the UK during the pandemic.  
 
The charities will seek to highlight the experiences of these families, including families with multiples, whose needs were consistently overlooked in critical healthcare decisions, and the impact this has had on them and their babies. 
 
Jenny Ward, Chief Executive of The Lullaby Trust, is representing the 13 charities giving evidence to the inquiry. She said: “We have worked as a group of charities to shed light on the experiences of the pregnant women, new parents and families we supported during the pandemic, and the impact on them of decisions made about maternity and neonatal care during this period.  
 
“These are difficult experiences to hear, but we must do so in order to learn from mistakes made during the pandemic and ensure pregnant women, new parents and their babies are never again failed as they were during Covid-19". 
 
The other charities presenting evidence to the inquiry are:   
Aching Arms, Baby Lifeline, Bliss, The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust, Group B Strep Support, ICP Support, The Lullaby Trust, The Miscarriage Association, NCT (National Childbirth Trust), Pelvic Partnership, Pregnancy Sickness Support and Tommy’s.