Spotlight on Consent

​Most people have heard of consent but what does it really mean? When it comes to pregnancy and birth do you know your rights? I hear the phrase “ I wasn’t allowed” or “ I wanted to give birth here but was told I had to have XYZ so I had to be in hospital” a lot, women being told what they can or cannot do and often feeling like things are done to them and they have to passively accept “what is best for them and their baby”. 

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