
In her lecture for International Women’s Day Mary Nolan looked at key aspects of women’s experience of birth across the globe in 2023.
She asked:
What is women’s experience of giving birth like?
Is giving birth safer than it was at the start of the millennium?
Would more caesarean sections make birth safer?
Is helping women to breastfeed still important?

Mary Nolan is Emerita Professor of Perinatal Education, University of Worcester,
If you would like a copy of her lecture slides, please email yorkwomensvoices@gmail.com