Rebecca Matthews
@rebeccamatthewspsy.bsky.social
Sr Lecturer in Educ & Child Development. PhD Psychology student. Former primary teacher. Mum of 2. Interests- #birthtrauma, #maternitysafety, #ReproEthics, child development, parenting, BCYP mental health, education & learning. Opinions own.
I’ve known Gothami for years now, having originally spoken to her in 2021 when I spoke to over 50 women denied caesarean births by @ouhospitals.bsky.social. Her experience will always stick with me. Their unethical ban on caesareans is a huge scandal. #OxfordUniversityHospitals #MaternityScandal
A joint report by @hannahsbee.bsky.social &
@channel4news.bsky.social on maternity services at the JR in Oxford. 'I wanted to make a will,' Gothami says. 'I thought I’d die.'
'I did as a last resort this to protect my reputation, my livelihood & my patients.' www.channel4.com/news/exclusi...
@channel4news.bsky.social on maternity services at the JR in Oxford. 'I wanted to make a will,' Gothami says. 'I thought I’d die.'
'I did as a last resort this to protect my reputation, my livelihood & my patients.' www.channel4.com/news/exclusi...
November 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I’ve known Gothami for years now, having originally spoken to her in 2021 when I spoke to over 50 women denied caesarean births by @ouhospitals.bsky.social. Her experience will always stick with me. Their unethical ban on caesareans is a huge scandal. #OxfordUniversityHospitals #MaternityScandal
Reposted by Rebecca Matthews
A joint report by @hannahsbee.bsky.social &
@channel4news.bsky.social on maternity services at the JR in Oxford. 'I wanted to make a will,' Gothami says. 'I thought I’d die.'
'I did as a last resort this to protect my reputation, my livelihood & my patients.' www.channel4.com/news/exclusi...
@channel4news.bsky.social on maternity services at the JR in Oxford. 'I wanted to make a will,' Gothami says. 'I thought I’d die.'
'I did as a last resort this to protect my reputation, my livelihood & my patients.' www.channel4.com/news/exclusi...
November 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
A joint report by @hannahsbee.bsky.social &
@channel4news.bsky.social on maternity services at the JR in Oxford. 'I wanted to make a will,' Gothami says. 'I thought I’d die.'
'I did as a last resort this to protect my reputation, my livelihood & my patients.' www.channel4.com/news/exclusi...
@channel4news.bsky.social on maternity services at the JR in Oxford. 'I wanted to make a will,' Gothami says. 'I thought I’d die.'
'I did as a last resort this to protect my reputation, my livelihood & my patients.' www.channel4.com/news/exclusi...
But we have to ask what was the point of this question- the answer was simply that Lammy is pals with Amos 🤷♀️. Are #Oxfordshire families reassured that babies will stop dying preventable deaths? No. Please take genuine action urgently. #OxfordUniversityHospitals #MaternityScandal
At PMQs today I raised the inclusion of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust in the rapid review of maternity and neonatal services.
Reports from The New Statesman and Channel 4 show serious failings — the Govt must ensure Baroness Amos’s review leads to real change, not a whitewash.
Reports from The New Statesman and Channel 4 show serious failings — the Govt must ensure Baroness Amos’s review leads to real change, not a whitewash.
November 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
But we have to ask what was the point of this question- the answer was simply that Lammy is pals with Amos 🤷♀️. Are #Oxfordshire families reassured that babies will stop dying preventable deaths? No. Please take genuine action urgently. #OxfordUniversityHospitals #MaternityScandal
Reposted by Rebecca Matthews
The recording of people without their consent has serious ethical and legal implications; and I also have to wonder why anyone associated with a health trust would attend a meeting of grieving parents?
Such actions would appear to cross the line when it comes to gathering data without permission.
Such actions would appear to cross the line when it comes to gathering data without permission.
Exclusive: Maternity scandal at one of the UK’s most prestigious NHS hospitals.
Read our latest newsletter by Health and Social Care Editor @vsmacdonald.bsky.social on a joint Channel 4 News and New Statesman investigation into Oxford University NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust.
Read our latest newsletter by Health and Social Care Editor @vsmacdonald.bsky.social on a joint Channel 4 News and New Statesman investigation into Oxford University NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust.
Exclusive: Maternity scandal at one of the UK’s most prestigious NHS hospitals
Joint Channel 4 News and New Statesman investigation reveals shocking allegations against Oxford University NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, writes Health and Social Care Editor Victoria Macdonald.
channel4news.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The recording of people without their consent has serious ethical and legal implications; and I also have to wonder why anyone associated with a health trust would attend a meeting of grieving parents?
Such actions would appear to cross the line when it comes to gathering data without permission.
Such actions would appear to cross the line when it comes to gathering data without permission.
Reposted by Rebecca Matthews
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia
Linguistic manoeuvres: obstetric violence camouflages harm and loss of consent from birth
✍️ Harsha Ananthram, Liz Sutton, Rebecca Matthews, Nadine Montgomery, James Titcombe and Ajay Rane
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Linguistic manoeuvres: obstetric violence camouflages harm and loss of consent from birth
✍️ Harsha Ananthram, Liz Sutton, Rebecca Matthews, Nadine Montgomery, James Titcombe and Ajay Rane
buff.ly/wnbz9Ms
October 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia
Linguistic manoeuvres: obstetric violence camouflages harm and loss of consent from birth
✍️ Harsha Ananthram, Liz Sutton, Rebecca Matthews, Nadine Montgomery, James Titcombe and Ajay Rane
buff.ly/wnbz9Ms
Linguistic manoeuvres: obstetric violence camouflages harm and loss of consent from birth
✍️ Harsha Ananthram, Liz Sutton, Rebecca Matthews, Nadine Montgomery, James Titcombe and Ajay Rane
buff.ly/wnbz9Ms
Do have a read of our latest article about how the term #ObstetricViolence camouflages the harm caused by the promotion of #normalbirth & undermines #InformedConsent in the process.
Very important read given the UK’s national maternity & neonatal investigation.
#MaternitySafety
Very important read given the UK’s national maternity & neonatal investigation.
#MaternitySafety
October 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Do have a read of our latest article about how the term #ObstetricViolence camouflages the harm caused by the promotion of #normalbirth & undermines #InformedConsent in the process.
Very important read given the UK’s national maternity & neonatal investigation.
#MaternitySafety
Very important read given the UK’s national maternity & neonatal investigation.
#MaternitySafety
🚨 BREAKING: Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) has been named as one of the NHS Trusts included in the National Rapid Review of Maternity Services, led by Baroness @ValerieAmos.
This comes after 15 months of active campaigning by our group, & 7y personal campaigning.
www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
This comes after 15 months of active campaigning by our group, & 7y personal campaigning.
www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services | Maternity care failings in Oxfordshire
Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services is a campaign calling for an independent inquiry into maternity care at Oxford University Hospitals.
www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
September 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) has been named as one of the NHS Trusts included in the National Rapid Review of Maternity Services, led by Baroness @ValerieAmos.
This comes after 15 months of active campaigning by our group, & 7y personal campaigning.
www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
This comes after 15 months of active campaigning by our group, & 7y personal campaigning.
www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
Reposted by Rebecca Matthews
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia
Linguistic manoeuvres: obstetric violence camouflages harm and loss of consent from birth
✍️ Harsha Ananthram, Liz Sutton, Rebecca Matthews, Nadine Montgomery, James Titcombe and Ajay Rane
buff.ly/z0tje8w
Linguistic manoeuvres: obstetric violence camouflages harm and loss of consent from birth
✍️ Harsha Ananthram, Liz Sutton, Rebecca Matthews, Nadine Montgomery, James Titcombe and Ajay Rane
buff.ly/z0tje8w
September 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
🔔 NEW in the Medical Journal of Australia
Linguistic manoeuvres: obstetric violence camouflages harm and loss of consent from birth
✍️ Harsha Ananthram, Liz Sutton, Rebecca Matthews, Nadine Montgomery, James Titcombe and Ajay Rane
buff.ly/z0tje8w
Linguistic manoeuvres: obstetric violence camouflages harm and loss of consent from birth
✍️ Harsha Ananthram, Liz Sutton, Rebecca Matthews, Nadine Montgomery, James Titcombe and Ajay Rane
buff.ly/z0tje8w
So glad that Oxfordshire families have finally been included in the meetings with Baroness Amos. Tonight we felt listened to and as though national change may finally happen. More Oxfordshire families will be attending tomorrow. Www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services | Maternity care failings in Oxfordshire
Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services is a campaign calling for an independent inquiry into maternity care at Oxford University Hospitals.
Www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
September 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
So glad that Oxfordshire families have finally been included in the meetings with Baroness Amos. Tonight we felt listened to and as though national change may finally happen. More Oxfordshire families will be attending tomorrow. Www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
🚨 New Perspectives article in @mja.com.au 🚨
“Linguistic manoeuvres: obstetric violence camouflages harm and loss of consent from birth”
By Dr. Harsha Ananthram @believemeithurt.bsky.social Nadine Montgomery @jamestitcombe.bsky.social Prof. Ajay Rane & 🙋♀️
➡️ doi.org/10.5694/mja2.70045
“Linguistic manoeuvres: obstetric violence camouflages harm and loss of consent from birth”
By Dr. Harsha Ananthram @believemeithurt.bsky.social Nadine Montgomery @jamestitcombe.bsky.social Prof. Ajay Rane & 🙋♀️
➡️ doi.org/10.5694/mja2.70045
September 8, 2025 at 11:41 AM
🚨 New Perspectives article in @mja.com.au 🚨
“Linguistic manoeuvres: obstetric violence camouflages harm and loss of consent from birth”
By Dr. Harsha Ananthram @believemeithurt.bsky.social Nadine Montgomery @jamestitcombe.bsky.social Prof. Ajay Rane & 🙋♀️
➡️ doi.org/10.5694/mja2.70045
“Linguistic manoeuvres: obstetric violence camouflages harm and loss of consent from birth”
By Dr. Harsha Ananthram @believemeithurt.bsky.social Nadine Montgomery @jamestitcombe.bsky.social Prof. Ajay Rane & 🙋♀️
➡️ doi.org/10.5694/mja2.70045
July ‘24 I complained to @ox.ac.uk re the use of patient data collected via MNVP FB survey w/o ethical approval or patient consent by academics, #OxfordUniversityHospitals staff & the MNVP (funded by NHS BOB ICB)- jme.bmj.com/content/51/5/j…
Oxford University said no issues…🤷♀️
#ClinicalEthicscs
Oxford University said no issues…🤷♀️
#ClinicalEthicscs
August 31, 2025 at 11:11 AM
July ‘24 I complained to @ox.ac.uk re the use of patient data collected via MNVP FB survey w/o ethical approval or patient consent by academics, #OxfordUniversityHospitals staff & the MNVP (funded by NHS BOB ICB)- jme.bmj.com/content/51/5/j…
Oxford University said no issues…🤷♀️
#ClinicalEthicscs
Oxford University said no issues…🤷♀️
#ClinicalEthicscs
And yet while women are ignored & not listened to by maternity staff at OUH, their data is used for research projects, & they are suddenly of interest when the harm they experienced can be ‘showcased’ in medical journals.
#Clinicalethics?
familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
#HealthPsychology #ReproEthics
#Clinicalethics?
familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
#HealthPsychology #ReproEthics
August 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
And yet while women are ignored & not listened to by maternity staff at OUH, their data is used for research projects, & they are suddenly of interest when the harm they experienced can be ‘showcased’ in medical journals.
#Clinicalethics?
familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
#HealthPsychology #ReproEthics
#Clinicalethics?
familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
#HealthPsychology #ReproEthics
Reposted by Rebecca Matthews
Previous research has suggested that 4-5% of women develop postnatal PTSD. This latest study from Professor Susan Ayers shows a rate of 5.9% - or about 35,000 women a year. Worryingly high. www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
www.tandfonline.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Previous research has suggested that 4-5% of women develop postnatal PTSD. This latest study from Professor Susan Ayers shows a rate of 5.9% - or about 35,000 women a year. Worryingly high. www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
After presenting my first paper at SRIP, next up is my second paper at @bsaecf.bsky.social @bsa-medsoc.bsky.social in a fortnight-
“From Expectation to Betrayal: Unmet Birth Expectations & the Interpersonal Roots of Trauma.”
#BirthTrauma #PerinatalPsychology #MedicalSociology
“From Expectation to Betrayal: Unmet Birth Expectations & the Interpersonal Roots of Trauma.”
#BirthTrauma #PerinatalPsychology #MedicalSociology
August 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM
After presenting my first paper at SRIP, next up is my second paper at @bsaecf.bsky.social @bsa-medsoc.bsky.social in a fortnight-
“From Expectation to Betrayal: Unmet Birth Expectations & the Interpersonal Roots of Trauma.”
#BirthTrauma #PerinatalPsychology #MedicalSociology
“From Expectation to Betrayal: Unmet Birth Expectations & the Interpersonal Roots of Trauma.”
#BirthTrauma #PerinatalPsychology #MedicalSociology
Conference season is coming to an end but there’s still time to print @ginnybraun.bsky.social & @vicclarke.bsky.social’s #ReflexiveThematicAnalysis Bingo from @sagepub.com:
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August 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Conference season is coming to an end but there’s still time to print @ginnybraun.bsky.social & @vicclarke.bsky.social’s #ReflexiveThematicAnalysis Bingo from @sagepub.com:
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A must-have for ever#Qualitativeve researcher#DoingQualal
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A must-have for ever#Qualitativeve researcher#DoingQualal
Seeing lots of posts about Odent- let’s not forget that he thought children born by caesarean birth were born with an “impaired capacity to love” & even checked the CS rates in countries to see if it was safe to go out at night…
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And we wonder why caesarean shame exists…
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And we wonder why caesarean shame exists…
August 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Seeing lots of posts about Odent- let’s not forget that he thought children born by caesarean birth were born with an “impaired capacity to love” & even checked the CS rates in countries to see if it was safe to go out at night…
👀
And we wonder why caesarean shame exists…
👀
And we wonder why caesarean shame exists…
Really enjoyed presenting my PhD research “Intensive Birthing Ideology and Maternal Self-Discrepancy: Understanding the psychological impact of unmet birth expectations” at the @thesrip.bsky.social Conference today. Many interesting conversations afterwards. #SRIP2025 #PerinatalPsychology
August 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Really enjoyed presenting my PhD research “Intensive Birthing Ideology and Maternal Self-Discrepancy: Understanding the psychological impact of unmet birth expectations” at the @thesrip.bsky.social Conference today. Many interesting conversations afterwards. #SRIP2025 #PerinatalPsychology
🚨 SIX HUNDRED HARMED FAMILIES 🚨
100 testimonials shared to our website 😢
www.familiesfailedbyouh.co.uk/your-experie... How has this level of harm been allowed to continue? @carequalitycomm.bsky.social @gmcuk.bsky.social @nhsengland.bsky.social
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
100 testimonials shared to our website 😢
www.familiesfailedbyouh.co.uk/your-experie... How has this level of harm been allowed to continue? @carequalitycomm.bsky.social @gmcuk.bsky.social @nhsengland.bsky.social
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🚨 SIX HUNDRED HARMED FAMILIES 🚨
100 testimonials shared to our website 😢
www.familiesfailedbyouh.co.uk/your-experie... How has this level of harm been allowed to continue? @carequalitycomm.bsky.social @gmcuk.bsky.social @nhsengland.bsky.social
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
100 testimonials shared to our website 😢
www.familiesfailedbyouh.co.uk/your-experie... How has this level of harm been allowed to continue? @carequalitycomm.bsky.social @gmcuk.bsky.social @nhsengland.bsky.social
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
Let’s not forget even our own Oxfordshire MPs have not listened- even in the face of awareness of repeated preventable harm. This was @laylamoran.bsky.social via BBC in April. Layla hasn’t once engaged with our group. @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social @eddavey.libdems.org.uk familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
August 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Let’s not forget even our own Oxfordshire MPs have not listened- even in the face of awareness of repeated preventable harm. This was @laylamoran.bsky.social via BBC in April. Layla hasn’t once engaged with our group. @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social @eddavey.libdems.org.uk familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
Our group of 550 harmed families are outraged by this response from @ouhospitals.bsky.social. Ticks so many #DARVO and reputational management PR boxes.
We don’t want a roof garden, we want accountability. www.itv.com/news/meridia...
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social
We don’t want a roof garden, we want accountability. www.itv.com/news/meridia...
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social
www.itv.com
August 21, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Our group of 550 harmed families are outraged by this response from @ouhospitals.bsky.social. Ticks so many #DARVO and reputational management PR boxes.
We don’t want a roof garden, we want accountability. www.itv.com/news/meridia...
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social
We don’t want a roof garden, we want accountability. www.itv.com/news/meridia...
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social
In April OUH held rapid review as an attempt to exit MSSP…NHSE @gmcuk.bsky.social NMC @carequalitycomm.bsky.social MNVP all there. All stated NO CONCERNS. @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social in touch with CNO prior to this. No-one contacted our group. Regulators failed us.
familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services | Maternity care failings in Oxfordshire
Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services is a campaign calling for an independent inquiry into maternity care at Oxford University Hospitals.
familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
August 21, 2025 at 10:19 AM
In April OUH held rapid review as an attempt to exit MSSP…NHSE @gmcuk.bsky.social NMC @carequalitycomm.bsky.social MNVP all there. All stated NO CONCERNS. @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social in touch with CNO prior to this. No-one contacted our group. Regulators failed us.
familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk
#OxfordUniversityHospitals has to be included as one of the Trusts in the national maternity review @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social. Listen to the experiences being shared, & read the family testimonials at www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk #MaternitySafety #BirthTrauma
See all of the latest news about the Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services campaign, including an ITVX mini-doc about the harm & our concerns about #MaternitySafety via our website.
familiesfailedbyouh.co.uk/latest-news
#MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #BirthTrauma #OxfordUniversityHospitals
familiesfailedbyouh.co.uk/latest-news
#MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #BirthTrauma #OxfordUniversityHospitals
August 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#OxfordUniversityHospitals has to be included as one of the Trusts in the national maternity review @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social. Listen to the experiences being shared, & read the family testimonials at www.familiesfailedbyOUH.co.uk #MaternitySafety #BirthTrauma
See all of the latest news about the Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services campaign, including an ITVX mini-doc about the harm & our concerns about #MaternitySafety via our website.
familiesfailedbyouh.co.uk/latest-news
#MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #BirthTrauma #OxfordUniversityHospitals
familiesfailedbyouh.co.uk/latest-news
#MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #BirthTrauma #OxfordUniversityHospitals
August 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
See all of the latest news about the Families Failed by OUH Maternity Services campaign, including an ITVX mini-doc about the harm & our concerns about #MaternitySafety via our website.
familiesfailedbyouh.co.uk/latest-news
#MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #BirthTrauma #OxfordUniversityHospitals
familiesfailedbyouh.co.uk/latest-news
#MakeOxfordshireMaternitySafe #BirthTrauma #OxfordUniversityHospitals
Reposted by Rebecca Matthews
This is an important consultation to complete on planned caesarean births in the UK. Deadline 21 Aug 25
www.rcog.org.uk/guidance/gui...
www.rcog.org.uk/guidance/gui...
Guidance consultation documents | RCOG
www.rcog.org.uk
August 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
This is an important consultation to complete on planned caesarean births in the UK. Deadline 21 Aug 25
www.rcog.org.uk/guidance/gui...
www.rcog.org.uk/guidance/gui...