Statement from Theo Clarke on Baroness Amos’s recommendation for a national maternity and neonatal commissioner. 30th June 2026 Statement from Theo Clarke, former MP and Chair of UK Birth Trauma Inquiry, on Baroness Amos’s recommendation for a national maternity and neonatal commissioner... Articles
Theo Clarke: We must appoint a maternity commissioner, or risk the deaths of hundreds more mothers and babies 29th June 2026 We must appoint a maternity commissioner, or risk the deaths of hundreds more mothers and babies The Ockenden report – and my own experience of birth trauma –... Articles
End NHS failings with maternity commissioner, ministers told by Theo Clarke 28th June 2026 End NHS failings with maternity commissioner, ministers told Donna Ockenden, who published the report on healthcare failings in Nottingham, has been suggested... Articles
Theo Launches Parliamentary Petition with Louise Thompson for Maternity Commissioner 9th January 2026 As mothers affected by birth trauma, we believe the government should appoint a Maternity Commissioner to improve maternity care for mums and babies and help... Articles
Breaking the Taboo shortlisted for Westminster Book Awards 1st January 2026 Theo Clarke's bestseling memoir 'Breaking the Taboo' has been shortlisted for Non-Fiction book of the year at the Westminster Book Awards. The Booksellers... Articles
BOOK TOUR: Theo to speak about improving maternity care in London 30th December 2025 Theo Clarke was the Member of Parliament for Stafford. She chaired the first parliamentary inquiry into birth trauma in British history and previously set up... Articles
Breaking the Taboo series 3, episode 8 6th November 2025 This week our host, former MP and Chair of the UK Birth Trauma Inquiry in Parliament, Theo Clarke, is joined by Hannah Barnes, Investigations Editor at the New... Articles
Apply to join Breaking the Taboo series three 25th August 2025 I am excited to announce that we are arranging the third series of 'Breaking the Taboo' on women's health. If you are interested in appearing on the podcast... Articles
Theo Clarke starts writing on Substack on A Thread of One's Own 14th July 2025 Join me at my new Substack called ‘A Thread of One’s Own: On Writing, Creativity and Living’. Read my first post which introduces the series and subscribe here. Articles