Maternity Action
Maternity Action provides information, advice and training on maternity rights in employment, benefits and access to healthcare, and influences policy makers.
- @maternityaction.bsky.social is supporting amendment 221 to put Child Rights Impact Assessments on a statutory footing. Backed by 160 orgs & echoing a key Covid-19 Inquiry recommendation, this is a vital step to ensure children’s rights are considered in decision-making bit.ly/4akFft8 #childrights
- In 2025, we helped thousands understand their rights & access vital benefits. We shone a light on unfair maternity charging & the cost of living crisis through our reports & guidance, & pushed for change at every level — from workplaces to Parliament. Thank you to everyone who made this possible 💜
- Going on #maternityleave or heading back to work? Make sure you know your #rights every step of the way. Read our info sheet - maternityaction.org.uk/advice/discr... #MaternityBenefits #WorkingParents #NewParents #ReturningToWork #ParentalRights
- Are you a working mother-to-be or new parent? Learn more about your #rights at work during #pregnancy, #maternityleave & return to work in this must read info sheet maternityaction.org.uk/advice/pregnant-at-work. #MaternityPay #MaternityRights #UKemplaw #StatutoryMaternityPay #MaternityAllowance
- 🎄Season’s greetings from everyone at Maternity Action. After a very busy year, we’ll be taking a short break over Christmas and New Year. Please check individual services for information about advice service closures - maternityaction.org.uk.
- Maternity Action's Head of Policy Judith Dennis attended a roundtable yesterday with Government Minister Dearden & Baroness Sherlock to discuss the parental leave and pay review. We continue to urge the Government to take steps to #endpregnancypoverty
- Yesterday, Maternity Action & Royal College of Midwives launched our new guidance for #midwives in England on #NHScharging for maternity care. 📄 Download the guidance: maternityaction.org.uk/wp-content/u... 🎥 Watch the webinar recording: maternityaction.org.uk/our-events
- Need #maternityrights info in your language? Find clear, reliable information about your rights to maternity pay — available in 13 languages. Please share. Visit: maternityaction.org.uk/maternity-ri.... #KnowYourRights #MultilingualSupport #MaternityPay
- It’s #GivingTuesday Help us support even more #pregnantwomen and #newparents who urgently need our help. Every #donation makes a real difference. Please donate here checkout.justgiving.com/8pajrdarey. #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesday2025 #GiveBack
- Help Maternity Action raise money with #easyfundraising this Christmas! Over 8,000 retailers will donate to us when you use easyfundraising to shop. Sign up via the app by the end of November, and we'll get an additional £2 without you even spending anything! 📷 App sign-up: tinyurl.com/337z5848
- Join Maternity Action & The Royal College of Midwives for the launch of our new guide on charging for NHS care for #midwives in England. Whether you're a seasoned #midwife or just starting out, this event is perfect for anyone looking to stay up-to-date. Sign up now tinyurl.com/4jabvj39
- Join our free online training! ▶️ Leave & Pay After Baby Loss - 28 November, 12.00 -12.45 Open to voluntary or community organisations who support pregnant women, new & expectant parents, or families in London. Find out more info, view more training dates & book docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Do you have a question or dilemma at work on your #pregnancy, #maternity or #parentalrights? We've teamed up with Mumsnet and will be answering your questions on their website. Open until Thursday 6th November. Here's the link tinyurl.com/yc3f2de9.
- Real stories. Real impact. Behind each of these testimonials is an advice worker who helped make it happen. During the #AdviceSaves campaign, we’re celebrating our incredible team — empowering pregnant women and new parents with trusted advice when it’s needed most. #AdviceWorks
- It's #AdviceWeek We’re excited to join Advice UK in highlighting the vital role of advisers across the UK. Access to free, professional advice changes lives every day. #AdviceSaves #AdviceWorks
- A huge thank you from us all at Maternity Action! We’re so grateful for your incredible support during our Big Give campaign. Whether you donated, shared, or simply helped spread the word — you’ve made a real difference. Thank you 🫶 #WGMF #BigGive2025
- Last chance to donate to our Big Give campaign. Please help us support more women by donating before midday today donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... 🎥 “Pregnant women are being pushed into poverty.” Hear directly from Annah about the harsh reality too many mums are facing today. #WGMF
- We have just 24 hours left of our Big Give campaign to raise £10,000. Please donate and help us support more women donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... #WGMF #BigGive2025 #SupportMums #DoubleYourDonation #MaternityMatters
- Help us reach pregnant women & new parents who urgently need our help. £15 could fund a 30-minute advice call with one of our specialist advisers. £20 could help a new mum get advice on her rights when she is threatened with redundancy. 👉 Please donate: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... #WGMF
- Our #BigGive Campaign has officially launched! From now until 15th October, every donation you make up to £5,000 will be doubled. Hear from our Director, Ali Fiddy, on why your support matters now more than ever. 👉 Donate now: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... #WGMF
- Thinking about asking for child-friendly working hours but unsure of your rights? Empower yourself with the facts - maternityaction.org.uk/advice/child-friendly-working-hours. #WorkLifeWeek #WorkingParents #FlexibleWorking #KnowYourRights #ParentingAndWork #MaternityAction
- ✨ We're thrilled to be part of the Big Give Campaign 2025! From 8th–15th October, every donation we receive up to £5,000, will be doubled. 📅 Save the date: We'll share the donation link at midday on Wednesday 8th October. Let’s make a difference — together. 💪 #WGMF #BigGive2025 #DoubleYourDonation
- We’re proud to support Black Maternal Mental Health Week 2025, led by The Motherhood Group. This year’s theme: Make Black Mothers Visible. Together, we can change maternal health outcomes. #MakeBlackMothersVisible #BMMHW2025 #TheMotherhoodGroup
- At Maternity Action we’re committed to making sure everyone can understand their #rights. We've translated key information on #maternitypay & rights into 13 languages. 📘 Access the translated resources here: 👉 maternityaction.org.uk/maternity-rights-information-translated Please share.
- Inflation is now at 3.8% yet #maternity pay is now less than half the weekly living wage, this is why we need urgent action on #maternity and parental leave pay. Email your MP, campaign with us to #EndPregnancyPoverty 📷http://bit.ly/3QjZ0GG.
- Holidays & maternity leave - know your rights! Watch our video and read the info sheet: maternityaction.org.uk/advice/discr... #MaternityRights #MaternityLeave #pregnancyrights
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- Vicky tells us why we need urgent action on #maternity and parental leave pay. Email your MP, campaign with us to #EndPregnancyPoverty 📷http://bit.ly/3QjZ0GG.
- Self-employed women get a particularly raw deal from the UK's maternity pay system 🧵👇And a blog bit.ly/45cava5
- Know your rights when you're breastfeeding in public. Check out our Q&As - or read our info sheet maternityaction.org.uk/advice/breastfeeding-in-public-places. #breastfeeding #worldbreastfeedingweek #pregnancy #pregnancyrights #maternity #maternityrights #BreastfeedingInPublic
- New mums who are self-employed get treated unfairly by the UK's maternity pay system. We’ll keep fighting for change. Listen to Annah Psarros, our Senior Policy Officer & read our blog to find out more. bit.ly/45cava5
- Breastfeeding in the workplace, know your rights! Here's the info sheet for you: maternityaction.org.uk/advice/conti... #breastfeeding #worldbreastfeedingweek #pregnancy #pregnancyrights #maternity #maternityright
- This is why reform of the UK's system of parental leave and pay is long overdue:👇🧵
- A great webinar & report on the gender wealth gap from @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social chiming with experiences of women reporting to our Pushed Into Poverty survey that they use up their savings & take on debt to get through #maternity leave while their partners hang on to their savings.....
- What a waste! A quarter of new mums quit work within a year of #maternity leave, costing UK businesses £650m - as well as costing mums & their families obvs!😀Not suprisingly employers refusing flex work requests & mat discrimination among the reasons. www.madeformums.com/news/mums-qu...
- Great to Our Pushed Into Poverty research into low #maternity pay feature in Labour Research Department news this month www.lrd.org.uk/free-read/go...
- Great to see this latest win on occupational #maternity pay by @neunion.bsky.social #EndPregnancyPoverty schoolsweek.co.uk/strikes-at-l...
- This is why Maternity Action's advice is needed & why we're looking forward to the enhanced protection against maternity discrimination in the employment rights bill becoming law #maternity www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- UK #food inflation was 4.5% over the 12 months to June 2025 while the rise in maternity pay this year was 1.7%😡Email your MP, campaign with us to #EndPregnancyPoverty 📷http://bit.ly/3QjZ0GG.
- #maternity pay & allowance are £187.18 weekly compared to £427.35 NLW for a 35hr week! 😡Email your MP, campaign with us to #EndPregnancyPoverty 📷http://bit.ly/3QjZ0GG.
- You wouldn't have thought that pregnant women & new mothers should come off worse from the Government's health & disability benefits reforms, but guess what...Read our response to the Pathways to Work consultation: maternityaction.org.uk/consultation...
- Five X More's second Black Maternity Experiences Report shows that Black women are still experiencing discrimination, lack of empathy and inadequate information during their maternity care journey. Read their evidence & recommendations here fivexmore.org/black-matern...
- Pregnant women and new mums need urgent action on #maternity pay. MPs must debate this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71... #EndPregnancyPovery
- Self-employed & single mothers are some of the biggest losers from our current system of #maternity leave & pay. The Government must put this right. #endpregnancypoverty
- #Employment rights include #ParentalRights so we were delighted to have the opp to attend & contribute to this event with @justinmadders.bsky.social @prospectunion.bsky.social & @cipd.bsky.social
