Amma Birth Companions – a Glasgow based charity that supports pregnant women in vulnerable circumstances – has won a prestigious national award for their work.

We chat to Amma Birth Companions about the valuable work they do in advocating for expectant refugee and asylum seekers. They tell us about the health inequalities that women of colour experience when accessing maternal health services.

A poignant piece on the challenges of motherhood from Mary and how the asylum system shaped her experiences of birth.