Asylum mothers getting a raw deal

Pregnant asylum seekers and their babies suffer bitter hardship in a support system that falls short of meeting their most basic needs for adequate food and safe shelter, according to a report from the Maternity Alliance. Mothers in Exile: maternity experiences of asylum seekers in England found that pregnant women felt marginalised in a system designed for single men. They were often in a state of desperate loneliness and grief and some were treated badly by the maternity services that should be helping them.