Stillbirth, miscarriage and acute psychosis are among the problems experienced by pregnant women held in Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre (G2, 4 March). Many of the pregnant women that the charity Medical Justice has assisted there said they received inadequate healthcare. One said she complained about abdominal pains for three weeks before she was sent to A&E, where she miscarried with two guards in attendance. She attempted suicide and was admitted to a psychiatric ward.
Earlier this month Channel 4 News undercover footage captured unacceptable treatment of pregnant women at Yarl’s Wood on camera. The next day a cross-party group of MPs called for an end to the detention of pregnant women, a recommendation made previously by over 300 organisations, including the Royal College of Midwives and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
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