Yesterday I was arrested by Herts Police whilst covering a protest on the M25. I showed my press card, and I was handcuffed almost immediately. My phone was snatched out of my hand. I was searched twice, held in a cell for 5 hours, and I wasn’t questioned whilst in custody.

My Rights in the Maternity System: A feminist graphic zine inspired by The Freebirth Study graphicmedicine.org/my-rights-in-t… via @graphicmedicine artwork is incredibly accurate. Dr Claire Feeley Dr. Gemma McKenzie #iamnotavessel #makebirthbetter

On 18 May, Prof Sara Cohen Shabot will talk us through her deeply insightful research on #ObstetricViolence. Hybrid event, registration opening soon! Durham CELLS CRiVA Durham Law School

Organisers of the #NotMyKing protest have been arrested - police won't say what for x.com/aermorg/status…

So much for the right to peaceful protest #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy

I’m now out of the police station. Still waiting for my colleagues. Make no mistake. There is no longer a right to peaceful protest in the UK. I have been told many times the monarch is there to defend our freedoms. Now our freedoms are under attack in his name.

📢The Obstetric Violence Blog has a new post! Marie O'Connor traces the religious underpinnings of forced symphysiotomies in Ireland and exposes the continued lack of accountability for this form of #ObstetricViolence durham.ac.uk/research/insti… Durham CELLS

Over 29 months of withholding footage and within 24 hours of me giving this speech Greater Manchester Police release a statement. Apparently a CORRUPT disk means the evidential 2 hours of my 40+ hour detainment has been deleted. How coincidental and how convenient. I was drugged and

My report for Institute For Addressing Strangulation on #strangulation & #suffocation homicides in England and Wales inc. shocking no. of female victims of #DomesticAbuse, plus info on male victims, #infanticide, #parricide, #ElderAbuse, stranger homicides & more. Funded by Home Office stats from Office for National Statistics (ONS)

My research for Institute For Addressing Strangulation quoted in The Independent 👇👇👇 Read the full report here ifas.org.uk/report-lays-ba… #VAWG #Homicide #Strangulation #Suffocation #DomesticAbuse #domesticviolence independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

Thank you M A Y A O P P E N H E I M 💃🏻 ✍️ for covering our research looking at strangulation homicides over 11 years. Behind each death is a person who had family, friends, thoughts, feelings, hopes & dreams. More work needs to be done to explore this method of killing independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

Today Institute For Addressing Strangulation we say farewell to Dr. Gemma McKenzie Dr Gemma McKenzie as she follows her other research interest . Thank you Gemma for your contribution and tenacity in exploring and highlighting key factors in understanding NFS. More to do but you have lifted the lid…

The photoshoot has now finished, and we're officially open! Arts and Humanities Research Council UK Research and Innovation The Folklore Society OU Health, Wellbeing & Social Care The Open University SRIP Early Career Researchers #AcademicTwitter #creativeresearch #WhyWeDoResearch #postdocs

The Heather Trickey Essay Prize 2023 is now live! Deadline 8th Jan 2024. Essays should: ⭐️Identify a specific area of women’s reproductive health ⭐️Be realistic & identify barriers for change ⭐️Be solution-focused Winner receives a £1000 prize. heathertrickeyprize.org/the-essay-priz…

Why do some expectant mothers choose to freebirth? Dr Gemma McKenzie Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care at King's 💙 explores the social taboos and potential risks behind freebirth practices, and why for some, it’s a form of protection. Dr. Gemma McKenzie kcl.ac.uk/news/comment-f…

Beyond excited to announce the upcoming conference "Tackling #ObstetricViolence: Interdisciplinary Perspectives" on 📅20 May, 9-5pm, at Exeter College, Oxford Cohen Quad with a STELLAR line-up of speakers!💫 Register to join us in person or online: forms.office.com/e/esm5mKehjv

My article on #freebirth in The Conversation. It highlights the need to investigate which risks associated with maternity services women are trying to avoid when they freebirth. #obstetricviolence #maternityservices #NHS #humanrightsinchildbirth theconversation.com/freebirth-risk…

My latest article on #ObstetricViolence available online. So pleased this research made it to publication! ‘Everything is Obstetric Violence Now’: Identifying the Violence in ‘Obstetric Violence’ to Strengthen Socio-legal Reform Efforts academic.oup.com/ojls/article/d…

Check out my new post for Durham University Obstetric Violence Blog 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 and get involved with the touring exhibition ✨✨✨✨#obstetricviolence #maternityrights #humanrightsinchildbirth #birth #consent

Special collection of South African donations to “Threads of Protest” to challenge #ObstetricViolence 🤩 (Dr. Gemma McKenzie) Special thanks to Veronica Mitchell & Dr Nicole Daniels ♥️ See: durham.ac.uk/research/insti…