Published 26th February 2026

Shackled in Labour: Women Demand Justice as Investigation Condemned as “A Sham”

Bhatt Murphy (representing six women prisoners who were handcuffed during labour and while attending antenatal appointments, including internal examinations) and the specialist charity Birth Companions have issued a joint press release explaining their serious concerns about the national investigation into the use of restraints during pregnancy and birth, being undertaken by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman.

See the press release here.

Jane Ryan, Leila Mani Lundie and Blái Garrad act for the group of pregnant women handcuffed.

 

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