Prunella Briance
Prunella Mary Briance | |
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| Born | 31 January 1926 |
| Died | 14 July 2017 (aged 91) London |
| Known for | Childbirth campaigner, Founder of The National Childbirth Trust |
Prunella Mary Briance (née Chapman) was Founder of the National Childbirth Trust and a passionate campaigner to improve the health of women and their experience in childbirth. The NCT was founded in 1956 and is a prominent organisation in the UK which provides ante and post natal support for parents. Her work changed the landscape of healthcare provision for maternal health. Briance suffered two traumatic childbirth experiences and set about to change the situation for many women who followed.[1][2] She advertised in The Times newspaper[2] to find other mothers and supporters to found a new organisation. The response was overwhelming and the organisation grew steadily over the years[3] with local and regional branches[4]. Many of her most radical ideas at the time (such as having fathers present in labour wards) are now accepted as common practice.[5] She died aged 91 in 2017.[6][7] The archives of the NCT are held at the Wellcome Library in London.[8]
References
- ^ "The mother of happy birth days". The Independent. 1996-04-26. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ a b Trust, Wellcome (2015-09-28). "A Brief History of Childbirth: Exploring the National Childbirth Trust Archives". Wellcome Trust Blog. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ Kerley, Paul (2016-05-04). "NCT: The National Childbirth Trust's 60 years of advice". BBC News. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ "Feminist Activism and Scotland's National Childbirth Trust". lhsa.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ "Prunella Briance, founder of the National Childbirth Trust". The Independent. 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ Moorhead, Joanna (2017-08-22). "Prunella Briance obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ "Prunella Briance, founded the National Childbirth Trust – obituary". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- ^ "NCT archive preserved by the Wellcome Library documents 60 years of maternity care and childbirth". 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2017-08-22.