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Theo Clarke was the Member of Parliament for Stafford from 2019 to 2024. She co-chaired the Birth Trauma Inquiry in Parliament, which was the first in British history, and previously set up the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Birth Trauma in the House of Commons. Theo has served as parliamentary private secretary at the Departments for Education and Business and Trade and at HM Treasury, in addition to being a trade envoy for the Prime Minister. She won Political Speech of the Year at The Spectator Parliamentarian of the Year Awards in 2023 and was included in the prestigious 'Women in Westminster: The 100' list in 2024 and 2025. Theo hosts the popular podcast 'Breaking the Taboo', which ranks in the top 5 per cent of most listened-to shows around the world.
Dr Kim Thomas is CEO of the Birth Trauma Association, a charity that supports parents experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder after birth. She was also the secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Birth Trauma, and wrote the inquiry report, which was published in May 2024 to wide acclaim from both government and opposition politicians. Kim has spoken at numerous high-profile conferences, including the HSJ Patient Safety conference in 2024 and has also published two books about birth trauma. She has 25 years' experience of working as a freelance journalist, writing extensively for publications such as the Financial Times, the Guardian, the Independent and the Daily Telegraph, as well as professional journals such as the BMJ.
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