We support women and birthing people in Glasgow facing barriers like poverty, isolation, or language.
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Amma Birth Companions is a Glasgow charity supporting women and birthing people through pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood. We ensure that everyone, regardless of background, receives dignified, compassionate, and person-centred care.
We provide birth and postnatal companionship, peer support, antenatal education, and advocacy — all rooted in a culturally safe, trauma-informed approach. Our work is powered by a dedicated team of nearly 20 staff and over 100 volunteers.
To date, we’ve supported over 700 families who often face overlapping challenges: racism, language barriers, insecure housing, poverty, and isolation. For many, Amma is their first and only consistent source of care during the perinatal period — like family.
Beyond direct support, we also advocate for systemic change, working with NHS Scotland, policymakers, and partners to tackle the structural inequalities that create barriers to safe, equitable maternity care.
We are proud to share that Amma Birth Companions has been named Charity of the Year (Large) at the Scottish Charity Awards 2026. The award recognises the impact of our work supporting women and families across Glasgow during pregnancy, birth and early parenthood, and celebrates the dedication of the staff, volunteers, partners and supporters who make that work possible every day.
This week, racist violence and intimidation have spread across the UK, including here in Glasgow. We are sickened by what is happening in our city. The people responsible are a small minority who do not speak for Glasgow or for Scotland. This is a country where people of all backgrounds live side by side, and where most people believe that individuals and families seeking safety deserve to be welcomed.
Amma has joined a coalition of 36 healthcare bodies and women’s rights organisations in writing to Scotland’s First Minister, calling for the reinstatement of a dedicated Women’s Health Minister following the removal of the role after last month’s elections.
