Our Tell It Right® information pack will help you provide up to date, accurate and balanced information about Down’s syndrome to prospective and new parents.
Please just click on the images below to download the documents.
We know it is vital for expectant parents, from the beginning of the screening process right through pregnancy and birth, to be supported by maternity professionals who have easy access to correct information about Down’s syndrome; the life prospects of people with the condition, the impact on families, support available in the community and the joys and challenges of having a child with Down’s syndrome.
Tell It Right® Start It Right Training
We have trained over 5000 midwives and related health professionals across the UK and feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, ‘I realise now that lifelong messages are taken away from words spoken at a sensitive time’ Midwife, South Wales.
- Find out more about our RCM Study Day for midwives.
- Find out more about our workshops for student midwives.
Lots more information
Please explore our website to find comprehensive information about Down’s syndrome, including many films and stories told by people of all ages who have the condition.
Request a hard copy
If you are representing a maternity service and would like multiple copies please email to discuss quantities and postage costs. Email info@downs-syndrome.org.uk.
Resources
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Did you know…? A3 poster |
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Antenatal, Neonatal and Postnatal Care: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals |
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People with Down’s syndrome: Your Questions Answered |
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Looking forward to your baby |
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Congratulations on the birth of your baby |
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Down’s Syndrome: A leaflet for friends and family |
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A leaflet about our Tell it Right training for midwives |
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National Helpline poster |
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Who we are. What we do. Why we need you.A leaflet about the Down’s Syndrome Associaiton |
Tell it Right® is a registered trade mark of the Down’s Syndrome Association
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The Down’s Syndrome Association is appalled and horrified following the BBC’s Panorama investigation into the treatment of people with learning disabilities at Whorlton Hall.
Our Chief Executive Carol Boys said:
“The way that we are treating people with a learning disability in the UK today is a national disgrace.
We have not learnt any lessons from the past and we have broken countless promises of better times ahead. We have let people with learning disabilities down badly time and time again, and this needs to stop. How many more scandals and needless deaths is it going to take before we begin to treat people with the respect and care that they deserve?
Our ‘It’s My Life’ report published last year showed that people are not having their needs assessed properly and that the right level of support is not being given to many. The best place to support people with learning disabilities is in their community. Institutions like Whorlton Hall do not work and do not allow individuals to live an ordinary life.” ... See MoreSee Less
Statement following BBC’s Panorama investigation | Down's Syndrome Association