My friend’s death shows how we’re failing new mums
- Posted on February 10, 2025
- By The Times
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My friend’s death shows how we’re failing new mums
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They met on their gap year, went to university together and had babies at similar times. Then Sophie Middlemiss took her own life. Now the MP Laura Kyrke-Smith is campaigning for change