Geoff Delaye-Hand

Geoff was a solicitor in private practice until 2004 when he resigned from his firm to circumnavigate the world “the wrong way round ” – east to west – in the 2004/05 Global Challenge yacht race. Geoff has had various commercial roles since then, including CEO of a company operating a 25-acre Business Park in Gloucestershire.  He was a volunteer tutor at Kids Company’s Urban Academy until 2015. Geoff is now a charity governance consultant. He has been a MASIC Trustee since August 2017 and Treasurer since February 2019.

The stats speak for themselves.
More women are affected and need support…

85%

of women with severe birth injury said it impacted on their relationship with their child

78%

were affected by traumatic memories of the birth

52%

stated they were embarrassed by the symptoms of their injury

49%

of women affected said they doubted their ability to mother

45%

suffered postnatal depression as a result of their injury

24%

of women affected regretted having a child because of the injuries sustained