Jo J

Baby Loss Awareness Week will end with the global ‘Wave of Light’ on Wednesday, 15 October. Everyone is invited, wherever you are in the world, to light a candle at 7pm local time in memory of all babies' lives gone too soon 💖💙 Join us ➡️ fb.me/e/3hng3lRE0

@lucysarahmorse Love it Lucy especially the 🍋

We do things a bit differently in the West Midlands: Step In course for new O&G ST1s

@theodoraclarke And support experienced staff to remain in Maternity Services, they provide a much needed valuable spine to the workforce. Sadly, too many are leaving 😔

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The #BirthTraumaInquiry report by the cross party All Party Parliamentary Group is published today and calls on the Government to listen to mums & end the postcode lottery in maternity services. Our headline recommendations to Prime Minister @RishiSunak: theo-clarke.org.uk/birth-trauma

@theodoraclarke Investment with protected MMHS’s should be a priority

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Thank You @theodoraclarke for the opportunity to contribute to the inquiry & tell my story from how I entered the🌍52yrs ago & journeyed to my role today. Maternity Trauma & vicarious Staff Trauma is real & crosses postcodes. MMHS’s need investment & protecting.

During Experience of Care Week 2024 we recognised a selection of staff who have made a positive impact on a patient's experience. ##IamExperienceofCare

For #Maternalmentalhealthawarenessweek , join me as I chat with Matt from @dadmattersuk . Matt will talk about supporting his partner experiencing Perinatal Mental Illness and the work of Dad Matters. Tune into our @PMHPUK Instagram Live on 3rd May at 12pm. #maternalmhmatters

Supporting Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 & highlighting our local supportive teams #Lighthouse #PMHT #Talking Therapies #MindSocial Prescribing #TheSeaChangeTrust

Maternal or perinatal mental health problems are more common than you might think, impacting at least 1 in 5 mums. But with the right care, it's possible to recover and even thrive! Find out more about maternal mental health at maternalmentalhealthalliance.org. #MMHAW24 #RediscoveringYou

Newly published! Outcome of pregnancies with PPROM under 23 weeks' gestation. Hopefully the first step to helping women and families with this complex condition. Enormous thank you to all involved @PpromAwarenessU @Marianfknight @AngharadCare @NPEU_UKOSS bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/3/1/e0…

Ive had so many kind comments about my invisible cloak analogy regarding behaviour @MidwiferyForum North West event that I’ve made this drawing #Art of the cloak using my favourite flowers daisies , buttercups and lavender - inspired by @Sonia_Sparkles ❤️

📢CALLING PETALS DADS! 📢 Sharing your experience of baby loss could help improve support for bereaved dads in the future. Click below to sign up for an important research study being run by The University of Surrey: ow.ly/m6oa50QGclw #dadsgrievetoo #payitforward

Thankyou to everyone who has already submitted written evidence to our Parliamentary inquiry on birth trauma. Due to the high volume of submissions and also requests for extra time to submit even more stories, today I am extending our call for evidence by an additional fortnight.

I only asked if they could help donate a sterilizer & arrived at work overwhelmed 🌟🌟

Heartfelt Thanks to @stars_bank. Little Stars Baby Bank is the most wonderful charity. Please support they really do make a difference & send important messages to families that people care 💗👶🏼 🌟

It's #TimeToTalk about #PerinatalMentalHealth at every appointment. We want maternal mental health check-ins to be as standard as taking blood pressure. With 70% of expectant and new mums hiding how they really feel, it's so important that we normalise the conversation.

If you'd like to submit your story, or professional evidence, to the new parliamentary inquiry on birth trauma, please go to theo-clarke.org.uk/birth-trauma

NEWS: Today I am announcing the launch of a new national inquiry on birth trauma- the first in UK Parliament’s history- to understand how we can better help mums across this country. We will be publishing a report with recommendations to Government👇@DHSCgovuk @mariacaulfield.