Thanks to so many clinical colleagues implementing #PregnancyCircles as part of normal care who fed into the learning shared in this article Catherine Kay Kate Stringer Louise Emmett Michelle Knight Zainab Sarwar Linda Machakaire and so many more! You know who you are... Centre for Maternal & Child Health Research

The findings of UK birth trauma inquiry show that change is long overdue – here’s what needs to happen now theconversation.com/the-findings-o….

New MAP publication on women’s experiences of anxiety assessment in pregnancy and after birth bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.Wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bj…

open.spotify.com/episode/0VnlVS… Group Care in Suriname and the UK: Can you restart group care after it stopped? Listen to this episode from GC_1000 podcast on Spotify. In this episode we hear from Manodj Hindori (Perisur) from Suriname and Christine McCourt (CITY) from the UK.

Thanks to the authors Centre for Maternal & Child Health Research for producing a summary of their report into the implementation of continuity of carer in England. city.ac.uk/news-and-event…

Read all about Group Care here - ThePractisingMidwife July/August issue is open access and covers different aspects of the model - research, experiences, implementation, training etc. #PregnancyCircles REACHpregnancy GroupCare1000 Group Care Global Christine McCourt Centre for Maternal & Child Health Research

Read our new review on how group antenatal care models empower participants & the challenges of scaling them in medicalized, hospital-based systems lacking the necessary infrastructure. @AnitaMehay Christine McCourt @JulientRayment REACHpregnancy Centre for Maternal & Child Health Research bit.ly/3A4MqXi

WOMEN'S HEALTH GRANT PROGRAMME The online application form for our new grant programme is now open! We are particularly interested in projects, which focus on prevention & address health inequalities. Find out more here: btfn.org.uk/new-grant-prog… #Nursing

Are you a mother of a child under the age of 2 years in England? Did you make any positive changes to health behaviours when pregnant or after? If so, you may be eligible to take part in our research exploring the ‘teachable moments’ in pregnancy. (1/2)

We at PMHP UK are making plans for the 9th annual UK Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week which will take place 5 - 11 May 2025. If you would like to influence the content of the week and provide your thoughts, please do complete our quick survey, which goes live tomorrow,

Inviting women with gestational diabetes to take part in 3 interviews to understand how the condition impacts women from pregnancy 🤰 to the postnatal period 🤱Follow the link to find out more tinyurl.com/Diabetes2425

INTERSECT 2026 is coming! If you would like to join, please email [email protected]

🌟 New Podcast Episode featuring a very special guest — midwifery legend Caroline Flint! At a time when sensitivity, relationship-based care, and midwifery leadership are needed more than ever, this conversation will hopefully uplift & inspire ❤️ spreaker.com/episode/39-sen…

Free online seminar - Understanding Parent-Child Interactions: Foundations of Early Social Development | SRIP. srip.org/event-details/…

MBRRACE-UK published their latest State of the Nation perinatal mortality surveillance report on perinatal deaths of babies born in the UK during 2023. timms.le.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk-per…. The AIMS Campaigns Team are currently reviewing the report and plan to publish a written response.

Susan Ayers presenting INTERSECT at the Make Birth Better 10th Annual Birth Trauma Summit

Was your baby born early? 🧬Join the PRESTIGE-PTB study, and your experience could help us better understand the genetic causes of preterm birth. If you’d like to take part, find more information and fill out the self-referral form here: ac.pulse.ly/dclmqbtytb #NICU #NICU

Help shape future research in perinatal mental health research by completing the survey below 👇

Thank you Action on Postpartum Psychosis for sharing our research in your newsletter! If you’ve experienced postpartum psychosis and would like to improve recovery after postpartum psychosis we want to hear from you! Survey link below: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/uea/round-1-…

In honour of #RCMStudentsDay25, we are sharing some of the reasons why some of our student members chose to began studying midwifery, why they love being a student and how it feels to begin their journey. First up we have Kurt Lee, Vice Chair of our Student Midwife Forum.