Hello October!! What a busy month you are! There are lots of days of note this month, for us we'll be supporting #babylossawarenessweek and #WorldMentalHealthDay, (I may have taken world coffee day today as an excuse for a nice take-out not my instant muck!)

Our October timetable is here! Activity sessions for pregnant ladies and new mums with babies and toddlers. Please note - all the sessions require pre-booking. Head over to our Facebook page for more info! #UsMumsHull #GetHullActive #HealthyHull #Hull

Great news if you are pregnant - birth partners will be able to join women again for 20 wk pregnancy scans from tomorrow (Tuesday October 6th)! hey.nhs.uk/news/2020/10/0… @NHSHullCCG HEYNHS

Feelin’ Good session! 🧘‍♀️ Join us for 30 minutes of guided meditation and gentle, relax ones stretching followed by a chat with our lovely Healthy Lifestyles midwife! Message us to book on or email us [email protected]

Always good to stumble across an area of England that is operating no less than EIGHT #Continuityofcarer teams (and possibly not far off achieving 100% coverage for all 'in area' women?) So heartening❤️ HullMVP HEYNHS aims.org.uk Lesley Page CBE Professor Trixie McAree #BetterBirths

If you are pregnant you can get a flu jab from your GP, Pharmacy or by asking your midwife....

If you're a new mum or expecting a baby join this free Feelin' Good session. Guided visualisation & relaxation, gentle stretching to promote mental and physical health and Q&A chat with healthy lifestyles midwife. #maternity #pregnancy HullMVP

Crying is normal but stressful for parents. Something that worked yesterday may not work today. It’s important to remain calm, know your baby, understand this is normal. Now we're all at home more for lockdown 3 it's harder than ever. Lots of help here humbercoastandvalematernity.org.uk/after-the-birt…

As we go into lockdown 3, this page had links to the latest information for local maternity services, including videos and info leaflets in different languages - humbercoastandvalematernity.org.uk/coronavirus-co…

We're helping our local midwives to find out more about why women do/don't have the whooping cough vaccine in pregnancy, Hull has one of the lowest rates. If you're pregnant or had a baby from 2019 please could you fill in this short anonymous survey -surveymonkey.co.uk/r/pertussisvac

We are seeking your views to help inform the development of the government’s Women’s Health Strategy, please complete this public survey if you have chance, many thanks gov.uk/government/con…

Have you opened your HullMagazine yet? Jane Gough There's a little article about what the MVP is inside! HullMag is the free magazine that comes through most letterboxes in the city, we're in the My City. My Health, My Care supplement in this March issue, or read it here...

Help us develop local maternity services – apply to co-chair HullMVP !! We are looking for people who are keen to engage mums and families and who had experience of using Hull maternity services. More information: bit.ly/mvp-chair Deadline: Friday, 2 April 2021

Have you experienced neonatal care in Hull? If so your views will be very welcome for with a review of the services. Full details on this poster....

All new mums should have a 6-8 week check with their GP. We've been working with our local GPs and partners to develop a leaflet which explains what should happen at that appointment, for you and your baby, you can read it here or ask your midwife for a copy...

Here's our new leaflets! Do get in touch if you have feedback to share on your maternity care - [email protected]