.Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci has been appointed as chair of the independent review into Nottingham University Hospitals maternity services. I thank her for taking on this vital role. We will work with the NHS to ensure no families suffer like this again and I look forward to seeing her recommendations.

I am delighted to have been asked by NHS England to become Chair of the Nottingham maternity review. Listening to & engaging effectively with families will be my 1st priority & I’ll be in touch v soon. As planned family feedback for Independent Maternity Review NUH Trust in Shrewsbury completes in early Jul

It’s always about how people are listened to - patients & staff need to be heard, treated with compassion & action needs to be taken to meet their needs. Without this, there can be no trust & healthcare is terrifying & traumatising without trust 💙💔

A reminder of the £1,000 personal development budget for every nurse, midwife & allied health professional to support their personal learning & development needs over three years Many ⁦WeAHPs 💙⁩ ⁦WeMidwives 💙💛⁩ ⁦WeNurses 💙⁩ don’t know this gov.uk/government/new…

Psychologist banned from NCT for “normalising birth trauma” vm.tiktok.com/ZMNHeywT4/?k=1 Do better NCT or better still leave educating women and expectant parents to qualified clinicians and stay out of our medical care!

At the end #BirthTraumaAwarenessWeek I’m so happy to see this being spoken about so much more. However we need to look more at prevention by listening to women and families, by thinking about how we deliver maternity care that keeps everyone emotionally safe too. #birthtrauma

Children with hemiplegia and their families are invited to a FREE outdoor adventure packed with fully accessible activities like ziplining, climbing and abseiling at Woodland Adventure Zone in Nottinghamshire on 8 August! Book for our 9am or 1pm session below: contact.org.uk/about-contact/…

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Today is the start of Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci 's review into maternity services at NUH. The review will be a tough journey at times, but by working together, women & babies will see the improvements so desperately here in Notts. My thoughts below 👇 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

If you are a staff member, current or former, that has concerns, please come forward - your confidentiality will be respected, we are waiting  to hear from you 4/4

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It’s Maternal Mental Health Week. Did you know 1 in 5 women are affected by maternal mental illness during pregnancy or in the first year after having a baby? If you or someone you know is affected by this, we can help: bit.ly/3rG5S3v #maternalmhmatters #mmhaw23

Sharing my #birthtrauma tree for #ptsdawarenessday. So important that families are able to access the support they need after a difficult #maternity journey. Also that we look at prevention of #ptsd during #pregnancy and #birth

Help baby play at 3-6 months through activities that involve reaching, grasping, and interacting with caregivers! RT Ei SMART #baby #playtime #playmatters #occupationaltherapy #finemotor #pediatrichtherapy #pediatrics #medtwitter #physio

Do doctors realise that when a birth goes wrong, a woman spends the rest of her life asking: what if I’d done something different? | Victoria Smith unherd.com/2023/07/how-di…

Your donations have a huge impact - even with smaller grants - for families at Nottingham Centre for Newborn Care 📷 Thanks to your support, we can fund photographic paper so parents can receive a printed photo of their newborn babies who are being treated at NICU 👶 nottinghamhospitalscharity.org.uk/what-we-do/our…

NEW: An NHS trust is being investigated over the deaths of 3 babies in 14 weeks. All died at the City Hospital in Nottingham in 2021. Inquests into the deaths have already found significant errors were made. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

I’m delighted to announce that following my campaign on birth trauma, I will be leading the UK Parliament’s first ever debate in our history on this topic. It will take place next week on Thursday 19th October in the House of Commons.

Following my national campaign, I’m delighted that at the Women’s Health Summit today the Health Secretary has confirmed that birth trauma has been added to the Women’s Health Strategy and is now a priority for the Government in 2024.