Mind and Baby

11/09/2025

Amazing programme on LBC radio right now with Ian Dale about early years and father’s mental health … inspiring and moving .
LBC

19/08/2025

If you have questions about your traumatic birth, your birth notes should be able to provide some answers. Anna Vroobel, a senior associate medical negligence solicitor at Irwin Mitchell, one of our trusted legal partners, explains how to ask for them

19/08/2025

Angry outbursts. Rule-breaking. Aggression. When challenging behaviour lasts more than 6 months, it might signal something deeper. Learn more about childhood behaviour problems and how counselling can help 👇 https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/topics/behaviour-problems.html

19/08/2025

Sarah Spooner's husband once called an ambulance as she could not get off the floor due to the pain.

19/08/2025

After suffering a traumatic birth and sustaining an OASI (obstetric anal spincter injury) it can be difficult to talk to your GP.

Primary care knowledge of birth injuries is a bit of a postcode lottery and we hear from many women who have struggled to get the help/referrals they need from their GP.

It can also be difficult to talk about embarrassing and sensitive issues in a 10-min GP appointment.

To help you make the most of your GP appointment we have created a downloadable symptom checker that you can print off from our website and take to your appointment.

This may help you describe what happened during your baby's birth, the injuries you sustained, and what type of physical and emotional symptoms you may be experiencing. You can also use this document as a prompt to ask for appropriate referrals - to perinatal pelvic health services, pelvic health physiotherapy, colorectal, urogynaecology, birth debriefs and mental health services.

Our website GP page can be found here: https://masic.org.uk/getting-help/gp-support/

Link to the symptom checker:https://masic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Symptom-Checker-Letter-to-GP-Birth-Injury-2.pdf

19/08/2025

Proud CEO Moment
I am so proud to announce that Mothers Matter is a finalist in the mental health & wellbeing awards 2025 for Best Mental Health Support Service.

But here’s the truth as far as I’m concerned, Team MM are winners every single day.
❤️Winners at making a difference in people’s darkest times.
💛Winners at saving lives when someone is moments away from giving up.
💚Winners at listening without judgment and being fully present.
🩵Winners at keeping people safe, no matter what.

As the CEO, I already know I have the best team in Wales for perinatal mental health. They show up with compassion, strength, and a staggering amount of commitment to catching people before they fall and for that, I am the luckiest “winner” of them all.

No award could ever measure the true impact they have. But this recognition reminds me of what I already know my team are heroes every single day.

19/08/2025

Join us for our September webinar!
Thursday 11th September 12.30-2.30pm

In our second webinar of 2025 we will be looking to provide a clear, simple explanation of the pathways and support available to you if you have suffered an OASI (obstetric anal sphincter injury)

Which medical professionals would you expect to meet and what is their role in your care? When would you expect to see them? What services are available? How do you access them? Post-birth and menopause?

👉 SIGN UP FOR YOUR FREE PLACE HERE!
https://masic.live/

*For added security you will be asked to register for our Events platform and you will need a Zoom account to attend*

*If you cannot make the live event all ticket holders will be sent a recording of the event*

Co-chairs:

Geeta Nayar – Senior Associate Solicitor Irwin Mitchell, MASIC Advocate, Birth Trauma Association - UK and Make Birth Better Champion
Samantha Vincent – Lead Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, Lecturer and MASIC Trustee

Schedule

· Introduction by Co-chairs

👉 My Story – Joanne Page The Baby’s Ok Am I?, Service User Lead and MASIC Advocate

👉 Building Better Pathways: Our Roadmap to Enhancing Perinatal Pelvic Health in Kent and Medway – Caroline Potter-Edwards, Commissioning Programme Manager at NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board. Donna Meers, Clinical Lead Pelvic Health Physiotherapist at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

👉 The Role of the Colorectal Surgeon in Obstetric Injury - Professor Julie Cornish, Colorectal Consultant & Senior Lecturer Cardiff & Vale University Health Board, The Every Woman Festival Founder/Medical Director, Hon Secretary The Pelvic Floor Society, MASIC Trustee

👉 The Role of the Urogynaecologist in Obstetric Injury – Professor Bob Freeman, Consultant in Urogynaecology University Hospitals Plymouth, Hon Professor Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, MASIC Education Trustee

👉 Accessing Physiotherapy After an OASI: Birth to Beyond Rehabilitation - Gillian McCabe Physiotherapy for Women Gillian McCabe, Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, Co-Director of Gillian McCabe Physiotherapy for Women and Station House Health & Wellbeing

👉 The Role of the GP in Obstetric Injury - Talks with Dr. Sesay Dr Aziza Sesay, GP, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Health content creator. https://www.talkswithdrsesay.com/

👉 Nottinghamshire Perinatal Trauma & Bereavement Service – What services are available? How do you speak to someone? What would you expect from an appointment? Dr Harriet Ball, Perinatal Clinical Psychologist, Nottinghamshire Perinatal Trauma & Bereavement Service and the Perinatal Community Mental Health Service within Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

👉 How to Obtain Answers When Things Go Wrong. Who can support you when communication breaks down? – Leena Savjani, Partner, Irwin Mitchell

The webinar will close with a Q & A session with our speakers, and Sarah Edge, Anne Kavanagh & Rachel Croll. Questions may be asked during the webinar or sent in advance to: admin@masic.org.uk

This webinar is generously supported by Irwin Mitchell and The National Lottery Community Fund

01/05/2025

Amazingly Privileged to be a guest at this event last night … moving testimony from Theo Clarke and other professionals and encouraging debate about policy changes happening to support women and families affected by birth trauma .. Gillian McCabe Physiotherapy for Women , Birth Trauma Association - UK The MASIC Foundation
Psychological support in the perinatal period and beyond is vital…

13/03/2025

02/03/2025

The Mum Club Vale of Glamorgan … Hi Sarah, I would love to chat to your more about your local events , although sadly I can’t attend on 18/3 .. Hope we can speak soon about all things mum and baby related . You can find me here on FB/ Instagram or at : lucytheo@hotmail.com
I am also listed on ‘ The Counselling Directory’