Croydon MNVP

16/10/2025

💜 Today we welcomed student midwives to our Baby Loss conference in London - ‘Learning to feel more confident supporting baby loss families’.

💜 Thank you to Willis Towers Watson for hosting this very important event.

💜 The conference was expertly hosted by Abigail’s Vice Presidents, ITV News Presenter Julie Etchingham and Journalist and Presenter, Rob Smith.

💜 We heard from a wide range of speakers including parents, Director of Midwifery, University Lecturer, Bereavement Trainer, Specialist Baby Loss Counsellor, Mortuary Lead, Specialist Bereavement Midwife, Funeral Director and Newly Qualified Midwife.

💜 Baby Loss Awareness Week will end with the global Wave Of Light at 7pm on Wednesday 15th October. We hope you can join us at Rochester Cathedral for our service of remembrance.

💜 For Abigail and other babies gone too soon. 💜

15/10/2025

Your Croydon MNVP attending the antenatal clinic, Hope ward, Mary ward and the Neonatal unit today (15 Oct 2025). We asked the families we saw today, if they were happy to complete our short questionnaire, to get their feedback.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to speak to us today 🙏.

This was part of our work plan called, Walk The Patch, with Croydon Health Services NHS Trust - maternity and neonatal services. We are commited to improving care through feedback from the women, birthing people and families who use the services.

If you have been cared for by Croydon Health Services - Maternity &/or neonatal services in the past 3 years and would like to share your experiences with us send us a DM or email.

14/10/2025

14/10/2025

Mind in Croydon is moving!

Following on from a decision taken earlier on this year to relocate our operation from 26 Pampisford Road, Purley. We are happy to share our news that towards the end of November our Counselling Service will move fully into our building in South Croydon, Orchard House, 15a Purley Road, CR2 6EZ

Mind in Croydon has operated many services over of the years from Purley and we are now able to develop and enhance the service provision from South Croydon by moving our Counselling Service and central services team to Orchard House, South Croydon. We will continue to have a base in Purley until the end of 2025 but our Counselling Service will be moved from the end of November. If you are currently accessing our Counselling Service, please look out for specific communication to you about what this means for you.

We are grateful for all the support of the community in Purley and continue to work alongside our key stakeholder to ensure a smooth relocation of services.

This marks a change for the organisation, and we retain our commitment to delivering high quality services to the community to whom we serve in a way which is fully accessible and caters to the needs of our beneficiaries.

I would like to thank everyone involved in this endeavour as we continue to work to adapt our building in South Croydon, Orchard House to ensure we are best placed to transition into the next chapter for the charity.

14/10/2025

Last week Croydon MNVP attended the Maternity Garden Suite opening at Croydon University Hospital (CUH).
This suite is a private space for families who have suffered from stillbirth or neonatal death. The refurbishment of this suite was essential, to create a comforting and safe space for families.
Thank you to all those involved and attended, including but not limited to bereavement midwife Hannah (Pregnancy loss specialist), service user representative Sarah, , , , , CUH Chaplaincy Team, and .

If you would like to share your experience of Croydon University Hospital maternity and/or neonatal services and have used them within the last 3 years, please DM us and we will get back to you shortly.

03/10/2025

"Baby loss is still taboo. People need to be a bit more sensitive."

Perrie Edwards recently spoke to Glamour magazine about her experience of baby loss, and what she believes needs to change for people who've been through it.

Perrie and fiancé Alex have had 2 devastating losses - a miscarriage and a second-trimester loss at 22 weeks. Read more: https://bit.ly/4pWBFLS

If you need support during or after pregnancy or baby loss, we're here for you: https://bit.ly/2MmM3OQ

📸: The Twins Shot This