Forest Team Midwives

02/06/2026

02/06/2026

Pride Month is a celebration of love, identity, and the many ways families are created and that absolutely includes motherhood, pregnancy, and the journey to conception 🌈

For LGBTQ+ individuals and couples, the path to parenthood can look different. It may involve fertility treatment, donors, surrogacy, or adoption. It can also come with additional emotional, financial, and systemic challenges but also deep resilience, intention, and love.

Whether you’re a same-sex couple preparing for your first baby, a trans or non-binary person navigating pregnancy, or a parent already raising children in a beautifully diverse family, your story matters. Your family is valid.

Pride is also about visibility in healthcare spaces: feeling safe, respected, and understood when discussing fertility, pregnancy, and parenting. Everyone deserves inclusive, compassionate care on their journey.

This month...and every month...we celebrate all the ways people become parents, and all the love that builds a family 🌈💜

30/05/2026

https://researchcentres.citystgeorges.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/980261/Pregnancy-and-Parenting-Circles-Implementation-Guide-Final-12.05.2026.pdf?fbclid=IwZnRzaASIFaRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeMWj0bPykEX3jYnlBuW3vG_qvs-RaoxmzACC10avwovuKH7QGg90Obo44jiQ_aem_gj7ukBu-tSADoRe_17yAGQ

25/05/2026

Do formula companies sabotage breastfeeding?

These bottles of formula come in a packet of 6 marketed as a ‘First Baby Milk Formula Starter Pack From Birth’.

Although it comes with a disclaimer on the box that ‘Newborn babies may take only small amounts of infant formula to start with’ what sort of message does the size of this bottle send to parents worried that their newborn is having enough of their breastmilk?

Research tells us that on average in the first 24 hours a newborn’s feed will average about 7ml...meaning this bottle is 10 TIMES larger!

For many new babies 4-5 swallows of colostrum per feed is all they need in the first 24 hours.

The formula company also advises that once opened any unused formula be disposed of within one hour meaning a lot is going to be wasted in this kit making it an expensive and non environmentally friendly option.

20/05/2026

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15/05/2026

Was your baby born in January or February 2026? You could be invited to take part in our major survey that assesses the quality of maternity services in England. Find out more: https://ow.ly/7uil50YMKXr

14/05/2026

An academic researcher is looking to speak to dads who have experienced distress as a result of witnessing their partner's birth. The idea is to help other dads in a similar situation to get the support they need.

If you're interested in taking part, please contact Nick at storrn@coventry.ac.uk. Do feel free to pass on to any dads you know who might want to take part.