Rotherham Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership

31/07/2025

Have your say!!!!

The NHS in South Yorkshire (the NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board) is currently running two separate exercises to gather public views, both are running from Monday 28th July to Friday 17th October 2025.



The first is asking for your views on how many cycles of IVF should be provided to people in South Yorkshire. You can find out more here https://southyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/get-involved/open-time-limited-opportunities-get-involved

or take the survey here https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=slTDN7CF9UeyIge0jXdO48sl3yQiEXdJrDE6VzZEEbRUQ0hMRUNUVVhBVTRIREZYRDY2WFZNMlVaTy4u&route=shorturl



The second is asking for your views on how much gluten-free bread and bread-mix produce should be prescribed to people in South Yorkshire. You can find out more herehttps://syics.co.uk/application/files/7517/5370/9227/Seeking_your_views_on_gluten-free_prescribing_-_V1.1.28.07.25.pdf

or take the survey here https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=slTDN7CF9UeyIge0jXdO48sl3yQiEXdJrDE6VzZEEbRUQ0hMRUNUVVhBVTRIREZYRDY2WFZNMlVaTy4u&route=shorturl



The NHS will make a decision on whether to change either of these things at their Board Meeting in Public on Wednesday 5th November.



If you have any queries or would like any further information, or to request for us to come out and talk to one of your community meetings to gather views face to face, please email: syicb.involve@nhs.net

Public survey

15/05/2025

✨Can you help improve information about pregnancy on the NHS website?✨

If you're pregnant or have recently had a baby we'd like to get your feedback on some new pregnancy pages on the NHS website.

If you'd like to take part in an interview, either in person or online, we'd love to hear from you. The interview will take 1 hour and will involve looking at two new pregnancy web pages with a researcher. You will receive a £50 shopping voucher for taking part.

If you are interested in participating please visit this link to sign up: https://feedback.digital.nhs.uk/jfe/form/SV_3Ul9MEJGugM0vv8

Interviews will take place from 27th May to 6th June 2025.

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13/05/2025

🎉🎉 Celebrating New Life in April 2025! 🎉🎉

We are absolutely thrilled to announce the arrival of 208 beautiful new babies this month—117 boys and 91 girls! What a joyous blessing!

We also have the incredible news of two sets of twins joining our community! Congratulations to all the families welcoming these precious little ones! ✨✨

As we celebrate, we also take a moment to remember the little ones born sleeping; you are forever in our hearts and thoughts. Your memory is cherished and honored. ❣

Let’s continue to spread love and joy as we welcome these new lives into our world! 🌟❤️

17/04/2025

Is your baby under 9 months old? Have your say on Rotherham’s health visiting service!



The Rotherham 0-19 children’s service is working with university researchers to evaluate their health visiting service and learn more about baby and carer wellbeing. If you live in Rotherham and have a baby under 9 months old, we would love to hear your thoughts!



We’re hosting a one-hour focus group to understand parents’ opinions of their postnatal visits. We’ll have 30 minutes before and after the group for tea, coffee, and cake, and will provide all participants with a £20 gift voucher to thank you for your time. Babies and children are of course very welcome!



Group info:

When: Tues 29th April

Where: Bright Stars Play Space S62 6NU

Time: 10am – 12pm



To register your interest in the group, use the link below:



https://forms.office.com/e/WhKtjBRv6J

18/03/2025

🎉🎉 Celebrating New Life in February 2025! 🎉🎉

We are absolutely thrilled to announce the arrival of 151 beautiful new babies this month—79 boys and 72 girls! What a joyous blessing! We also have the incredible news of three sets of twins joining our community! Congratulations to all the families welcoming these precious little ones! ✨✨

As we celebrate, we also take a moment to remember the little ones born sleeping; you are forever in our hearts and thoughts. Your memory is cherished and honored. ❣

Let’s continue to spread love and joy as we welcome these new lives into our world! 🌟❤️

13/03/2025

🌼 Have you or someone you know experienced the loss of a baby? 🌼

Sands is reaching out to gather insights on the support received during such difficult times. Your experiences can help shape and improve services for Baby Loss in the future.

If you're willing to share, please take a moment to complete this short survey: Sands Survey. Your feedback is incredibly valuable and can make a difference for others who are navigating similar journeys.

Thank you for your support! 💖

Sands has heard reports of bereaved parents in South Yorkshire receiving inconsistent care following their loss. We know that staff are working hard, but we are concerned that they may not have the right support. We want to understand more about the problems that bereaved parents might be facing, an...

07/01/2025

🌟 Exciting News! 🌟

We’re thrilled to invite you to our Rotherham MNVP Forum on Tuesday 14 January 2025, from 9:30 to 10:30 AM on Microsoft Teams! We’ll be sharing the results from The NHS Maternity Service Survey 2024 Benchmark Report.

This report highlights your thoughts and experiences with Maternity and Neonatal Services in Rotherham, comparing them to services across the country.

Don’t miss out! DM us for the link to join the meeting and be part of the discussion on your feedback and insights! 💬✨

23/12/2024

Your pelvic health muscles are put under extra pressure during pregnancy and childbirth. That’s why it’s important to strengthen them with regular pelvic floor exercises. This video explains some common pelvic health problems, how to perform pelvic floor exercises (which can help to reduce them) and how to get more help.

This video explains some of the most common pelvic health symptoms during pregnancy and after birth, how to perform pelvic floor exercises to help reduce sym...

23/12/2024

“Share your experiences of home birth services in the UK"

Birthrights is deeply concerned at the increasing number of reports of restrictions to and suspension of homebirth services across the country.

We are writing to all trusts across the UK to establish the full extent of restrictions and suspensions to home birth services.

To help inform our campaign and challenge restrictions and suspensions to home birth services, we need to hear from you. If you have been told it’s not possible to have a home birth, or you can only have a home birth at certain times / on certain days or if you have experienced any suspensions of or restrictions to home birth services at all, please answer the short survey form below.

Thank you for sharing your experiences.”

You can access the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GKFB5BF

17/11/2024

🌍💜 World Prematurity Day 💜🌍

Today, we honor the incredible strength of our tiniest warriors — the premature babies who fought and made it, and those who fought just as bravely but are now resting peacefully.

To the families celebrating milestones, we see your resilience and the love that carried you through those challenging days in the NICU. To the parents who carry the memories of little ones no longer here, your love and their light remain an enduring legacy.

Let’s stand together to raise awareness, support families, and celebrate every life touched by prematurity. You are not alone — whether your arms are full or your heart carries the weight of loss, you are seen, loved, and part of a community that cares.

💜 Share your stories, light a candle, or wear purple to honor these precious lives today.

15/11/2024

Join our Toy Appeal and help bring smiles to children in need. Every gift, big or small, makes a huge impact. Donate a new, unwrapped toy and spread holiday cheer to families who could use some extra joy.

Last year the appeal gave out presents to 2250 children in Rotherham.

150 of those children were supported by REMA.

You can also donate NEW toys by dropping them off at the Unity Centre

15/11/2024

It's World Premature Day on Sunday 17th November 💫🦋