The Midwife Company

03/10/2025

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🌟 Cerebral Palsy Cymru: Parent Cafés 🌟
One conversation at a time…💬☕

Are you a parent or carer of a child with or at risk of cerebral palsy in Wales? Join us for our online Parent Cafés. A safe, supportive space to connect, reflect, and grow together.

🗓 When? Second Tuesday of every month:
📅 Oct 14 | Nov 11 | Dec 9
🕜 1:30–2:30pm on Microsoft Teams
🍰 Bring a cuppa & a treat!

Led by Clinical Psychologist Emma Johnston & Family Support Coordinator Natasha Elliott, these virtual sessions explore themes like resilience, support, relationships, and understanding our children, through honest, peer-led conversations. These sessions create space to reflect, connect, and feel less alone on the journey.

Upcoming conversation Themes:
-October Resilience
-November Relationships and connection
-December Knowledge about my parenting/ child development and cerebral palsy

💌 To join, email emmaj@cerebralpalsycymru.org with subject "Online Parent Café".

Drop in whenever you can. Let’s build community, one chat at a time.

Thank you to our sponsor Leigh Day.

24/09/2025

I urge all midwives to share this advice far and wide. The upset and fear a comment from a little man across the pond can make is dangerous. Our women and birthing people need to know they are safe, autism is not a disease that needs irradicating but a neurodivergence to be accepted. And it is not the woman’s fault !!!!

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Taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children.

Find out more ➡️ https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/paracetamol-for-adults/pregnancy-breastfeeding-and-fertility-while-taking-paracetamol-for-adults/

19/08/2025

Midwives if you get the chance to attend - tickets are free! This is an excellent opportunity to hear real patient experiences from the HCPs trying to make a difference for women who often struggle to advocate for themselves.

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18/08/2025

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RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY

Have you experienced an assisted (ie forceps or vacuum) birth?

If so, we are working with a team of researchers who are interested in your views on improving assisted birth outcomes. It would involve attending a meeting this week (online) with a view to be involved in future as part of a public-patient involvement (PPI) group informing the project.

If you’re interested, please email Chloe at chloe@birthtraumaassociation.org and she will send you some more details.

22/07/2025

Wow again !!!!!!!!!!!!

Chloe Kelly scores the WINNER to send England into yet another European final! ❤️👏🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

22/07/2025

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30/05/2025

Anyone Cardiff based? Come along to this incredibly informative and fun festival for all women at any stage of their life from puberty, menstrual health, pregnancy and menopause. The midwives in the birth and beyond tent are hosting a workshop on how to prepare a concise birth plan that addresses your wants and needs and discusses your rights and consent when options are limited or unavailable. The fourth trimester, perineal health, postnatal mental health and recovery supported in this tent - also helpful resources for health professionals as well as women and birthing people x don’t miss out !

27/05/2025

For families who received care at Swansea. Bay x

In light of the Llais report into Swansea maternity services published recently, which shared many distressing stories from families affected, the need for peer support has never been more urgent. The Swansea Bay Maternity Group invites families affected to join their online support meeting on 27 May. This follows on from a 2023 review into serious concerns about local maternity services.

The session will provide a safe, supportive space for families who want to share their stories or hear from others. You will also have the opportunity to hear from Leigh Day’s midwife and legal experts, who can provide guidance and insights. You will have the opportunity to raise questions either at the event or thereafter to our experts.
Sign up by emailing: swanseabaymaternitysupptgroup@gmail.com

13/05/2025

There is a ‘Make Birth Better’ Annual
Birth Trauma Summit on YouTube today for midwives HCPs and birthing people and families alike. Good to dip into if you have time today 9-4

05/05/2025

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17/03/2025

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31/01/2025

I will be attending this event to offer support to anyone who wants to discuss any aspects of their care at Swansea Bay. We can make maternity great again xx

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Concerns have been raised about maternity care in Swansea, and a review was commissioned in 2023. The review is essential to improve maternity services but has also identified a need for support for families, some of which feel ignored. A support group has been formed, which will be patient/family led and provide access to expert advice and support.

Join our public meeting.
Date: 12 February
Time: 4-6pm
Location: Village Hotel Swansea

Come along to share experiences, gain support from others, and for the chance to ask questions and gain insights from Leigh Day's experts, including a registered midwife and a medical negligence solicitor.

All are welcome to attend or you can register your interest by emailing swanseamaternitysupptgroup@gmail.com