The Lotus Service - Maternal Mental Health - North Staffordshire

20/04/2026

7 Years of Advocacy. 7 Years of Demanding Change. 📢

Today marks the start of Five X More CIC’s 7th Black Maternal Health Awareness Week UK! 🇬🇧🖤 (20th – 26th April 2026)

While we celebrate the strength of our community, we cannot ignore the facts. According to the MBRRACE 2025 report, Black women in the UK are still 2.3 times more likely to die during pregnancy, childbirth, and the six weeks postpartum compared to white women.

This year’s theme is "Leading with Solutions, Not Trauma."

We know the statistics, but we are more than just numbers. This week is about centering the solutions—better training, cultural safety, and ensuring every Black mother is heard, respected, and kept safe.

How you can get involved today:

👉 Educate: Visit fivexmore.org to learn the 5 steps for a safer birth.
👉 Share: Post this to your feed to ensure this disparity remains a national priority.
👉 Action: Use the hashtag to join the conversation
and demand equitable care.

It’s time to move the needle. Let’s lead with solutions. ✊🏾✨

09/10/2025

https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-mental-health-day/2025

Today is World Mental Health Day and this year it focus is on Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies.

World Mental Health Day serves as a powerful reminder that there is no health without mental health. This year’s campaign focuses on the urgent need to support the mental health and psychosocial needs of people affected by humanitarian emergencies.

Crises such as natural disasters, conflicts, and public health emergencies cause emotional distress, with one in five individuals experiencing a mental health condition. Supporting the mental well-being of individuals during such crises is not just important – it saves lives, gives people the strength to cope, the space to heal and to recover and rebuild not only as individuals but as communities. That’s why it is essential for everyone, including government officials, health and social care providers, school staff and community groups to come together. By working hand in hand, we can ensure the most vulnerable have access to the support they need while protecting the well-being of everyone.

By investing in evidence and community-based interventions, we can address immediate mental health needs, foster long-term recovery, and empower people and communities to rebuild their lives and thrive.

On this World Mental Health Day, let us intensify our efforts to create a world where mental health is valued, protected, and accessible for all, especially in the face of adversity.

Find out about this year's World Mental Health Day campaign (10 October) and how you can get involved.

07/10/2025

Baby Loss Awareness Week is upon us.

Baby Loss Awareness Week runs from 9 – 15 October each year and is a time for everyone in the baby loss community and beyond to come together, to remember much-loved and missed babies, and raise awareness of pregnancy and baby loss.

https://babyloss-awareness.org/

18/09/2025

Next week marks the start of Black Maternal Mental Health Week.

The Motherhood Group have arranged a number of events you can get involved in throughout the week. For more information, see the poster below, or visit their website at https://themotherhoodgroup.org/bmmhw25/

15/05/2025

Are you pregnant or have a child under 2 years old.

Go & see our lovely colleague Sally - Peer Support Worker (Stoke-on-Trent Family Hubs)

Lots going on in lots of different locations 👶🏻 🍼

📣 NEW TIMETABLE 📣
Some of Sally's sessions have had a move around to fit in a new location. Please check the list for the updates.

💜Are you pregnant or a new Mum who would welcome a helping hand from who understand?
💜 Come and join Sally at her Well-Being groups to have a drink, chat, get support and meet other Mums.

15/05/2025

We would like to welcome past and present patients and their families to celebrate 20 years of Brockington parent and baby unit for our family fun day.

Saturday 7th June 2025
1pm – 4pm
John Wheeldon Primary Academy
Corporation Street, Stafford, ST16 3LX

08/05/2025

We've teamed up with Tommee Tippee and Peanut App in support of Maternal Mental Health Alliance to encourage mothers to have honest and open conversations about what they go through, and access important maternal mental health resources that could help from this link:
www.maternalmentalhealthalliance.org

Sharing this post could help us reach mothers in need and change their journey for the better.

08/05/2025

What a wonderful few days we have had at The Royal Stoke Maternity Unit.

We've been networking with other organisations, chatting to patients & planning with maternity staff. (And eating/ handing out cakes & biscuits)

We even had our wonderful colleagues/ peer support workers from The Parent & Baby Service join us yesterday.

Thank you to everyone that came to see us, patients, staff & everyone else.

Happy Maternal Mental Health Week ✨

From Everyone at Lotus North Staffordshire 🪷

07/05/2025

As part of Maternal Mental Health Week we will be at the Royal Stoke Maternity Unit this afternoon from 1pm & the same again tomorrow.

Today Kerry our wonderful Specialist Psychological Therapist & Jack our amazing Assistant Psychologist.

Tomorrow will be Lauren our very knowledgeable & wonderful Specialist Midwife & Nicky Lewis our lovely Specialist Psychological Therapist.

Come & find us. We will be happy to answer any questions you may have about The Lotus Service & also we have cake :)

06/05/2025

This week is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week.

Here are the themes for the week.

We from Lotus North Staffs will be at the Royal Stoke Maternity on Wednesday to meet and greet and answer any questions you may have.

01/05/2025

Yesterday we got to attend the first ever Maternal Mental Health Service Summit at The Maudsley Hospital in London.

The day was full with a number of amazing presentations/ discussions about different services and the vision for the future but not forgetting how far Maternal Mental Health Care has come since it started in 2020.

We even got to meet Mr Motivator!!!
Plus we saw a few old faces from our Lotus Team

17/11/2024

Today is World Prematurity Day.

Here at The Lotus Service North Staffs we provide support for women who have had their babies prematurely and spent time in Neonatal settings. We treat trauma experienced during birth, afterwards, if baby is poorly & baby loss.

Today is , and Bliss wants more families to know they’re not alone💙💜. The journey through neonatal care can be emotionally challenging, and it’s important to acknowledge the impact this has on families.

We’re asking everyone who has been touched by a neonatal experience to share a photo that captures your family’s unique journey using our special milestone frame!🎉 Remember, it’s okay to seek support and talk about your