Wakefield District Maternity & Neonatal Voices Partnership

22/07/2025

Our Perinatal Mental Health Midwife has teamed up with Point Talking Therapies to deliver two free welling workshops for pregnancy🤰

These informal workshops, which will be delivered on MS Teams, have been designed to provide you with useful techniques and coping strategies to help improve your mental health and wellbeing during the perinatal period.

🗓️ Mindful Pregnancy – Managing Stress and Positive Birth
Thursday 11 September | 12pm – 1.30pm

🗓️ Mindful Pregnancy – Managing Anxiety and Connecting with Baby
Thursday 25 September | 12pm – 1.30pm

To book your place or find out more:
🌐 Visit: talking.turning-point.co.uk/workshops
📞 Call: 01924 234860
📧 Email: wakefield.talking@turning-point.co.uk

02/07/2025

Here are the babies born in May - is yours here?

Were you one of the families who welcomed a new arrival with us in May? Let us know in the comments below if your baby (or babies!) are part of these numbers 👶✨

We’d also love to hear about your birth experience. You can share your story with us via direct message or leave feedback at bit.ly/MYFFT ❤️

25/06/2025

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced a national inquiry into maternity failings, starting this summer and reporting by December. The move follows years of critical reports into maternity care.
Anne Kavanagh of Irwin Mitchell, representing affected families, welcomed the inquiry, saying it highlights “deep-rooted problems nationally.” She stressed the need for decisive action, noting that past recommendations were often not fully implemented, missing vital chances to improve patient safety.
If you would like to speak to someone about maternity or neonatal care, please talk to us.

It will target the worst-performing trusts in England - and report back by the end of the year.

24/06/2025

It will target the worst-performing trusts in England - and report back by the end of the year.

24/06/2025

Could you support our work to represent local families by becoming our neonatal lead? If so, we would love to hear from you.
All information below ⬇️

17/06/2025

It was such a pleasure to be invited to this event last week to hear the stories of these wonderful women - and meet their babies too! What an amazing job the Befrienders do to support them. One woman told us that because of the support she has had from Kate, “I can build a nice life for my baby, I have hope that we can be happy together and look after ourselves.”

17/06/2025

11/06/2025

I spotted this yesterday when I popped in - there’s a brilliant selection of books and the leaflet contains a list with lots of great suggestions. If you have a library card you can access ebooks and audiobooks too - have a look!

11/06/2025

FAB Wakefield Shop are having a big clearance sale - worth checking out!

BIG SALE EVENT!!! 🛍

For two weeks beginning the 16th June, all preloved adult clothing will be £1 and all preloved children's clothing will be 50p!

This is to move some stock out to make space for new! The sale will end 28th June - don't miss out!!!

*sale doesn't include shoes/accessories, bric-a-brac or toys.

The Ridings Shopping Centre

07/06/2025

An opportunity to contribute your experience to F.A.B - Wakefield’s work! See below ⬇️

03/06/2025

MY Maternity & Neonatal have shared this new video tour of Brontë Birth Centre - did you know you don’t have to live in Dewsbury to choose to have your baby here? We’d love to hear your thoughts on the information in the video, and your suggestions for what other videos might be useful?

11/05/2025

Don’t miss the opportunity to have your say about birthing choices in the district. This closes next weekend - all the information is on the original post.

⌛️The public consultation on birth choices in our district closes next weekend! If you haven’t shared your views yet, now is the time.

📢 Don't miss your chance to take part. Complete the survey before it closes on Sunday 18 May - link in the comments ⬇️

Your voice matters! Help shape the future of maternity care in Wakefield District before it’s too late. 👶💙