Calderdale, Kirklees, and Wakefield Maternity & Neonatal Voices

10/08/2026

Happy 10th birthday to Pinderfields birth centre 🥳

07/08/2026

29/07/2026

💜 Have you used maternity or neonatal services in Calderdale, Kirklees, or Wakefield?

Our survey is now live, and we'd love to hear about your experience.

You can share as much or as little as you like. Every response helps improve care for local families.

Take our survey: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/t/maternity-neonatal-MNVP/

Please share this with friends, family, colleagues and anyone who may have used these services.

Thank you ☺️

29/07/2026

Looking for something to do during summer holidays? ☀️🌸 Happy MOMents are hosting a Holiday Funday on Tuesday 4th August at the AlHikmah Centre in Batley, which will include a zoo, bubble house, sensory classes, slime classes, stalls and more!

We will be there as well to meet women/birthing people and families and would love to see you there ☀️💜

27/07/2026

We are recruiting volunteers to join our team - please apply if you’re passionate about improving maternity and neonatal services 💜

Join Our Calderdale, Kirklees, and Wakefield Maternity & Neonatal Voices Team!
Passionate about improving maternity and neonatal care in Kirklees, Calderdale, or Wakefield?
We’re looking for Volunteer Champions to join our friendly MNVP team. If you’ve recently used local maternity or neonatal services, your experience is exactly what we need to help shape future care.
Show your interested by filling out the form on our website: https://healthwatchkirkleesandcalderdale.com/volunteer-expression-of-interest-form/

29/06/2026

Important news from Mid Yorks 📞❤️

24/06/2026

🩷 Can you help FAB? 🩷

We are looking for pictures and videos that can be shared on our social media pages! We need:

Photos of you breastfeeding - little ones can be of any age!
First feeds/skin to skin.
Close up photos and videos of latching - babies and toddlers!
Photos and videos of different positions breastfeeding - cross cradle, lying down, rugby hold etc!
Baby displaying stimulating behaviours, such as hitting, massaging.
Boob-nastics!
Photos of you pumping/colostrum harvesting/colostrum

If you would like to send any photos in, please email them to [email protected] - we will then send you back a consent form to fill in, photos will not be used without the consent form being filled in!

24/06/2026

Today sees the publication of the Nottingham Ockenden Maternity Review, the largest maternity review in NHS history.

The report contains difficult and distressing accounts from women, birthing people and families. Please take care of yourself if you choose to read the report or follow the media coverage.

One of the strongest themes running throughout the review is that too many women and families felt they were not listened to during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period.

Listening to women, birthing people and families is at the heart of every Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership (MNVP). Our role is to ensure that the experiences, views and voices of local families help shape and improve maternity and neonatal services. We believe that everyone deserves to be heard, respected and involved in decisions about their care.

If the coverage of this report raises concerns, worries or emotions for you, please remember that support is available. If you are currently pregnant, your community midwife and maternity team are there to support you. If you have experienced difficult or traumatic maternity care, please reach out to your GP, health visitor, maternity team or specialist support services.

Birth Trauma Association – support and information for people affected by traumatic birth experiences
Make Birth Better – peer support and resources for processing birth trauma
PANDAS Foundation – support for parents experiencing mental health difficulties during pregnancy and after birth
NHS Talking Therapies – support for anxiety, trauma and emotional wellbeing.

If you would like to share your experiences or get involved in improving local maternity and neonatal services, please contact us at [email protected]

Your voice matters. Your experience matters. Listening must be at the centre of safe, compassionate maternity care. 💜