Our Maternity and Neonatal Partnership meetings provide opportunities for conversation between women and birthing people, and the care providers that support them, including NHS maternity services and community organisations.

Each meeting begins with updates from Gloucestershire MNVP, the NHS and community organisations. There will also be opportunities to discuss maternity issues and work together on solutions.

As a service user attending the meeting, you will be well supported by the Gloucestershire Maternity and Neonatal Voices team. We understand attending may be tricky with babies and small children. You are welcome to drop in when you can, and leave when you need to. Service users can also claim travel expenses, as well as a £25 supermarket voucher as reimbursement for your time.

If you would like to talk to someone before the meeting or have any questions, please email Kathy at kathryn.meansworth@nhs.net.

These meetings aim to benefit everyone. They are a safe space for women and birthing people to share their experiences. There are also opportunities for health professionals to get service user input on maternity projects. If you have a project you would like to bring to this or future meetings, please email glicb.glosmvp@nhs.net.

Please feel free to share this invite with colleagues and friends who may like to attend.

We value your time and input as we work together to improve maternity and neonatal care in Gloucestershire.