Mumsnet HQ are gearing up for a new campaign about improving the quality of postnatal care in the UK - you may remember contributing to this thread about it last year, or filling in a survey in October. (Many thanks to those of you who took part.)
What we need now is some women (or their birth partners) who've given birth in the UK in the last two or three years, who have experiences they'd be willing to share - on TV, in newspapers or on the radio.
PLEASE NOTE: at this stage you'd just be expressing an interest - we'd never put you forward for a media opportunity without checking first that you're happy with the media outlet, the set-up, the timing and everything else. We also will not share your name or contact details without getting your permission first in each instance. Putting your name down at this stage doesn't firmly commit you to anything at all.
So if you've got something to say - good or bad - about your postnatal care, and in principle might be interested in talking to the media, please add your name here or email us on [email protected].
We're particularly interested in women who have something to say about:
their stay on an inpatient postnatal ward after birth;
their experience of getting breastfeeding established with the help of healthcare professionals;
their experience while their baby/babies spent time in intensive care;
their experience of getting support (or not) with mental health problems;
their experience of short and long term healthcare for birth injuries and traumatic births
... but if you have something to say about another aspect of your care, please jump in!
One final thing: we're likely to be concentrating on the NHS, because that's where the vast majority of women give birth in the UK. (But if you have experience of things like independent midwives delivered through your local NHS services, again, please feel free to jump in.)
Thanks
MNHQ