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>We need midwives!I have received this message from Elaine Bielby – can you help? Booktrust is an independent charity dedicated to encouraging people of all ages and cultures to engage with books. The written word underpins all our activity and enables us to fulfill our vision of inspiring a lifelong love of books for all. […]

>Last night I had the great pleasure of chairing the Professional Speaker’s Association NW meeting held at the excellent City Inn, Manchester.http://www.cityinn.com/manchester/ It was great to have some familiar faces but also some brand new guests who seemed very keen to join us. Our first speaker was the excellent Will Kintish. I met Will a […]

>As an ‘expert by experience’ on postnatal illness I endeavour to keep up to date with useful resources around the subject, to expand my knowledge and to pass on to others. I have just justified being out in the sunshine all morning by reading ‘When Baby Brings the Blues’ by Dr Ariel Dalfen.http://www.amazon.co.uk/When-Baby-Brings-Blues-Postpartum/dp/0470154217 This book […]

>I’ve just become a member of the excellent Postpartum Support International! http://ping.fm/62CGI

>In recent months if you have heard me speaking at an event I will most likely have mentioned PSI http://postpartum.net/ and their mission for mothers affected by a perinatal mood disorder of ‘you are not alone, you are not to blame and with help, you will get better’. Well today my membership pack arrived so […]