Category " Maternity"

I am thrilled to be speaking at the RCM Annual Conference this year which is taking place on 24-25 September at Manchester Central. This years conference theme is: Working with you locally, nationally and internationally. It is free to attend for RCM members who may register here. I will be there on the first day and will have […]

When I began my speaking career to raise awareness of perinatal mental health, I always aspired to be on an ‘international’ stage. I learned that the honour of that status had to be earned and deserved, eventually being listed on relevant websites. When I do receive those invitations now, I view it as a privilege […]

I’d love to update you with some of the latest perinatal mental health events I have been involved with, so that you can be more aware of some initiatives and make connections, should you wish to do so. Firstly and wonderfully, I want to say that “I can see clearly now…!” One of the consequences […]

Some things are worth waiting for and I hope that this belated report of a great event is one of them! Back on 11th January I had been invited to speak and chair ‘Perinatal Mental Health Services – Improving care for women and families.’  Jeanne Lythgoe, from Salford University had asked me and it was […]

I’m sure that we have all, at some point, either watched or been in the audience of an awards event. Have you ever wondered how it feels to be a nominee? This is my account of actually being a finalist at the British Journal of Midwifery Awards 2017. Back in 2006 after my first book, […]