Croydon MNVP

27/11/2025

🟠 "Women and girls should not be disproportionately targeted, alter their behaviour when out and about to avoid being victims of crime or worry about micro-aggressions. Every day, I am inspired by those who speak up, challenge behaviour and take action to protect our community. Safety is a right, and I am determined to work proactively to bring offenders to justice and make the borough a safer place." - Miriam Chapman-Rosenfeld, Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) town centre Inspector.

You can also take a firm stand to end Violence Against Women and Girls ( ) and help make Croydon safer. Awareness is the first step—join our VAWG Conference tomorrow or attend one of the training sessions. Find out more here: https://orlo.uk/nxlxJ

26/11/2025

26/11/2025

Croydon Health Services new Ocean team logo, as chosen by our Croydon community.

The Ocean team, are the fantastic midwives that will be caring for women/birthing people and their families who give birth in the birthing center or who choose to have a home birth.

21/11/2025

Name Reveal of Croydon University Hospital(CUH), new Midwifery Led Unit (MLU)!

Croydon Health Services have set up a brand-new Midwifery Led Unit (MLU) team 🥳!

The team's name was chosen from the names recommended by our Croydon community via Croydon MNVPs social media.

Thank you to every one that made suggestions 🥰!

The MLU midwives, will support all women/birthing persons, from now, who would like to give birth in the birth centre, at Croydon University Hospital (CUH). To arrange a birthing centre tour please speak to your midwife.

The CUH birthing centre boasts birthing pools, private rooms, continuity of care from a small number of midwives, aromatherapy and a holistic approach to pregnancy and birth including massage in labour. If requested, various forms of induction and pain relief are still available in the birthing centre, in a more home like environment. The birth centre is located on the same floor as the CUH labour ward.

The same MLU midwives will also support any women/birthing persons who lives in Croydon and would like a home birth, this can be facilitated by the MLU team of midwives for those due to give birth from January 2026, onwards.

19/11/2025

We say farewell to NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) legend Julie Voong 🥰, a much loved and respected advocate for the who is retiring from her role this year (2025).

Julie was the first person I, Davina, connected with whilst my son was in NICU and offered great emotional support in her coffee mornings with other like-minded NICU parents where we could share our thoughts and feelings about our ordeal with prematurity ✨.

She also encouraged me to participate in fundraising opportunities for the neonatal unit over the years. She became a great friend and inspired me to become the MNVP that I am today.

Thank you for all your support over the years and wishing you the best in your future endeavours! 💕

14/11/2025

Mencap Chill and Chat every Tuesday (Term Time Only) 10.00am - 12.30pm

Shirley Children's Centre, 34 Lilac Gardens, CR0 8NR

For information, please call the centre on 0208 777 2119

05/11/2025

"To anyone facing TFMR or recurrent loss: there is beauty among the sadness."

After 4 years of trying for a baby, Sian, has faced 2 terminations for medical reasons (TFMR) and 2 missed miscarriages. She’s sharing her story to help others facing the devastating and often silent reality of TFMR and recurrent loss.

Read her story: https://bit.ly/47paPoq

04/11/2025

Some high-street clinics are risking lives by letting untrained staff do baby scans, warn experts.

02/11/2025

02/11/2025