Rotherham Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership

10/11/2025

THIS ISSUE HAS NOW BEEN RESOLVED

📞 Important Notice – Rotherham Maternity Services Phone Lines 📞

We’re currently experiencing issues with our phone lines and are unable to receive calls at the moment. Our team is working hard to resolve this as quickly as possible.

We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding. 💙

— Rotherham Maternity Services

31/10/2025

📊 Rotherham Maternity Services – Birth Statistics 📊

We’re delighted to share the birth statistics for Rotherham Hospital for the months of May, June & July:

👶 May – 222 babies born
👶 June – 212 babies born
👶 July – 237 babies born

Every number represents a special new life and the families who welcomed them 💜.

The Maternity & Neonatal Voices Partnership (MNVP) is here to ensure that the voices of women, birthing people, and families are heard in shaping local services. 🌸

✨ Have you given birth recently at Rotherham? We’d love to hear about your experiences – your feedback helps us make maternity services the best they can be.

👉 Share your thoughts via our form here: https://forms.office.com/e/FXfmfd8XJK

30/10/2025

🌸 Your Voice Matters in Maternity & Neonatal Care 🌸

We’re inviting women, birthing people, partners, and families to get involved with the Maternity & Neonatal Voices Partnership (MNVP).

MNVP is all about working together with service users, midwives, doctors, and community groups to make sure local maternity and neonatal services reflect the needs and experiences of the families who use them. 💜

👉 Whether you’ve recently given birth, are expecting, or have past experience with maternity or neonatal care, we’d love to hear from you.
👉 You can share your feedback, join focus groups, attend forums, or take part in special projects that improve services.

If you’d like to be involved or simply want to find out more, please complete the short form below 👇
https://forms.office.com/e/FXfmfd8XJK

Your story. Your experience. Your voice. Together we can make a difference. 🌟

11/09/2025

🌸 Have you recently used maternity or neonatal services in Rotherham? 🌸

We’d love to hear from you!

The Rotherham Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership (MNVP) is inviting women and families who have used local maternity and neonatal services in the past 18 months to get involved.

By joining us, you can:
✨ Share your experiences and help shape future care
✨ Co-produce resources and improvements with professionals
✨ Take part in “15 Steps” walkarounds on the wards
✨ Join our bi-monthly MNVP Forum meetings to make your voice heard

Your voice matters, and together we can make maternity and neonatal care the best it can be for families in our community. 💜

📩 To get involved please complete the form below or send us a message at syicb.mnvp@nhs.net

https://forms.office.com/e/NNht8K5d1Q - MNVP Service User Involvement Form

04/08/2025

Waking up every 2 hours? 😴

We’ve got your back. From night feeding hacks to partner support—here’s how to get through it 💪💕

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04/08/2025

Thousands more mums can now access 24/7 breastfeeding support. Find out more at the link in the comments. ⬇

04/08/2025

Creating a sustainable breastfeeding support system is not a short-term intervention, it is a continuous, inclusive, and empowering structure that safeguards health, protects the environment, and upholds the rights of women and children.

04/08/2025

🌟 Calling all parents and caregivers! 🌟

We want to hear your stories about infant feeding! Whether you’ve experienced breastfeeding, formula feeding, or a combination of both, your journey is unique and valuable. Sharing your experiences can help others feel supported and understood in their own feeding journeys.

💬 Please share your thoughts, tips, and any challenges you’ve faced by filling out this form: Share Your Experience - https://forms.office.com/e/2i2h4YWxvW .

Let’s create a space for open conversation and connection. Your story might just inspire someone else!

04/08/2025

04/08/2025

It's World Breastfeeding Awareness Week!

04/08/2025

This video is for women and birthing people who are thinking about getting information about feeding and caring for their babies. This video will help raise ...

31/07/2025

Have your say!!!!

The NHS in South Yorkshire (the NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board) is currently running two separate exercises to gather public views, both are running from Monday 28th July to Friday 17th October 2025.



The first is asking for your views on how many cycles of IVF should be provided to people in South Yorkshire. You can find out more here https://southyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/get-involved/open-time-limited-opportunities-get-involved

or take the survey here https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=slTDN7CF9UeyIge0jXdO48sl3yQiEXdJrDE6VzZEEbRUQ0hMRUNUVVhBVTRIREZYRDY2WFZNMlVaTy4u&route=shorturl



The second is asking for your views on how much gluten-free bread and bread-mix produce should be prescribed to people in South Yorkshire. You can find out more herehttps://syics.co.uk/application/files/7517/5370/9227/Seeking_your_views_on_gluten-free_prescribing_-_V1.1.28.07.25.pdf

or take the survey here https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=slTDN7CF9UeyIge0jXdO48sl3yQiEXdJrDE6VzZEEbRUQ0hMRUNUVVhBVTRIREZYRDY2WFZNMlVaTy4u&route=shorturl



The NHS will make a decision on whether to change either of these things at their Board Meeting in Public on Wednesday 5th November.



If you have any queries or would like any further information, or to request for us to come out and talk to one of your community meetings to gather views face to face, please email: syicb.involve@nhs.net

Public survey