Who are we?
We are a group of parents and professionals who work together to help shape maternity services provided by both Bradford Royal Infirmary and Airedale General Hospital.
We are led by two service-users: Nas, who had her baby at Bradford Royal Infirmary, and Sarah, whose baby was born at Airedale Hospital. We are supported by our Network Facilitator, Shazia.
What do we do?
We listen to women and families’ experiences of maternity and neonatal services at the two hospital Trusts, then work closely with the staff at each to ensure that these are heard, and are used to shape care.
We love meeting with women and their families to hear their experiences and ideas. We travel across Bradford District, Craven, and beyond, to speak to those who have used these services. We are always happy to come to speak – and listen – to groups.
The Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) meets 4 times a year and is made up of individual service users, community organisations, and partner agencies including Heads of Maternity and Community Midwifery teams from Airedale General Hospital and Bradford Royal Infirmary.
Get involved!
There are lots of ways to get involved.
You can share your experiences here.
You can join our meetings, including our partnership meetings, and the service user groups.
You can also volunteer to support our work, whether it’s speaking to other service users, joining a ’15 Steps’ visit, helping to interview maternity staff, or sharing your story as part of staff training.
Join our mail list to find out about our meetings, projects, and opportunities to get involved, or email [email protected] to find out more!
To share your experiences, or find out more, visit our engagement page: Maternity Voices Partnership | Engage Bradford & Craven (engagebdc.com)
Links to Maternity Teams