One stop shop for 0-18 advice

A new NHS website has been created to offer a wealth of health advice to support pregnant women as well as children and young people in the Black Country. Launched by the NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board (ICB), the 0-18 years website for the Black Country has been created in partnership with local healthcare […]

Infant feeding survey – last weekend to give your views

Walsall’s Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) is keen to hear about mums’ experiences of feeding their babies and the support they received, as National Breastfeeding Week draws to a close. The group helped to develop an infant feeding survey and this is running until next Monday 3 July with the results being discussed at the MVP’s […]

Face to face support for Walsall mums

Walsall Breastfeeding Peer Support Group will be reintroducing face to face sessions for local mums from next month.   Run by Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s Infant Feeding Service, the group has been meeting virtually since the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure mums have been able to access help and advice along their breastfeeding journey. But from […]

United support for Breastfeeding Week

Infant Feeding teams and midwives across the Black Country and West Birmingham will be supporting and encouraging mums this National Breastfeeding Week which runs from Monday 27 June until Friday 1 July. This year’s theme is “Everyone has a part to play in helping mums to breastfeed” with a focus on the difference that can […]

Supporting World Breastfeeding in Public Day

“I want mothers to feel empowered to breastfeed in public and know that they are legally protected to do so. Let’s normalise this for the next generation.” Meg Schubert is supporting the first ever World Breastfeeding in Public Day today (Tuesday 22 February 2022), and as Infant Feeding Specialist Midwife at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust […]

Walsall MVP Infant Feeding survey

Have you had a baby in the last 12 months? Walsall’s Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) – a local group that supports mums and families to share their experiences of maternity care and help shape services – is running a short survey on Infant Feeding ahead of its March meeting which takes place virtually this Friday. […]

Goodbye and Good Luck!

From being a new mum herself in need of breastfeeding support to helping many other mums over the last 4 years – Samantha Thompson has been a fantastic asset to Walsall Healthcare. And now she’s moving on to start her Nursing Associate training with the trust.   Lindsey Perry, Infant Feeding Clinical Lead/Lactation Consultant (Health […]