Maternity &
Neonatal Voices
Share your story. Help shape better care.
We listen to maternity and neonatal experiences across Birmingham & Solihull and the Black Country, then work with services to improve care.
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Your local partnership
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Birmingham &
Solihull MNVP
Working together with families and services to improve maternity and neonatal care in Birmingham & Solihull.
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MNVP
Working together with families and services to improve maternity and neonatal care in the Black Country.
Find out moreAbout MNVPs
What is a Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership?
MNVPs are independent spaces where parents, families, communities and services work together. They listen to lived experience and use it to shape maternity and neonatal care locally.
You do not need to know the right words, understand the system, or have a perfect story. If you received care, your experience can help services learn.
Being listened to helped me feel that my experience could make care better for another family.
Parent voice
How your voice makes a difference
Listen. Learn. Improve.
The difference your voice makes
What your MNVP does
We bring people's experiences to the centre of decision making so services can learn, adapt and improve.
Stories heard
from families
Meetings held
with services
Changes shaped
by your feedback
Your voice in action
How feedback becomes learning and change
Every experience is different. MNVPs look for themes, share them constructively with services and keep families informed about the learning that follows.
You said
What care felt like for you
You can share what helped, what could have been better, and what you would like services to understand.
We shared
The themes that families raise
MNVPs bring together anonymised feedback and discuss common themes with local service partners.
Services changed
Learning that informs improvement
Services can use this learning to review information, communication and the experience of care for families.
Requests for feedback
What we are listening to now
Current listening topics are updated by the MNVP team. Choose an item to find out more or share your experience.
Feedback request
Accessing care after birth
Tell us what made postnatal care easier or harder to reach.
Share your experienceFeedback request
Your antenatal appointments
We would like to hear about your experience of antenatal care and support.
Share your experienceFeedback request
Support for new parents
Share what support helped you most in the first weeks with your baby.
Share your experienceJoin the conversation
Meetings and events
Come along, listen, share your experience and help shape maternity and neonatal care locally.
Everyone is welcome. Some sessions are online and some take place in the community.
MNVP community conversation
Share your experiences of pregnancy, birth and postnatal care with the local MNVP team.
Parent voice forum
An informal online session for parents, carers and families to share what matters most.
MNVP open meeting
Hear what the partnership is working on and how local feedback is informing change.
Bereavement
A careful space to share difficult experiences
MNVP is listening and supporting services. We offer a confidential support pathway. Bereaved parents can share stories at their own pace to help drive change within NHS services.