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We cannot ignore the systemic barriers that perpetuate disparities in care for migrant women and people

Responding to the MBRRACE-UK report into the care of recent migrant women with language barriers who have experienced a stillbirth or neonatal death, Angela McConville, Chief Executive at NCT, said:

Responding to the ‘Opening Doors’ report by NSPCC and the UK Committee for UNICEF

Responding to the ‘Opening Doors’ report by NSPCC and the UK Committee for UNICEF, Elizabeth Duff, Senior Policy Advisor at NCT, said:

The silent mental health epidemic we need to talk about

Parents are often told pregnancy and life with a new baby should be the happiest and most precious time of their lives. But there can be a gap between this societal expectation and the experiences of many new parents, who find parenthood to be much more nuanced, emotional, and at times, overwhelming.

NCT welcomes progress, but calls for an end to the downward spiral of poor maternity experiences

Responding to the Care Quality Commission’s 2024 Maternity Survey, Joanna Corfield, Head of Communications and Campaigns at NCT, said:

Stop exploiting parents, NCT tells formula milk companies

Responding to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) interim report on the infant and follow-on formula milk market study, Maxine Palmer, Head of Service Development at NCT, said:

NCT shares advocacy checklist for parents to support positive pregnancy and birth experience

To support parents and empower them to have a more confident antenatal and birth experience, NCT has issued a new ‘advocacy checklist’.

Lives could have been saved with better care: NCT responds to MBRRACE-UK report

Responding to the MBRRACE-UK Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care report, the annual investigation into the deaths of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the year after birth, Angela McConville, Chief Executive at NCT, said:

UK COVID-19 Inquiry: NCT gives evidence on the impact of the pandemic on women, parents, and babies as part of charity coalition

NCT today gave evidence to Module 3 of the Covid-19 Inquiry, as part of a coalition of 13 leading pregnancy, birth and early parenting charities, exposing the significant impact of the decisions made about the management and delivery of maternity and neonatal services during the pandemic, and the devastating impact this had on pregnant women, new parents, and their families.  

It’s time for action, not sleepless nights, says NCT as it responds to the latest CQC report

Responding to the latest Care Quality Commission report, Angela McConville, NCT’s Chief Executive, said:

Responding to IPPR’s cross-party Commission on Health and Prosperity report

Responding to IPPR’s cross-party Commission on Health and Prosperity report, Angela McConville, Chief Executive at NCT, said: