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NCT responds to today’s strategy announced by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to improve information for pregnant and breastfeeding women

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The announcement of a new national lockdown for England this week has left many parents with questions and concerns.

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In response to NHS England’s latest guidance on maternity services during the coronavirus pandemic, Elizabeth Duff, Senior Policy Adviser, NCT, said:

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NCT is helping new parents across the UK meet face-to-face to get much needed support from other mums and dads.  

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NCT is delighted to have appointed the equality and social justice charity brap as an external partner to help affect a major culture shift in its equality, diversity and inclusion practices. Together with the formation of a charity-wide Diversity Network, this is the next step in a comprehensive and reinvigorated plan of work to improve, update and embed the charity’s approach to equality, diversity and inclusion.

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In response to today’s survey from the Royal College of Midwives which found the safety of maternity services under serious threat, Angela McConville, Chief Executive, NCT, said:

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NCT was delighted to attend an engagement event hosted by the Duchess of Cambridge today, focusing on the value of peer support for new parents’ mental health.

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Following the changes to Covid-19 guidance in England and Scotland this week, Sarah McMullen, Director of Impact and Engagement, NCT, said:

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In response to a rapid review from MBRRACE-UK about recent maternal deaths and actions needed to improve management of COVID-19, Sarah McMullen, Director of Impact and Engagement, NCT, said:

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Due to the tremendous efforts of our staff, practitioners and volunteers, NCT, the UK’s largest charity for parents, evolved rapidly in response to Covid-19 to continue to support pregnant women, their partners and new families and meet rising demand for our services.