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Official Milk Bank at Chester account for milk donation following a loss. Follow our other account at @milkbankatchester

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Here @memorymilkgift we believe that every family should be given the opportunity to donate milk in memory of their baby

Join us in working together to ensure that donation after loss is offered as routine in the UK by sharing our mission statement 💜

#milkdonationafterloss

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We ended the day with a really powerful and emotive talk by Laura Atherton, with a video of Holly sharing her milk donation journey after the loss of her baby Bodhi. @memorymilkgift

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@CatrionaWaitt @Kyakyo_ @VesselIsMe @ATTABreastmilk @PeaceOkwaro @AcutePete Sending love every day 🤍 your passion and determination shows that you are meeting that challenge daily.

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If you work with parents you can access the Milk Bank at Chester @memorymilkgift have developed a future learn course ‘Lactation After Loss: Choices for Bereaved Parents’, which is free to access with an NHS login.

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Looking forward to today’s #RCGPAC2024 in Liverpool today and to presenting our poster alongside Dr Bryony Kendall and Dr Kathy Smith

‘The GP’s role in milk donation – what does good look like?’

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@BloodBikesWales @MilkBankChester @BAPM_Official @NeoResearch_Net We couldn’t agree more 🥰

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Tomorrow we are @BAPM_Official conference showcasing a poster outlining the journey from unmet patient need for awareness of lactation choices after loss to the now met educational need for HCPs with a future learn course co-written with @NeoResearch_Net and parents.

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The research team conducting this study are based at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust, & include staff from the Countess of Chester NHS Trust, Newcastle University, & other NHS hospitals. Our project is informed by discussions with bereaved parents who are part of the project team.

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Do you have 10 mins to spare & want to help improve bereavement care?

We invite you to complete a short questionnaire to help us better understand NHS healthcare professional (HCP) attitudes and practice. Currently there is a paucity of literature

https://t.co/VzzXECwSmj

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HCP educational resources. A questionnaire for mothers who have experienced peri-/neonatal loss is also planned to better understand women’s attitudes to and/or experience of lactation management after loss with a similar aim of improving NHS care and support in the future.

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Do you want to join 100s of learners who have already joined the Lactation After Loss; Choices for bereaved parents?

NHS staff can learn for free via Just log in via the NHS learning hub https://t.co/Fmfy2XKwJZ

For non NHS staff
https://t.co/6HW1YFfyO0

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Honoured to be have presented on the @NeoPallCare Northern NeonatalNetwork session, alongside Amy who shared her donation journey, talking about donation after loss. 🤍 parent voice is so important when sharing good practice

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@alittlemole @DrNShenker @Prof_AmyBrown @DoctorChrisVT @milk_foundation your experience if you would find it helpful. We are working alongside other families who weren’t offered choices to give them a voice in shaping future care 🤍

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@alittlemole @DrNShenker @Prof_AmyBrown @DoctorChrisVT @milk_foundation We are so sorry to hear of your experience. If you wanted to learn more about the work we are doing to raise awareness and standardise lactation choices you are welcome to get in touch directly via DM or [email protected] we can also give you the opportunity to share …

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I learnt so much in such a short time and am (even more) appreciative of the hard work that bereavement midwives do daily, to provide the best care at the worst times.

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With the launch of Lactation and Loss; Choices for Bereaved Parents future learn course (with free access to NHS staff through the NHS leadership academy https://t.co/gY9bnOEZA2 next week,

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I had the privilege of spending time shadowing our bereavement midwives to gain a fuller insight in their role this week. The compassionate care provided by Lesley and Jen blew me away.

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Together we can empower families to make decisions that are right for them 🤍

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If you heard Claire- Michelle’s donation journey this morning, & would like to learn more about the importance of lactation choices after loss,take a look at the course below, co developed with families and health care professionals, launching mid June. Free access to NHS staff.

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Claire-Michelle Pearson became a ‘snowdrop’ breast milk donor after her son Rupert died during labour.

Her portrait features in new art exhibition, Connecting Hearts, by @SwanseaUni, @milk_foundation & @leanne_artist. Claire-Michelle joins @BBCNuala to share her story 🔽