Tayside Maternity Voices Partnership

Tayside Maternity Voices Partnership is a group of volunteers who represent the voice of women and families from all communities and cultures to inform improvements in local maternity care.

Our members are:

Local people who have recently had a baby or are currently expecting a baby.
Healthcare professionals, including midwives, health visitors, obstetricians and neonatal staff who work in our maternity units in Tayside and provide care in the community.
Representatives from Public Health
Representatives from voluntary groups who support pregnant women and new parents

Our volunteers are the voice of local parents and are working to make improvements to local maternity services.

Why should I get involved?

The opinions and real experiences of our parent members are essential to help shape and improve the local maternity service.

As a member of Maternity Voices you can really get involved. Your views are invaluable to give maternity professionals a service user's perspective.

In addition, a very important part of our work is that we find out what parents from all walks of life need to make their experience of our maternity services a good one.

How you can get involved

Become a committee member. If you can spare some time on a regular basis and feel comfortable leading the direction of the group we welcome you. No prior experience required other than your experience of our maternity and/or neonatal service in Tayside and a willingness to chair the team meetings.
Become a team member. If you can offer your contribution to the work of the group, either through commenting on draft proposals/offering feedback and ideas for focus or simply attending and contributing to the discussions we need you.

Each of our volunteers brings their own wealth of experience to Tayside Maternity Voices. We have monthly “virtual” meetings on MS Teams every last Friday of the month between 10.30am-11.30am. We also hold 3 x face to face sessions per year so that we can meet each other in person (children welcome).

Please note that this group works on an informal basis with the aim to hear from across our service user community. Please get in touch – everyone’s voice matters.

If you would like to get involved please contact iona.duckett@nhs.scot