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The psychological impact of neonatal care: a collaboration with Bliss
We are really pleased to share the result of a recent collaboration with Bliss - the charity for babies born premature or sick. We were approached by Bliss to work on their recent campaign to raise awareness of the psychological impact of neonatal care, and what can be done to address this. One of the things that we really liked about this was that Bliss have been openly talking about how the psychological impact of neonatal care needs to be seen through the lens of health in

Davy and Ruth
Jan 122 min read


Lead like a gardener
How is being a leader like being a gardener? No, this isn't the start of a cheesy corporate Christmas cracker joke. It's a genuine...

Davy and Ruth
Jul 27, 20254 min read


Connection before correction: the tug-a-war of conflict
In a recent post, we wrote about “picking your battles” when attempting to bring about changes in perinatal care. Re-reading this, we...

Davy and Ruth
Jul 23, 20255 min read


What is blocking the hose? Compassion in perinatal care.
There was a helpful discussion on one of our professional forums recently about compassion, and what gets in its way. ‘Compassion...

Davy and Ruth
Jul 21, 20254 min read


What is Relational Practice?
We thought it would be helpful to make a video to explain what we mean by "Relational Practice" - both what it looks like and what we do...

Davy and Ruth
Jul 21, 20253 min read


When this work hurts
We have the privilege of sitting beside so many professionals – doctors, nurses, psychologists, AHPs, as they wrestle with the pain...

Davy and Ruth
Jul 18, 20252 min read


Swimming against the current: keeping going with change when it gets hard
It is a turbulent time for perinatal care. In response to an expanding evidence base, a diversifying MDT and local and national safety...

Davy and Ruth
Jul 15, 20254 min read


Balancing "Me" and "We": ProSocial cultures of perinatal care
How can we explore better ways to work together in perinatal care? How do we strive for a shared vision and purpose across perinatal...

Davy and Ruth
Jun 20, 20255 min read


Fee FiCare Fo Fum: Writing new family stories in neonatal care.
Congratulations, you have been selected to play the part of Jack in our new production of Jack and the Beanstalk! We have a slight...

Davy and Ruth
Jun 9, 20254 min read


Navigating uncertainty together
To mark the launch of our upcoming series of webinars focusing on aspects of relational practice in neonatal care, we are excited to...

Davy and Ruth
May 4, 20255 min read
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