We offer two types of training programmes:

1. Perinatal staff

• Aimed at:
  – Clinicians on the ground delivering perinatal care.
  – Includes roles such as midwives, consultants in obstetrics and gynecology, neonatal nurses and doctors, health visitors, quality leads, family nurse partners, and others involved in hands-on care.
• Focusing on:
  – Addressing the clinical needs of perinatal care, particularly patient safety.
  – The immediate care provided to pregnant individuals, mothers, and newborns.
• Format:
  – Incorporates an Anti-Racist framework and teaching tailored for those directly involved in delivering perinatal care.
  – Addresses issues specific to patient safety, maternity, obstetrics, and neonatal care.
• Learning Objectives:
  – Transforming both personal and systemic levels of understanding and practice among those directly involved in clinical care.

2. Senior leaders

• Aimed at:
  – Individuals in positions of power or leadership, with strategic and managerial responsibilities.
  – Heads of departments, directors, chief executive officers, and others influencing structural and system changes.
• Focusing on:
  – How individuals in leadership positions can make strategic-level changes based on the learnings from the course.
  – Influencing decision-making processes at a higher organizational level.
• Format:
  – Retains the Anti-Racist framework and teaching, tailored to address strategic-level changes and decisions within healthcare organizations.
  – Focuses on implementing and maintaining anti-racist practices at an organizational level.
• Learning Objectives:
  – Empowering leaders with the knowledge and tools to effect systemic change, making decisions that contribute to maintaining anti-racist organizations.

Who can apply to join?

Currently, Black Maternity Matters is open to anyone working in perinatal care within the West of England region. This includes clinical staff – both trust and community based, from midwifery, obstetrics, perinatal mental health, neonatology, and health visiting. This list is not exhaustive, and we encourage you get in touch if you think you may benefit from taking part.

While the perinatal course is designated for those providing hands-on care, the senior leaders option retains the Anti-Racist framework but focuses on how leaders in positions of power can make strategic-level changes based on course learnings.

Both BMM cohorts are 6 months long, with 3 face to face days, 3 virtual sessions and a host of Quality Improvement, peer support and specialist interest groups on offer.

I am not in the West of England, can I join a BMM group?

Currently, we are focusing on the West of England Region, with some specially commissioned cohorts that include people from other areas.

We have been very intentional so far with ensuring we are continuously improving the Black Maternity Programme, and making sure we have got exactly the right model for spread.

Our ambition is that one day we can offer the opportunity to join BMM to people across the country, so keep following us to stay in the loop!

How can I get in touch?

Email the team directly with your query and we will get back to you: healthinnowest.blackmaternitymatters@nhs.net