Welcome to the Cambridge Maternity Services Liaison Committee website
Have your say on the care given to pregnant and new mums and dads in the Cambridge area
The user members (see below) of the Cambridge Maternity Services Liaison Committee (MSLC) have set up this website to let expectant and new parents who use the Rosie Maternity Hospital and/or who receive antenatal and postnatal care in the community in the Cambridge area know about what we do – and how they can have a say in what services are provided for them.
What is the MSLC?
The MSLC is a committee which advises the Cambridge Primary Care Trust (PCT) and Hospitals Trusts on the care they provide to pregnant women and their partners and the parents of new babies. We exist to make sure that the Trusts listen to and take account of the views and experiences of women who use their maternity services, and their partners.
Who are the members?
• local people who are currently expecting a baby or who have had a baby recently (user reps)
• representatives from voluntary groups who support pregnant women and new parents, such as the National Childbirth Trust and La Leche League (user reps)
• a representative from the Cambridge City PCT, which finances local services
• health care professionals at the Rosie and in the local community, such as senior midwives, obstetricians, health visitors and GPs
The MSLC is chaired and run by user reps.
For a list of current members, click here.
What does the MSLC do?
The MSLC monitors what services are being provided to expectant and new parents and recommends changes and improvements. It acts as a voice for the people who use these services.
Recently we have
• undertaken surveys of parents' experiences of Lady Mary Ward
• made recommendations regarding pain relief for breastfeeding mothers
• provided views on current service provision to inform plans for the future
• given feedback to regional maternity services consultations
• provided input into information leaflets for expectant and new parents
Our plans for the future include
• trying to extend the committee's reach
• continuing our work of monitoring local services - in particular, caesarean section rates, induction rates and breech birth
• continuing to make sure that you have your say
If you’d like to know more about what goes on at our meetings, click here to read the minutes of recent meetings.
What does the MSLC not do?
Although we’re always interested in hearing comments and suggestions from women and their partners who are using, or have recently used, local maternity services, we don’t deal with queries from individuals about their care, nor are we a channel for complaints.
If you have questions about your maternity care, you can speak your midwife, health visitor or GP, or, if you’d like to discuss your birth experience, in confidence, with a qualified midwife counsellor, you can contact the Rosie’s Birth Afterthoughts Service (01223 217882).
If you wish to make a complaint about your care, contact Addenbrooke’s Patient Advice and Liaison Services (PALS), phone number 01223 216756/257257.
For details of other local and national organisations that provide information and support on issues to do with pregnancy and early parenthood, click here.
Get involved!
If you’d like to help with the work of the committee, or to become involved with any of the other committees at the Rosie that include members of the public as members, please contact the MSLC Administrator on 01223 884891.
Have your say
In order for the MSLC to accurately represent the views of parents who use local maternity services, we need to know what these views are! Your ideas and opinions matter, so please tell us what they are. You can do this very easily by simply going to our message board and posting your comments and suggestions there. So click here and have your say!
