Parents' Ribbons: News and Progress

"Meridian Tonight" has featured an article on Parents' Ribbons. Broadcast time was Monday 15 January 2007, ITV ( Meridian region), 1800-1830)

For link to the TV article, please go to the Parents' Ribbons HomePage.

We have had our article on the Parents' Ribbons scheme published in

December 2006 – midirs Midwifery Digest

June 2007 – The Practising Midwife

We have given  presentations on the scheme - 

• at the Heads of Midwifery meeting in London, 12/07/07;
• at the South Central Neonatal Network Study Day, 03/10/07.

On this page we record organizations and key individuals who have expressed support for the idea of Parents' Ribbons; and update you on which hospitals are considering or have implemented the scheme.

We want to keep adding to this page!- we need your help to do so.

Organizations and key individuals:

Dame Karlene Davis, DBE General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives

The Birth Trauma Association

Action Medical Research

Twins Legislation - A Parent's voice in classroom placement of Twins and Multiples (USA)

Michael Mates MP

Baby Lifeline - The Mother and Baby Charity

Hospitals who have implemented Parents' Ribbons:

St Mary's Hospital, Portsmouth.

St Richard's Hospital, Chichester.

Newcross Hospital, Wolverhampton.

Salisbury District Hospital.

Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton.

St Mary's Hospital, Manchester.

Hospitals who are considering Parents' Ribbons:

County Hospital, Hereford

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich

Carlisle Hospital

Whitehaven Hospital

Contact us here if you can help us add to this list!