“That's all we wanted, to be heard, listened to, just to be validated and believed”: family experiences of advocacy support in maternity and neonatal services (3 July 2026)

Summary

A new paper from NIHR RSET, in collaboration with Sands, describes the experiences of different families of advocacy support in maternity and neonatal services. Based on conversations with 34 families, the findings suggest that independent advocacy could help ensure that families are listened to, heard and supported following an adverse outcome.