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Caption: At last we were on our way to Kingston Hospital for the first of five Whose Shoes? maternity experience pilots in London
#MatExp Launch of Whose Shoes? Maternity Experience
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Caption: The gestation period:
4 months.
EDD: Est date of delivery:
17 Oct 2014 👪j
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Caption: Those 4 months
have flown by!
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Caption: We had a tour of the maternity hospital - very welcoming!
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Caption: We even picked up
a few labour tips
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Caption: Florence Wilcock, consultant obstetrician, has been a complete
🌟star🌟: the vision to embrace a creative approach and personality to drive positive change
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Caption: 🌟Similarly Kath Evans, Head of Patient Experience for Maternity, at NHS England🌟👪
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Caption: Team effort!
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Caption: Florence had tweeted excitedly when the packs of Whose Shoes? arrived
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Caption: And Kath had even tweeted some of the new maternity poems
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Caption: The cakes were amazing
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Caption: Whose Shoes? cakes 😃
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Caption: We arrived early to set everything up...
About 50 people on their way...
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Caption: Wondering how the new material will be received
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Caption: My young friend Laura helped set the scene by telling her powerful maternity experience story. Courageous.
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Caption: Thoughtful discussions about real issues
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Caption: Recording the 'light-bulb moments' from the conversations is vital
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Caption: Working out where the barriers are and how we can get round them
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Caption: Lots of different perspectives
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Caption: Great ideas emerging
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Caption: #hellomynameis💜
Brilliant campaign by
🌟 Dr Kate Granger🌟
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Caption: It was great to listen to the new Mums - and admire their babies!
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Caption: #SkintoSkin💜
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Caption: With thanks to our #Banksymidwife Jenny Clarke 👏😃
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Caption: People were very thoughtful as they wrote their pledges.
What would they do differently as a result of our session?
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Caption: _______ Great pledges from Lisa,
Head of Communications at Kingston Hospital
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Caption: Florence shows off the pink shoe she has kept on her handbag since conception!!
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Caption: Really positive summary from Fergus Keegan.
Great to see senior managers getting involved!
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Caption: Some excellent new connections made
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Caption: Fantastic facilitation as always by Anna Geyer,
New Possibilities
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Caption: Awesome team!
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Caption: We need to create space for these powerful conversations
Caption: Looking forward to our next session - Lewisham Hospital 21st November! 👯 Who would like to join us? 👯
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