Oxytocin, AKA 'The Love Hormone' 🫶 One of our incredible course leaders, Madeleine, shares how hormones play a large part in the birth experience in Part 1 of our Birth Environment series 💌 Watch this space next week for more on how lighting can support you to have a positive birth. Learn more about pregnancy, labour and birth with NCT 🔗 https://www.nct.org.uk/courses-workshops/nct-antenatal-course #NCTCharity #AntenatalEducation #Birth #Pregnant #NCTClasses | NCT

Our branches run Bumps and Babes groups across the country, a place for new and expectant parents to get together and provide each other with support. We visited a group run by the St Neots Branch to find out why parents love the Bumps and Babes group so much #60YearsofNCT | NCT

Five per cent of the respondents to the latest National Churches Trust (NCT) survey say that their church will either “definitely” or “probably” be closed as a place of worship by 2030 Read the full story at churchtimes.co.uk 👇 link in first comment #nationchurchestrust #churchclosures #churchnews | Church Times

Gifty, from our Newham Nurture community, shares how reaching out for mental health support can change things - especially in Black communities where stigma around talking about mental health can feel strongest. If you are pregnant, a parent, grandparent or carer, you are not alone. Find our local support groups and communities to connect with other parents, share honestly how you're feeling and get support 🔗 https://www.nct.org.uk/local-activities-meet-ups #NCTCharity #ForEveryParent #MentalHe

1.5K views · 17 reactions | “There’s a really satisfying feeling when you get a letter in the post that says ‘Thank you, you’ve been amazing’. And you know that you’ve actually done something really valuable and made a difference to people’s lives.” Watch Caroline talk about why she loves being an NCT Parent support coordinator and find out how you could too. If you are interested in helping out as an NCT volunteer, get in touch at enquiries@nct.org.uk. | NCT | Facebook

Who are NCT and what do we do? 💚 We are the National Childbirth Trust, the charity supporting people as they become parents, and campaigning for every parent's right to safe and equitable care. Our work aims to ensure policy decisions are informed by real-world experiences, and respond to the needs of parents. Part of this work has been our appointment to NHS England's Maternity and Neonatal Stakeholder Council. We have been able to be involved in a three year delivery plan for maternity and ne