NHS Maternity Care Research Small Grants Programme

NHS South Yorkshire exists to improve health and wellbeing and ensure our people have access to the services they need to live well throughout their lifetime. This starts from birth, which is why our Local Maternity & Neonatal System (LMNS) works with pregnant women, birthing people, parents, and families to improve the care and support provided during pregnancy and beyond.

We know that some women in South Yorkshire are more likely than others to have poor experiences of maternity care and poor outcomes. We want to change that. To do this, we need to hear from the specific communities identified below.

We are keen to work with groups across South Yorkshire who can engage their communities in gathering stories, feedback and experiences from women and families who have used maternity and neonatal services in the past 2-3 years.

By the end of March 2026, your organisation should have undertaken comprehensive community engagement and shaped that information into work that can be shared at a special listening event on 28^th April, and with NHS South Yorkshire, so it can feed into its new involvement strategy.

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