Get Active & Get Campaigning with NCT

Released on 23/06/2008

 

Get Active & Get Campaigning With The NCT

The NCT is urging all those who are interested in campaigning on issues surrounding pregnancy, birth and early parenthood to join up to ‘NCT Active’, the NCT’s activist’s network.

Whether you want to improve services for parents in your local area or support NCT’s national campaigns, whether you have a lot or a little time to dedicate to campaigning

- NCT Active is the network for you. Maybe your local maternity unit is threatened with closure, you’ve had poor postnatal care or there’s a lack of breastfeeding facilities in your community and you want to campaign to change things for the better.

By becoming a member of NCT Active, you can join a network of hundreds of other activists who are all committed to achieving positive change for parents on a national and local scale.

NCT Active will keep you up to date with all the NCT’s campaigning news; provide you with a range of different campaigning actions you can get involved in, from email based campaigning to tips and opportunities for group activities and lobbying work. In addition you will have access to all the practical tools you need to carry out effective campaigning work.

Nina Monksfield from Bexley says; “When changes to my local maternity services were announced, it was helpful to know there was somewhere to go for advice and support and to the best action to take. There's lots of information that I didn't even know existed to help me to fight for the best possible outcome for women locally.”

This year alone NCT:-

• Has saved four maternity units previously under threat of closure

• Engaged with hundreds of businesses to ensure that breastfeeding mothers are welcome to breastfeed when out and about with their babies

• Has worked with the four UK country governments to introduce tighter restrictions on the advertising of formula milks - to ensure that all parents can access clear, safe information about baby feeding

• Will coordinate the presentation of awards to maternity services in England that provide excellent standards of care to parents and parents-to-be.

Anne Fox, NCT Campaigns Manager says; “Every year, the NCT works with hundreds of supporters to campaign on issues that matter to parents during pregnancy, birth and the transition to parenthood. By becoming a member of NCT Active, we can support you to make a difference on issues that matter to you. It’s not just NCT members who can join - partners, grandparents, friends and colleagues can all join too.

"NCT Active provides the central point through which we can keep in touch with and support you to influence local and national government as well as health and social care providers.”

"Everyone is welcome to join NCT Active, regardless of their previous campaigning experience and the time they have to dedicate to campaigning for change”.

NCT members and supporters are currently working across the UK for improvements on a range of issues, from birth environments and breastfeeding to child poverty and inequalities.

Registering to join NCT Active is easy - visit www.nct.org.uk/active and fill in your details online. You are just a few clicks away from having everything you need to start making a positive difference for parents at your fingertips.

For more information on NCT Active or how to get involved in any area of the NCT’s campaigning work visit www.nct.org.uk/support-us/get-involved/campaign or email: campaigns@nct.org.uk

The NCT is the UK's leading charity on pregnancy, birth and early parenthood - we're with parents all the way from bump to baby. The NCT is a trusted charity that provides expert-led classes, evidence based information and practical and emotional support through 300 UK-wide branch networks and we campaign for better maternity care.

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Notes to Editors

1. The NCT - formerly the National Childbirth Trust - is the UK’s leading charity on pregnancy, birth and early parenthood. Every year the charity supports thousands of parents through an incredible life-changing experience, offering relevant information and mutual support through our network of over 300 local branches, UK wide helplines, antenatal and early days courses, breastfeeding counselling and peer support schemes.

2. Operating for over fifty years, the NCT is recognised as the voice of pregnant women and new parents throughout the UK with over 77,000 members. The charity works continuously for improvements to maternity care and better services and facilities for new parents. We are viewed by many as independent experts in matters relating to pregnancy, birth and early parenthood and are an influential and trusted advisor to UK governments, royal colleges, private sector bodies and other charities.

 

Contact

NCT
Email: press@nct.org.uk
Website: www.nct.org.uk
Telephone: 0300 330 0770