{"id":358,"date":"2025-02-26T12:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frontlineculture.net\/?p=358"},"modified":"2025-02-26T12:03:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T12:03:29","slug":"new-project-on-creative-writing-and-maternal-health-in-halton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frontlineculture.net\/?p=358","title":{"rendered":"New project on creative writing and maternal health in Halton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Using creative community-based approaches to support women through their lived experiences of early motherhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"76\" class=\"wp-image-360\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/frontlineculture.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Runcorn-bridge-e1740569588190.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontlineculture.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Runcorn-bridge-e1740569588190.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/frontlineculture.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Runcorn-bridge-e1740569588190-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frontlineculture.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Runcorn-bridge-e1740569588190-1024x520.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frontlineculture.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Runcorn-bridge-e1740569588190-768x390.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> The Creative Writing Programme for New Mothers, starting in February 2025, is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haltonfamilyhubs.co.uk\/\">Halton Family Hubs<\/a> offer, led by the Health Improvement Team at <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.halton.gov.uk\/Pages\/health\/hit\/improvehealth.aspx\">Halton Borough Council<\/a> (HBC) in partnership with the Infant Feeding Specialist Lead and the Start for Life Wellbeing Team at <a href=\"https:\/\/bridgewater.nhs.uk\/\">Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facilitated by creative producer <a href=\"https:\/\/rachelnew.co.uk\/\">Dr Rachel New<\/a>, the programme includes six creative workshops, providing a supportive environment where new mothers can comfortably express their experiences and emotions through writing. The programme is designed to support women&#8217;s mental health and wellbeing in the transitional period of early motherhood, particularly for breastfeeding women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am delighted to have been commissioned by HBC to evaluate the programme, complementing a growing portfolio of research on the value of culture and creativity in women&#8217;s health. Working alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ljmu.ac.uk\/about-us\/staff-profiles\/faculty-of-health\/public-and-allied-health\/clare-maxwell\">Dr Clare Maxwell<\/a>, Reader in Maternal and Infant Health at LJMU, we will explore the impact of the programme on participating women&#8217;s subjective wellbeing and (individual and collective) sense of agency and coping strategies in early motherhood. We will also explore the subsequent value of peer-led storytelling in supporting maternal wellbeing in the wider Halton community, through more relatable public health messaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m especially delighted to be working with Rachel again, following last year&#8217;s evaluation of <a href=\"https:\/\/frontlineculture.net\/?p=347\">The 51% project as an exemplar of the value of creative writing to women<\/a> with different experiences of reproductive health trauma. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using creative community-based approaches to support women through their lived experiences of early motherhood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":360,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4,8,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cross-sector-communities-of-practice","category-cultural-assets-communities-and-place","category-news","category-the-social-value-of-cultural-work"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - 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