S2E9 | Karen - Parent and Family Engagement Lead For Yorkshire and Humber ODN

This week we speak to Karen. Karen is a parent who has been through neonatal care herself and she now works as the Parent and Family Engagement Lead For Yorkshire and Humber ODN (operational delivery network). In this episode we discuss.  We discuss Karen’s experience of becoming a parent and how as a result she changed her job to support other families experiencing NICU. Karen talks about her role as a parent and family engagement lead and the work she does to help other families and neonatal units. Karen shares a little bit about how the system is set up to support parents and the work that is being done to make changes and put neonatal care on the radar of maternity services and how changes are needed for NICU parents on maternity wards. We also discuss how you as a NICU parent can become involved in making changes in your local area through parent advisory groups and maternity voice partnerships.  Find out more about Karen and the work she does at @neonatal-yh or contact her on [email protected] Join us in this episode and please let us know what you think by tagging us @miraclemoonuk when you tune in. Consider leaving us a review, and subscribing so you don’t miss an episode.  If you have been impacted by this episode or have any questions, please contact us on instagram or at [email protected] or www.miraclemoon.co.uk  A huge thank you to Emma at Cover My Bubble for supporting our podcast - you can find out more about all that Cover My Bubble offer at www.covermybubble.co.uk Music: Moments by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com