This Black Baby Loss Awareness Week and always, I stand with families affected by baby loss and remain committed to tackling the inequalities that put black mothers and babies at greater risk ⬇️

❗ The Government is consulting on proposals to reform the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system. Have your say by 11:59pm on 18th May: consult.education.gov.uk/send-strateg...

Today I spoke at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists conference on Perinatal Mental Health. Too many parents still struggle in silence during pregnancy and after birth. We need compassionate, joined-up care that treats mental health with the same urgency as physical health.

✍️ Today I wrote to Gedling Borough Council to reiterate the importance of protecting the Sherbrooke Scout Campsite land in Calverton within their Local Plan.

An honour to celebrate International Day of the Midwife recently with The Royal College of Midwives to recognise the extraordinary dedication of midwives across the country.

📢 PCOS NAME CHANGE! 📢 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) has been renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) to reflect the realities of the condition which affects 1 in 8 women. My statement on this important step forward 👇

At the weekend I met with Donna Ockenden alongside families affected by the failures at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust ahead of the publication of the Independent Review, which will be laid before Parliament on the 24th of June.

An absolute pleasure to show the Elton Trefoil ladies around Parliament, a wonderful group with a strong commitment to friendship, community, and service. I thoroughly enjoyed showing them around and discussing the work that takes place at Westminster! Thanks for coming 💞

Last week I attended the Lowdham Parish Council meeting to meet with councillors and discuss a range of issues and priorities 🤝

My letter to the Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council regarding news that Reform want to demolish two perfectly good buildings at Broomhill Junior School at the taxpayers' expense ⬇️

Bank Holiday Monday well spent! Lovely to spend the day with family and friends at Sherwood Pines to check out the fantastic new bike track and to complete the wonderful Room on the Broom trail 🌿🧹 We finished the day sitting outside the Dog & Duck in Clipstone - a perfect end to a great day 🥰

Join me in #Hucknall next week for a chat over a coffee ☕ The venue will be shared the day before the coffee morning with those who have booked on. The venue will be in Hucknall and will have parking. ❗ Booking is required - contact my office to secure a place: www.michellewelshmp.com/contact

At its heart, the St George’s flag stands for unity and hope - never division or hatred. Wishing you all a happy St George’s Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Listening to women is not optional - it is fundamental to safe care - and that is why we need a Maternity Commissioner. Yesterday, the BBC covered my speech on the proposed petition to appoint a Maternity Commissioner ⬇️ Watch my speech in full: youtu.be/ob7bcf_ehfY

Live in #Hucknall and fancy a chat? Join me for a coffee morning on Friday 8th May 10am to share your views ☕ 📧 Email to book - [email protected]

What I've been up to this weekend: ☕ Held a coffee morning in Lowdham 🚪 Spent time across the constituency knocking on doors 🎶 Joined the Hucknall Ukulele Group in Newstead Village as they recorded a music video in support of the Hucknall Against Whyburn Farm Development campaign

Lovely as always to catch up with Hucknall Wildlife Group who today shared with me findings of their survey of wildlife on Whyburn Farm and Misk Hills 🦋🦉🦌 The group have found more than 90 species on Whyburn Farm & Misk Hills - a reminder of why we are fighting to protect our precious Green Belt 💚

This week, in my role as Chair of the Maternity APPG, I joined an important roundtable at @ucl.ac.uk on improving communication during adverse gestational events.

NEW: Women's Health Strategy 👧👩👵 Today’s renewed Women’s Health Strategy is a major step forward in tackling health inequalities.

£1,550,747 FOR NEWSTEAD ABBEY 💷 Sherwood Forest is proud to have Newstead Abbey, the former home of the poet Lord Byron ✍️

Almost 1,000 households across Sherwood Forest rely on heating oil. This morning, I urged the Government to extend support to everyone who relies on heating oil, especially vulnerable families with no alternative source of heating 👇

Best Start in Life Family Hubs for Rainworth, Hucknall, Calverton and Ollerton ✅ My latest column for the Newark Advertiser 👇

A pleasure to join the Misk Hills protest in Hucknall yesterday 📣 "What is important in this fight is that we remain undivided, we have to stick together on this and fight it together" 👇

📢 I've secured FOUR Best Start Family Hubs for Sherwood Forest 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧

✍️ Last week I wrote to the Secretary of State for Housing to request a joint meeting with the wider Hucknall community so that he can hear concerns directly from residents about Whyburn Farm and Misk Hills development proposals 👇

✍️ SIGN my letter to the Secretary of State to call for holding intervention on the planning application for 100 houses on Common Lane 📝 I recently met with residents in Hucknall to discuss the future of Whyburn and Misk Hills.

❗❗❗ Incredible news - Labour has just released over 16 MILLION pounds to support children with SEND in Nottinghamshire - the biggest single funding allocation to deliver more places for children with SEND on record 👏

📮 Last week's debate on Royal Mail performance showed just how much this issue matters to people across the country. It was so heavily subscribed that the 30 MPs - myself included - were given just 1 minute 30 seconds to speak.

Do you live in Lowdham? Join me for a coffee morning on Saturday 18th April 10am to share your views ☕ 📧 Email to book - [email protected]

Today during an emotional Westminster Hall debate, I spoke about something no parent should ever have to endure - the loss of a child and the unbearable weight of not knowing why. My speech 👇

I'm pleased to have secured £9,033,000 for flood defences in Sherwood Forest 💧 Flooding has caused real worry and disruption for families and businesses across this constituency, and so strengthening our local defences is absolutely essential.

BREAKING NEWS: Calverton Leisure Centre is SAVED 🎉 Subject to Cabinet approval next week, listening to residents, working with the Parish Council, and pushing for action has saved the centre from closure 💪

Rural communities deserve better public transport 🚍 In Farnsfield at the weekend, I met Oliver Asher, a constituent who mapped out the decline in Nottinghamshire’s bus services in our rural areas since 2014. My speech during this morning's debate on growth in the East Midlands 👇

➡️I have written to the Chancellor again to push for investment in Hucknall, Linby and Papplewick.

I recently met with the Byron Patient Care Network in Hucknall who shared with me the pressures that primary care providers are under. This evening, I asked the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care what the Government is doing to improve access to GP services here ⬇️

🔴 PM announces £53 million in support for vulnerable households with heating oil costs. 👇 Read here for the FULL LIST of announcements from this morning's press conference 👇 labourlist.org/2026/03/star...

March is Endometriosis Month. The average time to receive a diagnosis is 9 years and 4 months. That delay in diagnosis is not just frustrating - it reflects wider inequalities in how women are listened to and treated in healthcare.

Do you live in Lowdham? Join me for a coffee morning on Saturday 18th April 10am to share your views ☕ 📧 Email to book - [email protected]

Lovely to be in Farnsfield today to host a community coffee morning for local residents ☕ It was great to meet so many of you to hear about the issues that matter locally, and to discuss everything from transport to biodiversity.

The Green Party's anti-C-section policy is dangerous. It’s deeply irresponsible to continue advocating for this ideology and demonstrates just how little the Greens understand maternity care.

This week I wrote to the Leader of Gedling Borough Council and CEO Mike Hill about the proposed closure of Calverton Leisure Centre 👇

Yesterday I spoke to BBC East Midlands Today about the welcome news of Donna Ockenden's appointment to the Leeds maternity inquiry ⤵️

My statement to residents on the planning application for 3,000 homes on Whyburn in Hucknall and use of the term ‘grey belt’ ⬇️

Today, we as Labour MPs representing communities across Nottinghamshire met with the Leader and senior officers of Nottinghamshire County Council to discuss the diabolical state of roads across our county and the urgent action needed to address it. 📝 Our statement:

Do you live in Farnsfield? Join me for a coffee morning on Saturday 14th March 10am to share your views ☕ 📧 Email to book - [email protected]

I'm working with the Labour Government to ensure that EVERY child can achieve and thrive at school 🍎 That is why it was a pleasure to welcome Bridget Phillipson MP, Secretary of State for Education, to the Hucknall Flying High Academy - one of our fantastic 'Outstanding' schools in Sherwood Forest.

It's time for spades in the ground - Ollerton roundabout must be an absolute priority. www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-n...

As Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Maternity, I remain committed to bringing people and organisations together in order to transform maternity services through bold policy change. I spoke to the BBC about the Baroness Amos' interim report on maternity & neonatal services 🎥

"Families deserve more than warm words; they deserve action.” ➡️ My comments in The Independent on Baroness Amos' interim report on maternity and neonatal services across England: www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

I continue to oppose the 3,000-home development on Whyburn Farm in Hucknall. My statement regarding the planning application for 3,000 homes 👇