Through our evaluation of Singing Mamas at Home, we’ve seen how singing on prescription can boost mothers’ confidence, wellbeing, and sense of connection, while providing an accessible tool for healthcare staff and women in the early weeks and months of motherhood.

We worked with the British Red Cross and a group of refugee women across the UK to explore barriers to accessing information, rights and services. Trained as peer researchers, they engaged 48 participants from 23 countries, revealing the challenges of navigating complex systems — and co-designing solutions to build more inclusive, accessible support for refugee women nationwide.

We worked with the NHS in North Central London to put women and families at the heart of maternity service improvement. Training 15 local mothers as community researchers, we used participatory action research to gather the experiences of 179 parents across five boroughs. The findings informed key recommendations on access, continuity, and choice - and led to the co-creation of a people-centred training module for staff and new research addressing poor outcomes for Black women.