Description
This is a 7-hour training over 2 half days exploring how to support Muslim families as well as the role of healthcare and perinatal practitioners in offering culturally aligned care. They will be interactive and reflective workshops exploring:
Day 1 – 17/09/25 9.15am-1pm
- Basics of Islamic beliefs and Muslims
- Differences between culture and faith
- Impacts on maternity care
- Family dynamics
- How to support Muslim families during birth and the postnatal period
Day 2 – 05/11/25 9.15am-1pm
- Contraception & fertility treatment
- Miscarriage and infant loss.
- Perinatal mental health
Who’s it for?
This training is for anyone who supports families during pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and postnatal recovery; e.g. maternity & neonatal staff, perinatal psychologists/counsellors, doulas, infant feeding practitioners, health visitors, antenatal/hypnobirthing teachers and anyone else who works within the perinatal field.
About the training:
This training has been created and will be delivered by Manisha Sheth, co-founder of Support ME Maternal Project CIC and the Muslim Village Lead. Manisha has had lived experience of birth trauma and postnatal depression & anxiety and has spent the last several years helping to improve equitable perinatal care.
As well as running Support Me, Manisha is an experienced Cultural Safety trainer and perinatal Advocate for marginalised families. She now focuses on training within Support Me as well as her work as a Perinatal and Child-loss Counsellor, helping to reduce stigma and improve services for Muslim and South Asian families.
She has developed this programme as a practising Muslim, through her own lived experience and through the stories of those in her community. This will not be a lecture or a talk, but instead an engaging and reflective workshop through discussions and exercises; leaving you with a productive outlook on how to work with Muslim families in a culturally safe way. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions and explore specific scenarios in a safe and non-judgmental space.
Training details
Day 1: Wednesday 17th September 2025 : 9.15am-1pm
Day 2: Wednesday 5th November 2025 : 9.15am-1pm
Cost: £120
Spaces are limited to create a safe and impactful environment so please book here to secure your place. Access to training will be emailed 1 week prior, if you’ve not received these by then, please email us at manisha@supportmecic.com.
All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance. If you have any questions or need to let us know anything about your booking, please email Manisha directly at manisha@supportmecic.com.
Cancellation policy: We do not offer refunds. Spaces can be transferred to a future workshop with at least 48 hours notice. If you’re unable to attend with less than 48 hours, the space can be transferred to someone else. Please email us at manisha@supportmecic.com for more info.
Previous training reviews:
Here are a couple of reviews, but to see all feedback received, click here.
“Absolutely fantastic. Should be mandatory. “
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” Manisha made it feel like a really safe place and non-intimidating topic. You could see the genuine passion she has for this area and I would highly recommend the course. It covered the basics but in a really informative way. “
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” This training should be offered to all midwives. It was eye-opening and stigma breaking. “
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” Excellent 2 study days. Manisha was so engaging and took time to answer any questions and gave very clear explanations and advice”
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