A Black Cloud
For some this film may be upsetting and bring back some emotions or parts of grief please follow links to reach out for support if you feel you need it
Purpose: To raise awareness of birth related trauma, and to give people comfort that they are not alone. Also to raise awareness of the new Reproductive Trauma Service in Lancashire and South Cumbria which helps women find their path to recovery.
Outcome: The film shows that through recognition and compassion, a journey to recovery is possible. It ends encouraging those experiencing reproductive trauma to ask for help.
Feedback:
'Our stories have been heard, listened to and replayed then animated in such a powerful way to reflect these into this film!'
‘I felt like nobody really spoke about it. And so my goal was to be quite open about it and help others with it. And a lot of people have gotten in touch after animated film. And they've been like - I don't feel as alone…’
Experiences of mums interviewed in the film
It is a wonderful resource to enable others to understand their emotional responses, to provide tools and strategies that might help, and to know they are not on their alone.’
Professor Gill Thomson, Professor in Perinatal Health at University of Central Lancashire
'This film is beautifully and sensitively explored , it really echoes what I hear from mums everyday'
Sasha Barber, Mental Health and Bereavement Lead at Bristol NBT NHS
Client: The Reproductive Trauma Service in Lancashire and South Cumbria. ForMed worked closely in collaboration with Tracy Marsden and Lisa McCormick, the Service Manager and the Clinical Lead for the Maternal Mental Health Service. Funded by Lancashire and South Cumbria Health & Care Partnership.
