Beyond Maternity Leave: The Companies Championing Postpartum Care for Staff
At a time when companies are increasingly recognising the importance of supporting employees through every life stage, Hertility, a pioneering women’s health company, and Lansons, a communications and reputation management consultancy have taken significant steps towards enhancing the well-being of their workforce. Both businesses have introduced Postpartum Plan as an employee benefit, offering comprehensive support to new parents during the critical postpartum period and beyond.
Recognising the challenges and complexities that new parents face both emotionally and physically, Hertility has sought to extend its support for employees beyond just pregnancy. The company believes that every expectant parent should have access to guidance and assistance in the ‘fourth trimester’ and beyond. Equally, at Lansons, a total of six employees are currently using the Postpartum Plan as a workplace benefit since having children, including one male member of staff.
Employee Testimonials
Emily, Hertility Fertility Nurse and Clinical Nutritional Practitioner: “Sometimes it feels as though you are forgotten about as soon as you go on maternity leave, once you have finished work, finished all of your antenatal classes and stopped seeing the midwife, so it feels extremely comforting and reassuring that there is physical and emotional support during the postpartum period via Postpartum Plan and that Hertility, my employer provided that for me.”
Anonymous: “As a first-time parent, I was feeling quite anxious about how I would recover (both mentally and physically) from pregnancy. I feel really grateful that companies like Postpartum Plan exist to support individuals during what can be a really difficult time, and am looking forward to using their services.”
Leonie Garfield from Lansons: Postpartum plan offers really helpful insight to navigate life in the early stages of first-time parenting. They provide a community, which is so important when you need a network to filter questions in your head at 3 a.m.! The gift bag with a travel-changing mat was particularly useful!
Amanda Celliers, Senior HR Manager at Lansons: We recognise how vital supporting working parents beyond the first year is. Postpartum Plan helps us to continue our support for working parents during their maternity/paternity leave. From nutritionist advice to Pilates classes, Postpartum Plan has given our working parents access to tailored resources and tools as they continue their journey through parenthood.
Postpartum Plan is an award-winning, holistic online membership for new parents, laying the emotional and physical foundations for a lifetime of parenthood. It brings together an experienced team of postpartum experts that all new parents should have access to; women’s health physio, yoga and breath-work instructor, nutritionist, postpartum doula and more. It was inspired by the founder’s traumatic first birth which left her with PTSD, diastasis recti, insomnia, postpartum anxiety and an overwhelming sense of inadequate support.
Hertility: Founded by scientists and powered by an all-female research team, Hertility is a women’s health company bringing cutting-edge reproductive science directly to homes. Their offerings include at-home hormone and fertility testing, telemedicine, and treatment for various gynaecological conditions related to reproductive health. Hertility’s comprehensive approach covers women’s health from menstruation through menopause.
Lansons: Lansons is a communications and reputation management consultancy, centred in London and New York, specialising in media, investor, political, regulatory, employee, marketing, and change communications. They partner with organisations, senior leaders and governments to transform reputations and change behaviours for the benefit of individuals and communities.
