Over the years The League of Friends have supported major refurbishments and provided specialist equipment at the Maternity Hospital which have contributed significantly to the modern, welcoming, and much valued facility. A recent development has been League support for two projects run by Stroud Maternity – pre-and post-natal yoga sessions and a weekly singing group. The aims of both are to support the emotional well-being and mental health of childbearing women and their newborns, and to create a community of pregnant women and new mothers to reduce social isolation. Both projects have been highly successful and whilst not unique to Stroud are certainly not standard elsewhere.