WHO states that breastfeeding could save the lives annually of 8,20,000 children below 5 years of age. The theme for World Breastfeeding(BF) Week is ‘Enabling BF: Making a difference for working parents’& shines a light on workplace support, paid leave & more @world_midwives
Any Trust based Transformation Lead Midwives out there who would like to come together for support and shared learning in the South West. We are trying to pull together a community of practice. Let me know if you would like to be involved.
This looks like a great idea to facilitate early skin to skin which then supports breastfeeding and all the known health benefits. @TraceyKay19 @RDESpecServices @RDETheatres@MaternityRde
Today we trialled a @Iskushealth drape for an elective caesarean section. The baby is passed through an aperture in the drape for immediate skin to skin contact with the mother. Excellent feedback received by patients @EliMedd@UHP_NHS@PtExpUHP @helen_harling1 @mariannerowntr1
I wrote a thread yesterday, and some people have said I did not go far enough in explaining why paying public sector workers inflation-matching pay rises is the right thing to do. They’re right, so let me explain the rest of it…..
What would be refreshing is if @NHSEngland stopped TELLING mws how to work and asked us how we would LIKE to work! I am sure the knock on effect would be greatly improved retention, job satisfaction and benefits to service users. 🤔
Sharing @MaternityRde second infographic for the final Ockenden report. Hoping to inform staff of the 15 IEA's and make our action plan to implement these with the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe care for our families and staff. @TraceyKay19@DOckendenLtd
After a mpsd we discussed how it is hard to know who everyone is esp in emergency situations. We talked about the names on hats but that it means people have to keep the same hat. What about getting some of these… with midwife, student mw, ob cons, LW coordinator. #rdematernity
Thanks public health England for not letting the NIPE smart system integrate with eprs and then being down all through my shift. Then to work again at the end of my shift so I have spent an hour and half documenting on another system after my shift. #maternity#digitalmidwives
There are only two weeks left to get involved in our national EPR usability survey. If you are a clinician, working in an acute trust and use an EPR system regularly in your job, we want to hear from you #MyEPReuklas.qualtrics.com/jfe/for…
This report must act as an immediate call to action for all commissioners and providers of maternity &neonatal services who need to ensure lessons are rapidly learned &service improvements for women, babies,& their families are driven forward quickly read england.nhs.uk/publication/o…
Today our final report of the Independent Review of Maternity Services @sathNHS has been published. The full report can be found here: ockendenmaternityreview.org.…
1/2 So delighted to hear news of the £127million funding increase for maternity & neonatal services 2day THANK YOU!! This will be a welcome boost to clinical colleagues on the ground supporting retention & safety. Looking frwd to Weds & the launch of our final @OckReview report
New resource for our pregnant and new mums with QR codes to useful resources and videos. Hoping it will be a useful tool in the inpatient areas @MaternityRde@ladyinthepit
Hospitals have been told to stop using caesarean section rates as perfomance targets amid fears for the safety of women and babies 🧵1/9 thetimes.co.uk/article/ec333…
Maternity services at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) have been rated highly by local mums in the 2021 National Maternity Survey. Read more here: ow.ly/PBRf50HYnA0