Following additional recruitment and training to our midwifery team we were able to reinstate a safe and sustainable home birth service across Derbyshire and Staffordshire which this month, four families have used.
A mum who was carrying twins when doctors discovered a cancerous cyst is being reunited with the NHS staff who found the cancer and helped deliver her 'miracle' boys safely, and said their expertise, and her pregnancy saved her life.
When Neonatal baby, Sophina, was born prematurely, weighing just 730 grams, she had to stay in intensive care and needed additional care from specialist neonatal teams. To support her mum Antonia to continue that care at home, colleagues helped train the new mum in feeding tube management, which meant Sophina was able to go home quicker.
Women and birthing people who require urgent or emergency support during pregnancy will now be assessed and triaged using a best practice tool to improve patient safety and experience.