Maternity:MK

We are parents and health professionals working together to ensure our local maternity services truly meet the needs of the families who use them.

[Maternity:MK @maternitymk]

*That should read maternity and neonatal staff!
(Sorry!)

[Maternity:MK @maternitymk]

✨ A HUGE thank you to the maternity staff in Milton Keynes from the MVP! ✨
Our elves shared some of your messages and gratitude, along with small treats, for their tireless work over the past year.

1: Community Midwife Team
2: Labour Ward
3: The Neonatal Unit
4: Wards 9 and 10

[Maternity:MK @maternitymk]

1: Antenatal Day Assessment Unit (ADAU)
2: The Antenatal Clinic
3: The Perinatal Mental Health HQ
4: The Early Assessment Unit (EPAU)

Thank you to all the people who worked hard to support mothers, birthing people and babies in 2023!

- Roxy, Temi, Lauren and Lydia

[Maternity:MK @maternitymk]

✨ A HUGE thank you to the maternity staff in Milton Keynes from the MVP! ✨
Our elves shared some of your messages and gratitude, along with small treats, for their tireless work over the past year.

1: Community Midwife Team
2: Labour Ward
3: The Neonatal Unit
4: Wards 9 and 10

[Maternity:MK @maternitymk]

Planning a pregnancy?
Check out this tool from @tommys to see tailored info on how you can make yourself as healthy as possible before getting pregnant!

https://t.co/pclBqwbI4X

[Maternity:MK @maternitymk]

Most women with diabetes have a healthy baby. But planning for pregnancy when you have diabetes is really important.

@DiabetesUK have shared some useful tips and things to think about for anyone with diabetes planning a pregnancy.

https://t.co/TcCbIVh82n

[Maternity:MK @maternitymk]

Did you see? Yesterday we shared @Tommys checklist for getting your body ready for pregnancy?

Here's the 8 top tips in Romanian and Urdu!

#Pregnancy #HealthyLiving #PregnancyHacks

Check out Friday's tweet for the info in English, Begali, Polish and Punjab.

[Maternity:MK @maternitymk]

Have you seen the @tommys checklist for a healthy pregnancy - things to do before you even get pregnant?!

Set yourself up for success with these 8 easy steps!

#PregnancyPrep #Pregnancy #HealthyLifestyle

(English, Bengali, Polish and Punjabi info below and in the alt text)

[Maternity:MK @maternitymk]

Coproducing ward environments and experiences = better and safer care @MKHospital and @BLMKHealthCare Huge congrats and thansk to involved in developing these packs.

[Maternity:MK @maternitymk]

A massively important service developed with parents feedback in mind.

[CNWL NHS FT @CNWLNHS]

CNWL officially launched its Milton Keynes Maternity Trauma Loss and Care service yesterday!

A huge thank you to all those who attended. Find out more about what the service has to offer below.
https://t.co/dGOTNyU5ay

[Maternity:MK @maternitymk]

@doctorrah @NICEComms @RCObsGyn Just to add... no info at all, little information, no understandable info, no time to consider info, information given with bias narrative or statistics without context = no consent. This isn't a nice to have, it is an essential part of informed decision making.

[Maternity:MK @maternitymk]

@NICU_Musings My partner & I read 2 our 28 week baby every day 23 years ago. We sang songs, read books, talked 2 her about our day & hers, I remember her responding to our voices then, it was a wonderful thing 2 do for her and us. Kept us involved and active in her care.

[Maternity:MK @maternitymk]

@RachaelBickley @joannafoster23 Do send a message if it is something you are interested in

[Maternity:MK @maternitymk]

We know that becoming a new parent can feel lonely + this month we would like to start a thread with all of the resources you found helpful. If you felt lonely as a new parent where were you able to get help?
#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth

[Maternity:MK @maternitymk]

Melissa Koch was an absolute super star through both our pregnancies and we feel indebted to her for the amazing care she gave us and our babies.
Above and beyond doesn't begin to cover it! #IDM2022 #InternationalDayoftheMidwife

[Maternity:MK @maternitymk]

Also the night team on ward 9 were outstanding, especially one student midwife called Hannah. She was so lovely and really helped me through the two nights I was in. Midwives are incredible😍 #IDM2022 #InternationalDayoftheMidwife

[Maternity:MK @maternitymk]

My birth turned in2 a very fast decision making labour + all midwives on duty that evening were amazing. They made me feel safe + as calm as could be in an emergency situation. #IDM2022 #InternationalDayoftheMidwife

[Maternity:MK @maternitymk]

1000 thank you’s would never b enough 4 Lauren Wright + Elizabeth Gardner 💖 Lauren followed me through my pregnancy + delivered my baby @ home alongside Elizabeth. I received real continuity of care b4 + after from the kindest, most knowledgeable midwives I could have asked for

[Maternity:MK @maternitymk]

A truly wonderful lady inside and out. Not sure how I would of got through my hard times and the good without her. I cant thank her enough x #IDM2022 #InternationalDayoftheMidwife

[Maternity:MK @maternitymk]

Qe had a weekend off... but they are still coming!.. RM Nicola Fairgrieve, is beyond incredible. She was with me through 2 pregnancies + births. 1 of those was incredibly hard as we hit the first lockdown +I wasnt allowed my husband in theatre 4 my c section

[Maternity:MK @maternitymk]

It was awful I cried + cried. But there she was in her bee keeper outfit, keeping me calm. Knowing she was there meant the world. I recently had a miscarriage and she was there through that too. She was my rock.