12 August 2019 Expectant mums opting for a birth at the Wrekin Midwife Led Unit will be cared for by small teams of named midwives to improve their maternity journey. Midwives at the unit, which is based at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, have introduced Continuity of Carer for their mums-to-be. It means that they will have the same people [...]
21 March 2019 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) and other healthcare professionals have teamed up with the national charity Best Beginnings to launch a mobile app that will support parents and parents-to-be during pregnancy, birth and the initial first six months of a baby’s life. The free app, called ‘Baby Buddy’, has been created with parents and [...]
7 January 2018 New mums at SaTH have been given an extra special treat thanks to a generous donation of baby toiletries from the award-winning brand Childs Farm. Andrew James and Anthea Gregory-Page with the donation from Childs Farm Family business Childs Farm has kindly given the Trust’s charity – SaTH Charity – 120 boxes containing three of [...]
2 November 2018 Almost every mother at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) has had skin-to-skin bonding with their newborn babies, the latest figures show. Immediate skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby has "lasting benefits" for both, according to experts, including protecting babies from infection and encouraging them to breastfeed. The latest year-to-date figures show that 2,327 of [...]
24 October 2018 Shrewsbury Midwife Led Unit has fully re-opened following a £500,000 refurbishment, which was designed with the help of mothers, their families and staff. Services at the MLU, which is based in the Copthorne Building at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, had to be relocated to another part of the building back in February after heavy winter snowfall caused [...]
19 July 2018 Mums and their families will get to have their say on what the design of the new-look Shrewsbury Midwife Led Unit (MLU) will look like as part of the centre’s £400,000 upgrade. Sarah Jamieson looks at the plans for the MLU with Mark Hassall, site manager with Bow Construction The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS [...]
