Improvements to maternity services need to be guided by the experiences of women & their families.

Our latest Collection brings together evidence on improving the quality & safety of maternity care, including prioritising women’s experiences.

Read more: evidence.nihr.ac.uk/collection/mat…

‘I have been supported tremendously as a midwife at King's College London.'

Monica began her NHS career as a haematology nurse but recently re-trained as a midwife.

There are always opportunities to retrain in the NHS. Learn more at: healthcareers.nhs.uk/we-are-the-nhs….

Join me and take part in your local parkrun UK event on 4 May to mark International Day of the Midwife #IDM2024 💙
You can walk, jog, run or volunteer as we recognise and thank #teamCMidO midwives. Find out more in this blog from me and Ruth May 💙: england.nhs.uk/blog/celebrate…

Excited to join Clea Harmer for her inaugural meeting as chair of our refreshed Stakeholder Council. This is a key forum for listening to charities, service users, professional bodies, frontline staff, academics and others who are all part of our maternity and neonatal team.

This International Women's Day I am thinking about all the incredible women I have worked with over the years in the #NHS - who support other women to have a safe birth and the best experience possible, and who dedicate their lives to bringing new life into the world. 💙 #IWD2024

One of the ways we are committed to improving women’s health services is by increasing access to perinatal mental health support for pregnant women, set out in the Three year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services. #IWD2024
Find out more👉 england.nhs.uk/publication/th…

There were 553 cases of whooping cough in January this year, compared to 858 in the whole of 2023.

If you are pregnant, it's important to get the whooping cough vaccine to protect your newborn baby, as they are at greatest risk.

Find out more. nhs.uk/pregnancy/keep…

Acts of kindness and compassion can make a big difference to the experiences of our families whose babies need neonatal care, so huge thanks to Tesco and The Salvation Army for donating specialist neonatal clothing which I know will be appreciated by families and staff.

NHS England South East's Chief Midwife, Kaye Wilson 💙, expressed her delight at the news that Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust's maternity ward received an outstanding CQC rating.

Well done to Royal Surrey for achieving outstanding for their maternity services by Care Quality Commission. Great to see their focus on quality improvement, collaboration with service users and their maternity and neonatal voices partnership, safeguarding and responsive leadership.👏

This is a hugely important step in empowering the voices of patients, families and carers, and ensuring their concerns are heard – and I pay enormous tribute to Martha’s parents, for their determined campaigning on this issue following the heartbreaking loss of Martha. 🧵 1/3