If you receive a qualifying benefit and you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, you may be entitled to get help to buy healthy food and milk. If you’re eligible, you’ll be sent a Healthy Start card that you can use. More info at healthystart.nhs.uk

Community midwives, paramedics and and HCPs practising in out-of-hospital facilities could face a neonatal emergency. Incorporating community-based scenarios is crucial to ensuring safety and enhancing our skills as birth professionals Resuscitation Council UK NLS Watford Nazakat Merchant

It is Saturday and this is our second day of #NLS training West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NLS Watford. Faculty members demonstrating NLS resuscitation skills for today’s candidates through simulation.

Evidence-based practice following the NLS Resuscitation Council UK algorithm 🩺👶🏼🫀

All #NewbornBabies are offered a #HearingTest that identifies hearing loss in one or both ears. Having this test early provides prompt access to services to improve long term child development, should they be needed. tinyurl.com/y9cacd9s

#hearingtest #newborn #Baby

#NLS faculty West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NLS Watford keeping our colour coding tradition going 🔵🔴🟡🟢

Don’t sleep on a sofa with your baby, no matter how tired you get – it is extremely dangerous and can increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) by 50 times! Babies are also at risk of accidental death as their airway can become restricted or they can get trapped.

Join us for our breastfeeding workshop! 🤱 Discover the benefits for you and your baby, understand how your body works to produce milk, and learn about feeding cues for responsive parenting. Ideal for parents-to-be after 32 weeks pregnant. Don't miss out!

Today we celebrate the neonatal nurses across Hertfordshire and West Essex, who provide fantastic care to our families every day. The LMNS thank you for your hard work. #InternationalNursesDay #NeonatalNurses #Hertfordshire #WestEssex #IND2024 #OurNursesOurFuture

Learn your baby’s name in sign language with our BSL alphabet videos! The bereaved families we support often tell us they wish people weren’t so scared to use their child’s name. This #DeafAwarenessWeek , why not learn to say your baby’s name using BSL: bit.ly/3LEo1JW

When you are #pregnant or recently had a #baby , it can be hard to remember or understand when you will be having appointments/visits with healthcare professionals.

This image which explains when you would typically be having #maternityappointments /visits.
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Babies can cost a fortune (!), so here are a few items you can cross off your shopping list! These products are either not recommended for babies at all, or not recommended for babies to sleep in. See image.

Our hospital charity is in safe hands! We're thrilled Watford Football Club captain and goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann has signed up as the first official ambassador for our charity West Herts Hospitals Charity 

Daniel Bachmann Watford FC CSE Trust  #watford #watford fc #nhs

It's important that #Pregnant women/birthing people are tested for #CarbonMonoxide (CO). #CO is dangerous during pregnancy as it deprives the #Baby of oxygen. Your #Midwife should offer you a breath test to check your level of CO. You can ask for a test any #Appointment also.

Watch a tour of our maternity wards here - youtu.be/KHj0K5oFVVk. Find out lots more about our maternity services by following Maternity at West Herts NHS on Twitter and visiting our website westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/maternity

🥰ICYMI: Yesterday, to celebrate #IDM2024 , we shared a blog from some of our incredible midwifery leaders who are also part of the fabulous FNF community. You can read the blog here florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk/celebrating-mi…

Yana Richens OBE PhD MPhil MSc BSc RN RGN A Sierra 🌍 Nafiza Anwar FRCM MSc MA BSc BScM RGN RM 💙
#FNF90at90 #FNFLeadershipImpact

It's not true that your #Baby will move less towards the end of #Pregnancy . Do not use any device to check your baby's heartbeat. You know your baby better than anyone! Contact your #MaternityTeam on the numbers below, if you are worried about your baby's movements.

Climate change poses the greatest health challenge of our era.
Midwives are a vital solution in adapting health systems to climate change, and lowering carbon emissions overall. Digital Midwives enable safe and environmentally sustainable health services by embedding dig tech 🙏

🥰 A Sierra 🌍 we are so happy and proud that you are back with your Maternity at West Herts NHS family 🥰

Officially Happy international day of the Midwife. Thank you for all you do each and everyday #IDM2024 West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Emma Mitchener Mel Chambers Maternity at West Herts NHS