More choice for women with new birthing unit at Warwick Hospital
South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust is excited to announce that a new midwifery led birthing unit is going to be developed on site at Warwick Hospital.
The Trust, that currently offers a Consultant Obstetric Unit at the hospital and community home birthing teams, are expanding their maternity services to offer women more choice on where to deliver their babies.
Due to open in early 2018, the dedicated Midwifery Led Unit will offer expectant parents the opportunity to have their babies in a comfortable, homely environment, rather than a more clinical setting. As the only facility like this in the area it will benefit families across South Warwickshire and beyond.
With its own separate entrance, the new unit will have four birthing rooms, with birthing pools available in all of them. To help create a welcoming and calming environment there will also be separate rooms for parents to relax in, as well as a private garden.
As part of this development a new fundraising appeal to raise £200,000 has been launched. The Birth and Babies appeal will help make the birthing unit the best it can be. The Trust will be funding the build; however NHS funds only go as far as functional materials and equipment. This additional money will be invested into special enhancements that will make the facility fabulous for women and their families. Fundraising will enable the Trust to buy enhanced equipment like special baby cribs and stands, rather than standard plastic cots, as well as upgrade the furnishings to make the unit feel like a home-from-home.
Any support you can offer to the Birth and Babies appeal will be greatly appreciated. For more information or to discuss any fundraising ideas please contact the Fundraising Department on 01926 495321 ext. 8049 or email charity@swft.nhs.uk
Jayne Blacklay, Director of Development said: “This is a really exciting development for maternity services in South Warwickshire. We recognise how important it is for women to choose where they give birth. Building a Midwifery Led Unit at Warwick Hospital supports choice, with the added reassurance of a full obstetric unit on site.”
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