South Warwickshire Maternity Services Scoop National Prize

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been awarded the Midwifery Service of the Year in the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) annual awards.

The Trust have been recognised in these prestigious awards for their work on introducing a new model of care for women across South Warwickshire. The model focuses on providing continuity of care, which has made services safer and care more personalised to women and their families.

Maternity care is now provided by a small team of Midwives and women have a named Midwife for all of their one-to-one appointments. This enables women to build a strong relationship with their Midwives before, during and after the birth of their babies.

Sarah Noble, Head of Midwifery at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust, said: “I am delighted that we have won this award, it is fantastic recognition for how well our teams have embraced this new way of providing maternity care. In South Warwickshire, we are all very passionate about putting women at the centre of their pregnancy journey and being able to provide personalised, holistic care. Continuity of care leads to better outcomes for both mums and babies by empowering women to feel more in control of their pregnancy.”

To support women further, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trust has enhanced the care and support they can provide via social media. Setting up dedicated and secure Facebook groups for pregnant women has helped reduce pregnancy related anxieties by being able to provide regular and timely updates, as well as offering a platform for peer-support.

To date 35% of women will receive this type of care, the ambition is that the majority will by 2021.

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