8 February 2018

New Mums give Sheffield Hospital's Maternity services the thumbs up


A comprehensive study of NHS maternity services has found that mothers and babies at Jessop Wing receive high quality care.

The views of 191 women who gave birth at the Jessop Wing in 2017 were collected in a detailed review of UK Hospital Maternity Units published by the Care Quality Commission.

The women were asked questions about the care provided from the time they first accessed maternity services to their discharge by the midwife - usually around 10 days after the birth.

The Sheffield Maternity Services scored better than the national average in a number of areas, including:
• Women having trust in their midwife,
• Midwives being aware of the woman’s medical history,
• Parents having skin to skin contact with their baby shortly after birth,
• Being offered a postnatal visit by midwife (98% of respondents were visited at home by a midwife following the birth of their baby).

Lauren Mason, aged 29, from Waverley, Sheffield, gave birth to her first baby, Bodhi, at the Jessop Wing, which is part of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in January this year.

She said: "My care at the Jessop Wing has been fantastic, I was constantly support throughout my 18 hour labour and I felt the midwives that looked after me really went the extra mile. One midwife even brought in fairy lights and essential oils to create a relaxing environment for me and ran a nice warm bath. All the staff were really understanding and I am not surprised they have received recognition in the maternity survey."
Partners were also taken care of with 98% of respondents saying they felt that their partner was involved in their care during labour and birth.
Lauren’s husband, James Mason, aged 30, agreed that the care they received was outstanding. He said: “The midwives were really reassuring and approachable. I didn’t know what to expect but we felt really supported.”

Results also showed that the Jessop Wing Hospital had improved in a number of areas since the last survey in 2015, including:
• Women being given enough time to ask questions or discuss their pregnancy at antenatal check-ups,

• Women knowing who to contact if they needed advice about any emotional changes they might experience after the baby’s birth.

Paula Schofield, Nurse Director and Head of Midwifery at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said: "I am delighted that new mums and the Care Quality Commission have rated our services so highly. All of our maternity staff are passionate about the care that they give to mothers, fathers and their babies and the service prides itself on providing professional high quality maternity care."
 



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