COMMUNITY MIDWIFERY June Lee Community Midwifery and Outpatients Matron

Women and Family Service Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust (Births 6200 Three Community teams, 3 Team leader,79 Midwives,4 Maternity Support Workers, 3 Link workers (DDH site) and 3 Community Administrators Pontefract Midwife led Unit

Our Focus To provide safe, effective,evidenced based care to women and families Facilitate birth choices Refer and sign post to other agencies when required Deliver the Public Health agenda Engaging women and families to make Life improvements

What we do Each woman has a named midwife. We aim to provide continuity of caregiver, antenatal and postnatal period. Care is at GP surgeries, home settings, children centers ‘drop ins’. Birth prep classes, day and evening. Home birth service, water birth pool service. Support to the Midwife led Unit/ Acute unit

Taking care Into the community

Making a Difference Commitment working together to provide a high standard of care Women and families are valued and respected as individuals with unique and varied needs. We aim to facilitate a positive birth experience which is safe, sensitive, supportive and friendly. We aim for women to feel in control when making choices with support from team.

Happy Midwives Involving the team and valuing contributions.

Challenges and Opportunities Working with the constraints of the NHS Equality Diversity Life style changes and emerging population trends Public expectations and the media Midwife retention and engagement Health promotion Better Outcomes for women and families Reducing perinatal morbidity and mortalitiy rates Striving for excellence

Moving Forward National maternity Service Review 2016

Happy Families Friends and Family Feedback. “PERSONAL, QUALITY CARE” “EASY TO TALK TOO” “INFORMATIVE, FRIENDLY” “PROFESSIONALY REASSURING” “VERY GOOD CARE” “MIDWIFE LOVELY” “SAFE” “GOOD CONTINUITY” “ABLE TO GET IN CONTACT” “VERY HELPFUL” “WENT ABOVE AND BEOND EXPECTATIONS””VERY CARING” “PERFECT CARE” “THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EXCELLENT CARE” “LISTENED AND AVAILABLE” “SO CARING” “HOMEBIRTH GROUP IS SO SUPPORTIVE AND POSITIVE” “MY MIDWIFE MADE A DIFFICULT TIME MUCH EASIER”

Thank you. Any Questions?