Eastbourne Midwifery Unit - EMU

01/08/2025

This week marks World Breastfeeding Week 2025, with the theme "Create Sustainable Support Systems."
We believe everyone deserves the guidance, resources, and opportunity to feed their baby as they choose.

World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF UK have outlined ten simple, evidence-based steps to help mothers initiate and sustain breastfeeding.

Here in East Sussex, the East Sussex Maternity & Neonatal Voices unites local infant-feeding services to explore how we can all collaborate, streamline pathways, and strengthen ongoing support for families.
Please keep an eye on their socials this week where they will be sharing information.

31/07/2025

Due to some confusion online recently about baby sleep positions, the thought there's no better time than now to take you back to 1991...

Swipe to read about the campaign that has saved over 30,000 babies' lives.

Yes, that many!

Remember, always place your baby on their back to sleep (unless your doctor has advised you not to for your baby, for medical reasons.

Learn more on their website!

25/07/2025

Our OPEN EVENING is now
FULLY BOOKED!

We look forward to meeting you all.

We will post the September details shortly.

22/07/2025

To book onto our OPEN EVENING please call the unit on 0300 131 5341, or speak to your named Community Midwife!

We hope to see you there!

15/07/2025

Wishing one of our lovely maternity Liaison ladies all the best as she takes her maternity leave.
Today Eastbourne Midwifery Unit - EMU had a tea party to celebrate.
We can’t wait to meet the little one 💛

08/07/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our OPEN EVENING. It was lovely to see some familiar faces and meet some new ones.

We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did, and thank you East Sussex Maternity & Neonatal Voices for coming along and supporting us.

There was a lot of information to absorb and we don't expect you to remember it all! So if you need further signposting or have questions please ask you named community midwife at your next appointment or contact us at Eastbourne Midwifery Unit - EMU on 0300 131 5342.

Or if you missed this evening and would like to attend the next one on August 5th give us a call to book on.

08/07/2025

Congratulations to all the new JUNE parents and babies 💚

If you had your baby at Eastbourne Midwifery Unit - EMU or at home we would love to hear your feedback.

You can either contact us directly or go to East Sussex Maternity & Neonatal Voices and let us know if we need to do anything to improve your experience, or what we did that worked well for you 💚

06/07/2025

Looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday!

Our OPEN EVENING is fully booked!!

Thank you to everyone who has registered to come and meet the team 8th July.

Our next one is August 5th...and we will advertise this shortly.

04/07/2025

Hello JULY 🧡

01/07/2025

Whatever your plans this Summer, make sure you know how to keep your baby's fluids up!

To check if your baby is too hot, feel their chest or the back of their neck.
If they feel clammy or sweaty, these are signs they're getting too hot.
When your baby is too hot, remove a layer of clothing and adjust the room temperature if possible.

Please go to the NHS website for further advice.

The Lullaby Trust nhs.uk

26/06/2025

Lighter and sunnier days are here, but with warmer weather, comes questions from lots of families about how to follow safer sleep guidance in summer.

If your baby was born in autumn or winter, you may not be familiar with these guidelines yet. But not to worry! The Lullaby Trust have compiled all the summer safety tips into one place.

Have a read of their hot weather webpage & link in their bio

19/06/2025

Please call your community midwife, GP or Maternity Triage if you have any concerns.