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Nlagmaternity, Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Scartho Road, Grimsby (2025)

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Diana Princess Of Wales Hospital, Scartho Road

23/12/2025

🤰NATIONAL MATERNITY SURVEY 2026🤰

Since 2007, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has invited families to provide feedback on their care in a yearly maternity survey. It asks a sample of people to provide feedback on antenatal care, labour and birth and postnatal care

The survey is anonymous and carried out independently.
For more information see:
https://www.cqc.org.uk/news/tell-us-what-maternity-care-you-2026

23/12/2025

✨The Best Start in Life ✨

Trusted health advice and guidance for parents
Welcome to Best Start in Life, the new home of Start for Life.

👉Have you come across this page?

Covering all aspects of maternity and postnatal care

You'll still find the same NHS advice on pregnancy, babies and supporting your toddler's development. Now you can also find out about childcare and education support too!

https://www.nhs.uk/best-start-in-life/

https://beststartinlife.gov.uk/

22/12/2025

🎄☃️Christmas baby☃️🎄

Having a baby over Christmas and New Year can be super exciting but also challenging.

The festive period can great a lot more visitors and added stress with plans and events 🎊🎁

New parents
❤️Look after yourself and make sure you give your self-time to recover and heal
❤️Be kind and don’t be afraid to say no to events or visitors if you are needing some time as a new family. Set your boundaries and expectations.
❤️Visiting other people's houses or events make it easier to get away when you feel ready to do so instead of hosting; also, less tidying and cleaning up!
❤️Don’t give yourself a hard time if you decide to change plans last minute.

Baby
👶Make sure you continue to feed your baby on demand and try not miss them feeding cues - weight loss can increase if baby's feeding needs are not responded to.
👶Baby's get passed around for cuddles which may also impact feeding.
👶Be mindful of winter bugs and illness; ensure people are well when you decide to visit
👶Make sure you pack all baby's essentials and more if you are visiting family and friends - be prepared

Most important make sure you act upon any concern you have postnatal for you and your baby. Don’t leave it until your celebrations are finished. Don’t ignore signs and symptoms of being unwell. Seek medical support from your local maternity unit - open all day, every day, all year round 💜

❤️Put you and your baby first❤️

It is important to let your midwife know your plans for your visits postnatal in the community. Depending on days postnatal or circumstances this might involve Christmas eve, Christmas day, boxing day, new years eve and new years day. Yours's and your baby's health is important to us and we encourage you to attend all appointments scheduled ❤️

21/12/2025

👶Safe Sleeping - The Lullaby Trust👶

How to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

💤Advice should be followed for ALL sleep periods including day and night

💤Place your baby on their back to sleep

💤Recommend baby sleeps in a room with a temperature of 16-20 degrees

💤Overheating your baby increases the risk of SIDS

💤Use cellular blankets instead of fleecy or padded blankets - your baby can overheat and more at risk of suffocation

💤An additional lightweight cellar blanket can be added if your baby is cold

💤Do NOT place a hat on your baby indoors

💤Take off all outerwear/ coats/ snowsuits from your baby when you come indoors to prevent overheating

💤Keep your baby in the same room as yourself for at least the first 6 months

💤Foot to feet position in your baby's cot - always place your baby at the bottom of their cot to avoid your baby moving under loose bedding

💤If you use a sleeping bag for your baby ensure this is the correct size and tog for your baby

💤Ensure your baby is sleeping on a clean and flat surface such as a cot or a Moses basket

💤If you find yourself bed sharing, please ensure you do this safely - further information can be found on the lullaby trust website; knowing the right information can create a safer sleep environment

💤Never sleep with your baby on a sofa or armchair - this can increase SIDS by 50 times

💤Bouncers and swings should not be used for sleep - these are not flat surfaces

💤Do not use cot bumpers as these can be a suffocation risk

💤Always take baby out of car seat and lay flat when you have reached your destination

💤Check your baby's temperature by touching their back or chest

💤Second hand smoking increases your baby's risk of SIDS - ask a midwife to get support to quit

💤Never smoke inside the house

💤Do not use sleeping pods or nests - these are not safe sleeping devices

Keep it CLEAR SIMPLE and SAFE

www.lullabytrust.org.uk/safer-sleep-advice/

20/12/2025

"GLP-1s (Weight loss injections) AND PREGNANCY

💉GLP-1 agonists include medications such as tirzepatide and semaglutide which may be better known by their different brand names (such as Wegovy and Mounjaro). They are prescription only medications that may be prescribed by a qualified healthcare professional for people with type two diabetes, or to facilitate weight loss. One of the main ways they work is by slowing the rate at which food leaves the stomach (delayed gastric emptying).

💉GLP-1 medicines should not be taken during pregnancy or just before trying to get pregnant. This is because there is not enough safety data to know whether taking a GLP-1 medicine can cause harm to the baby.

💉If you are using a GLP-1 medicine and think you might be pregnant, speak to a healthcare professional straight away.

💉The medications are also not advised to be taken by people who are breastfeeding. Maintaining a healthy diet and taking part in regular light exercise is encouraged to keep fit and healthy during pregnancy and when your baby is born.

💉For further information about the effects on oral contraception, and for recommendations on how long to prevent pregnancy for once you have stopped taking these medications follow the links below:

👉www.gov.uk/government/publications/glp-1-medicines-for-weight-loss-and-diabetes-what-you-need-to-know/glp-1-medicines-for-weight-loss-and-diabetes-what-you-need-to-know

👉www.cosrh.org/Common/Uploaded%20files/documents/Patient-information-GLP-1-agonists-and-contraception.pdf

👉www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-well/

👉www.nhs.uk/baby/support-and-services/keeping-fit-and-healthy-with-a-baby/

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19/12/2025

😛Tongue Tie😛

Tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) is where the strip of skin connecting the baby's tongue to the bottom of their mouth is shorter than usual.

Some babies who have tongue-tie do not seem to be bothered by it. In others, it can restrict the tongue's movement, making it harder to breastfeed.

Tongue-tie is sometimes diagnosed during a baby's newborn physical examination, but it's not always easy to spot. It may not be obvious until your baby has problems feeding.

If you're breastfeeding your baby and they have tongue-tie they may:

👶Have difficulty attaching to the breast or staying attached for a full feed

👶Feed for a long time, have a short break, then feed again

👶Be unsettled and seem to be hungry all the time

👶Struggle to gain weight

👶Make a "clicking" sound as they feed – this can also be a sign you need support with the positioning and attachment of your baby at the breast

It can also cause the breastfeeding person to have:

👎Sore or cracked ni***es

👎Low milk supply

👎Mastitis (inflammation of the breast), which may keep coming back

Most breastfeeding problems, however, are not caused by tongue-tie and can be overcome with the right support.

If you're finding breastfeeding difficult, ask a midwife, health visitor or a breastfeeding specialist for help.

Other signs that may indicate your baby has tongue-tie include:

😛Difficulty lifting their tongue up or moving it from side to side

😛Difficulty sticking their tongue out

😛Their tongue looks heart-shaped when they stick it out

Treatment is not always needed, if your baby has tongue-tie but can feed without any problems.

If their feeding is affected, treatment involves a simple procedure called tongue-tie division your midwife can do a referral if needed to a specialist trained professional.

18/12/2025

TONIGHT!

Please join if interested in hearing more about Homebirth!

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18/12/2025

🌸 This weeks Thankyou Thursday comes from Jessica

Hello, I would like to thank all of the midwives on the Honeysuckle team. I gave birth to my second baby on 31st October Baby Harry. I was so grateful to all of the lovely midwives that cared for me during my time in hospital at Grimsby Maternity. A special Thankyou in particular to Mary who delivered my baby boy and Yasmina who cared for me at the start of my labour I couldn’t believe she had only been qualified just a year she was so confident and made me feel at ease. Also Vicki who started my care at the beginning of my stay and she even made the effort to come and see us once he had arrived once she was back on shift! They made me feel so reassured and comfortable. Claire one of the co ordinators also went out of her way to ensure I was very cared for. Having been at Grimsby before to give birth to my daughter, I was so blown away by the care they offer and just how lovely you all are. Thankyou so much.

Joshua, Jessica & Baby Harry 🫶

Thank you for your kind words 🌸

If you would like to submit your story or feedback for 'Thank You Thursday' regarding any members of staff involved in your care, please message the page or email hny.Ims@nhs.net

Any feedback you wish to formally submit can be sent here:

https://www.nlg.nhs.uk/patients/experience/feedback-form/

17/12/2025

💦Have you thought about a water birth?

💙For some people the use of water can be appealing for their labour and birth. The use of water can have healing, soothing and pain relief properties.

💙Some people may wish to use the birthing pool just for their labour and then get out of the pool for the birth of their baby and placenta.

💙The use of water can help with relaxation, pain relief, mobility, comfort, shorter labour and reduction of intervention.

💙Reach out to your maternity unit to see what facilities they have available for you.

💙You can speak to your community midwife or the ask a midwife team for more information.

💙Depending on your care pathway a water birth might be an option for you. Sometimes waterbirth might increase the risks to you and your baby. Understanding your choice and options are what is important to your care pathway. Your care, Your Choice and Your birth experience, make sure You feel informed.

16/12/2025

🚫PRODUCT SAFETY ALERT 🚫

This is a Product Safety Alert from the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) for a product commonly known as a 'Baby Sleep Pillow.' Baby Sleep Pillows can pose a risk of suffocation, overheating and death to babies. This Alert is for consumers (particularly parents and caregivers to babies), childcare and educational establishments, local authority trading standards and businesses to warn of the potential harm that baby sleep pillows can pose.

👉Key safety messages
‘Baby Sleep Pillows’ should not be used for babies under 12 months old.
Do not place a ‘Baby Sleep Pillow’ in a cot or crib.
What are ‘Baby Sleep Pillows’
‘Baby Sleep Pillows’ are products which are marketed or intended to be used as pillows or cushions for babies to sleep on or with, or to be placed on or with, unsupervised.

Why are they dangerous?
‘Baby Sleep Pillows’ have been linked to child fatalities in the UK and overseas.

The main harms are suffocation and overheating which can lead to serious injury or death in babies. These harms can occur when a baby is placed on the ’Baby Sleep Pillow’ unattended or for sleep including when the pillow is put into a cot or crib.

Suffocation: Soft, squishy materials can cover a baby’s mouth and nose if they are pressed against it and could cause the baby to suffocate.

Overheating: If a baby is sleeping on a soft surface that their head can sink into, heat is prevented from escaping and they can get too hot. There is a higher risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) if a baby overheats.

www.gov.uk/product-safety-alerts-reports-recalls/product-safety-alert-baby-sleep-pillows-psa8

SAFE SLEEPING INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND HERE
www.nhs.uk/best-start-in-life/baby/baby-basics/newborn-and-baby-sleeping-advice-for-parents/safe-sleep-advice-for-babies/

www.lullabytrust.org.uk/

15/12/2025

An incubator is a special piece of equipment that helps control temperature and humidity, protects your baby, and allows the neonatal team to monitor them closely. Babies may need an incubator if they are born early, are very small, or need extra support and monitoring from the neonatal team.

Although it can feel overwhelming at first, we work very closely with parents to help them learn how to care for their baby while they are in an incubator. This includes:

• Comfort holding: Staff will show you how to gently place your warm hands on your baby’s head and body through the incubator doors to comfort and reassure them.

• Skin-to-skin (kangaroo care): When it is safe to do so, nurses will support and teach you how to take your baby out of the incubator for skin-to-skin contact, helping with bonding, temperature control and milk supply.

• Hands-on care: You will be shown how to safely change nappies, clean, and hold your baby during routine care and feeding times.

15/12/2025

🏵Perinatal Pelvic Health Service (PPHS) 🏵

What is Pelvic Health?

Pelvic health is the normal and healthy functioning of your bladder, bowel and reproductive organs.

Your pelvic health is maintained by your bladder and bowel habits, a healthy diet, good fluid intake and regular exercise which involves the pelvic floor muscles.

Pelvic health concerns:

💢Stress incontinence - leaking of urine (wee) with activities including coughing, sneezing, lifting and exercise.
💢Urinary urgency - sudden need to pass urine (wee) and/or unable to get to the toilet in time.
💢Flatus incontinence - uncontrolled passing of wind (farting/gas).
💢Prolapse - change in the position of your pelvic organs which may cause a heavy feeling in the pelvis and/or a bulge within the va**na.
💢Faecal incontinence - faeces (poo) leaks, especially with activity, you are unable to get to the toilet in time or find staining in your underwear.
💢Dyspareunia - pain and discomfort during sexual activity.
💢Constipation - finding it hard to poo or going to the toilet less often than usual for you.
💢Perineal injury - a tear, graze or cut to the ge***al area (perineum, va**na, l***a, a**s or surrounding areas)
Pelvic Girdle Pain - pain or discomfort within the joints that make up your pelvis (Hips, back, p***c area)
💢Abdominal diastasis - separation of the stomach muscles during pregnancy and postnatally

If you have ongoing concerns in pregnancy please make a referral now to the team - www.humberandnorthyorkshirematernity.org.uk/perinatal-pelvic-health-services-/pphs-referral-form/

Our Pelvic Health Service is designed for individuals who are currently pregnant and up to 18 months postnatal. If you are outside of this time, please contact your GP or healthcare professional and seek advice.

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