Macclesfield Maternity & Neonatal Unit

24/07/2025

🌟Family Feedback 🌟

“Afternoon 😊 Just a little message of appreciation… Today we’re celebrating Max’s 1st Birthday, and I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who cared for me and Max during our stay. 🥰

We truly wouldn’t be here without the incredible support and care of the team. It felt only right to mark this special day by sending our heartfelt thanks to all of you for everything you did for our family. ❤️”

Happy 1st Birthday, Max! 🎉
We’re so honoured to have been part of your journey. 💙

East Cheshire NHS Trust
Macclesfield Maternity Voices Partnership

23/07/2025

👶 Hi, I’m Sophie and this is my third baby!
During this pregnancy, I chose to have both the whooping cough and RSV vaccines because doing everything I can to protect my baby from serious illness is really important to me.

✅ Did you know?
You can have the whooping cough vaccine from 16 weeks and the RSV vaccine from 28 weeks of pregnancy to help protect both you and your baby.

📅 Upcoming vaccination clinic dates:
📍 30 July 2025
📍 31 July 2025
📍 06 August 2025
📍 15 August 2025
📍 20 August 2025

📞 To book your appointment:
Talk to your community midwife at your next visit, or call the Antenatal Clinic on 01625 661160
(Phone lines open Monday to Friday, 9am–4pm)

Let’s protect our little ones right from the start 💙💗



East Cheshire NHS Trust
Macclesfield Maternity Voices Partnership

22/07/2025

🛡️ Protect You & Your Baby 🛡️
Vaccination Clinics Now Booking!
RSV & Whooping Cough Vaccines

🤒 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) can cause:
• Cold-like symptoms
• High fever
• Wheezing
• Cough
• Shortness of breath
• Lung infections

💉 Whooping cough (pertussis) is a highly contagious bacterial infection.
It causes severe coughing fits and can be very dangerous for newborns.
Getting vaccinated during pregnancy helps protect your baby before they’re old enough for their own vaccines.

❗ From 16 weeks of pregnancy you can receive your whooping cough vaccine and from 28 weeks of pregnancy, you can receive the RSV vaccine to help protect you and your baby from serious illness.

For more information ⬇️

https://www.healthpublications.gov.uk/ViewProduct.html?sp=Spregnantthesevaccineshelptoprotectyouyourbabyandyourpregnancy

📅 Next available vaccination clinics dates -

22 July 2025
30 July 2025
31 July 2025
06 August 2025
15 August 2025
20 August 2025

📞 To book an appointment:
Speak to your community midwife at your next appointment or call the Antenatal Clinic on 01625 661160
(Phone lines open Monday to Friday, 9am–4pm)

East Cheshire NHS Trust
Macclesfield Maternity Voices Partnership

Help keep your baby protected from day one
💙👶💉

21/07/2025

Home Blood Pressure Monitoring 🩺

Good Morning

🔹Do you have a home blood pressure monitor?

🔹Was your home blood pressure monitor on lend from us?

We are politely asking that if you have a blood pressure monitor on lend from us that you no longer use please could you return at your convenience or contact to arrange a return.

Please call
☎️ 01625 661160 or 01625 661145

Many Thanks for your understanding

East Cheshire NHS Trust
Macclesfield Maternity Voices Partnership

18/07/2025

💫 It’s Fridayyy 💫

Our little girl Matilda Bea was born on 9th June 2025 via c section at Macclesfield.

We are so thankful to the team that helped deliver Matilda. The Consultants, Anaesthetist and the whole team in the theatre were absolutely amazing at keeping everything calm when things weren’t going as planned.

I ended up losing a lot of blood and needed transfusions etc but I can honestly say I felt so safe it their hands. I will be forever grateful for how they handled the situation. They came to visit me numerous times to make sure I was ok and understood what had happened.
Gemma our midwife was unbelievable, we cannot thank her enough! I was so scared about having a c section and she made me feel at ease the minute I met her. She cared for us and was so reassuring throughout. She was everything and more that you would hope to have in a midwife and I’m so thankful she was there for me and my husband during the surgery and after.

Thanks Gemma. We will never forget you 🩷

••••••

Congratulations
Welcome baby Matilda Bea 🌷

Thank you for your feedback

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East Cheshire NHS Trust
Macclesfield Maternity Voices Partnership

17/07/2025

🌟 Meet the Macclesfield Maternity Team 🌟

Introducing the amazing Cheryl, one of our experienced Labour Ward Coordinators and Fetal Surveillance Midwife here at Macclesfield 👶❤️

Cheryl has been a midwife for an incredible 23 years, and aside from a brief break when the unit temporarily closed, she has spent her entire career caring for families right here at Macclesfield Maternity.

“The absolute best part of my job? It’s the sheer fascination that a woman can grow and birth a baby. Every single bump still blows my mind, there’s a tiny human in there! Just… wow.”

Cheryl plays a vital role in coordinating labour ward activity and overseeing fetal wellbeing, helping to keep both mums and babies safe during one of life’s most powerful moments.

And if she hadn’t become a midwife?

🐾 “I’d have definitely been a vet. I love the calmness animals bring, there’s something so grounding about being around them.”

Thank you, Cheryl, for your years of service, passion, and dedication to the women and babies of East Cheshire 💛

16/07/2025

🌟 Meet the Macclesfield Maternity Team 🌟

Say hello to Jodie, one of our brilliant Teams Midwives here at Macclesfield 👋💛

Jodie has been a midwife for nearly four years and joined the Macc family in October 2023. Since then, she’s become an integral part of the team, known for her calm support, clinical skills, and great sense of humour!

“Being part of the Macc team offers the perfect balance of support, teamwork, and plenty of laughter along the way.”

As a Teams Midwife, Jodie cares for families from that very first booking appointment, through labour and birth, and into those precious early days at home with baby 👶🏼

“The best thing about being a midwife is seeing just how strong women can be especially when they feel supported, relaxed and truly listened to.”

And if she wasn’t a midwife?

☕🌊 “I’d love to own a little coffee shop by the sea, something cosy, calm and full of conversation!”

Thank you, Jodie, for being a part of so many families’ stories and for the compassion and dedication you bring to our team.

East Cheshire NHS Trust Macclesfield Maternity Voices Partnership

15/07/2025

15/07/2025

💫Tommys Research Study 💫

🔸Are you interested in research?

🔸Would you like to join the 250 women already signed up?

For more information or to join the Tommys Study please contact our research midwives on
☎️ 01625 663675
📧 ecn-tr.researchmidwife@nhs.net

🔸 No samples are required for the Tommys Study and It is an anonymised data only study.

East Cheshire NHS Trust
Macclesfield Maternity Voices Partnership

14/07/2025

Having the RSV vaccine from 28 weeks of pregnancy passes protection to your baby and significantly reduces their risk of getting a lung infection during the first six months of their life.

Speak to your midwife about the vaccine.

▶️www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/rsv-vaccine/

12/07/2025

https://www.tommys.org/pregnancy-information/pregnancy-news-stories/hot-weather-pregnancy?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLe9cJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHoCuz5R0_sZObXaFhd5lOf9Ov_GC9cGlkfmYgaTGi9zDdwsXw6d8BZpjSrW9_aem_46b9PyN5hCEX5WCZJn6AIA

Hot weather can be extra challenging when you’re pregnant. Tommy’s midwife Amina has some tips for staying safe and well in hot weather, at home and abroad.

12/07/2025

Feeling your baby move is a sign that they are well. Report any change in your baby's regular pattern of movement to your midwife or maternity unit immediately. This includes strength of movement as well as frequency.

There is no set number of normal movements you need to feel. Get to know what's normal for your baby and report any change

If you think your baby’s movements have slowed down, stopped or changed in any way call your maternity unit or midwife immediately. The maternity unit is open 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Even at night, weekends and holidays. Don't put off calling until the next day or wait until your next scheduled appointment.

What if my baby’s movements are reduced again? You should contact your maternity unit again, however many times it happens. Even if everything was normal last time, don't hesitate to contact your midwife or maternity unit for advice.

A reduction or change in a baby’s movements can be an important warning sign that a baby is unwell. Around half of women who had a stillbirth noticed their baby’s movements had slowed down or stopped.

It's NOT true that babies move less towards the end of pregnancy. You should continue to feel your baby move right up to the time you go into labour and whilst you are in labour too.

Should I prompt my baby to move? No. As it can cause a delay in getting medical advice, do not use ice, fizzy drinks etc to make your baby move.

If, after your check up, you are still not happy with your baby’s movements, you must contact either your maternity unit or midwife straight away, even if everything was normal last time. NEVER HESITATE to contact your maternity unit or midwife for advice, no matter how many times this happens.

Do not use hand-held monitors, Dopplers or phone apps to check your baby’s health. Even if you hear a heartbeat, this does not mean your baby is well.