Peterhead Community Maternity Unit

24/11/2025

🩵 🤍 🩵 R O W A N 🩵 🤍 🩵
Kimberlee and Connor were delighted to welcome their first baby in PCMU recently!! He was born in our Moonlight Suite on the 13th of September (not the 14th as the board says 🤦🏻‍♀️)🌙 Huge congratulations to you all, as you become a family of three 👶🏼 🫶🏼

24/11/2025

💛 MATERNITY SUPPORT WORKER DAY 💛

Today we are celebrating the support staff in our maternity team 🥂
Everyone at PCMU would like to thank - Healthcare support workers Kay, Leanne, Jean and Paula, Steph our Wellbeing Enablement Practitioner, Sandra and Diane our Materniy Care Assistants and Vivienne our Administrator for everything they do within the team!!
They help keep the unit running smoothly for the whole team and for the women and families in our care. They provide encouragement and support to women when they need it most, and your experience and knowledge is invaluable. They are a crucial part of the North Team and without them we would be lost!!
They provide unrivalled care, show kindness and treat everyone with compassion, dignity and respect and we are so proud to get to work alongside you all 💙💙💙

23/11/2025

🩷🤍🩷 L E O N O R A 🩷🤍🩷
Reshma and Stephen were over the moon to welcome their third beautiful daughter to be born in PCMU in August 👶🏼 Leonora was born in the pool in our Moonlight suite 🌙
How proud do big sisters Florence and Juniper look getting a cuddle from their new sister? 🫶🏼 😍 🩷

22/11/2025

SAFE SLEEP IN COLD WEATHER ⛄️ ❄️

Keeping your baby warm and safe in winter can be a tricky process, especially in climates that can be a summers day one minute and then blowing a hoolie the next!!

Winter can be a challenging time for families aswell. With the cost of living crisis and worries about heating our homes, it’s understandable to worry about keeping your baby warm. The recommended room temperature for a baby’s sleep space is 16 – 20°C. This can be harder to maintain when it’s cold outside.

While it can be tempting to wrap your baby up to keep them warm and cosy, it’s important to remember that it’s possible for them to overheat, and this increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). In fact, research has shown that babies are safer when they’re a little bit cooler, rather than too hot.

Use these guidelines from the Lullaby Trust to help keep your baby safe and cosy 🤍

When safer sleeping for your baby in the winter, it's important not to use too many layers which may increase the risk of SIDS...

20/11/2025

🩷 🩷 🩷 L I L A H 🩷 🩷 🩷
Huge congratulations to Taylor and Daniel on the birth of their first baby, a beautiful little girl called Lilah 🤍 She was born in the pool in our Sunrise Suite 🌅 🫶🏼

19/11/2025

💜 H E A T H E R ‘ S R E T I R E M E N T 💜

Heather has been a familiar face in the North team for 18 years, working in the Fraserburgh unit when she started, then moving latterly to the Peterhead Unit and covering clinics all over the North East! But sadly for us, today is her last day as she takes her well deserved retirement!

She has worked hard in the NHS for 43 years and will be a huge miss to every one of us within the team!! Over her fabulous career she has guided countless women and their families through pregnancy, supported women through the birth of their babies and has also guided new parents through the whirlwind of being postnatal 👶🏼

Not only has Heather been an advocate for women over the years she has encouraged and empowered newly graduated midwives who are beginning their career, helping to shape them in to the midwives they are now. She has always been a crucial member of the team, and is there for anyone who needs her with a listening ear ❤️ She has shared her wealth of knowledge with student midwifes and has always been welcoming and encouraging to every student she worked with.

Nothing is ever too much for Heather, and her kindness and warmth will be a huge miss. She loves a laugh, a cheeky drink 🍷 and you will always find her on the dance floor on a nighty oot!

We hope you enjoy the caravan and Tenerife life… but not so much that you don’t keep coming back and seeing us on some bank shifts! We will miss you 🫶🏼

18/11/2025

🌼 C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S 🌼

Huge congratulations to the fabulous Stacey a midwife within the North Team who has been honoured with a nomination! We are proud to work with you as part of our team 💛

Your compassion and care make a real difference to women and families — and it’s wonderful to see it recognised 🫶🏼

If you would like to nominate a midwife or nurse that has given you or someone you know extraordinary care you can do so here

www.nhsgrampian.org/daisy

17/11/2025

🩵 🩵 🩵 R E G G I E 🩵 🩵 🩵
Massive congratulations to Emily and Jonny on the birth of their first baby in PCMU. Handsome Reggie was born in the pool in our Moonlight Suite 🌙

15/11/2025

🩵🩵🩵 C A L E B 🩵🩵🩵
Big congratulations to Sianlyn and Alexander on the birth of their third baby! Gorgeous Caleb was born in our Moonlight suite in summer! Big brother Riley and big sister Layla were excited to meet the newest member of the family 🫶🏼

14/11/2025

🌼 C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S 🌼

We are delighted to announce that Emma one of the Midwives within the North Team has been honoured with another (her EIGHTH!) DAISY Award Nomination in recognition of her outstanding compassion, dedication, and excellence in care.

Emma consistently goes above and beyond to support women through their pregnancy, birth and postnatal journey 🤰🏼 👶🏼 her commitment to the women and families in her care leaves a lasting impact 🫶🏼

If you would like to nominate a Midwife or Nurse who has provided extraordinary care to you or someone you know then you can do so at

https://www.nhsgrampian.org/DAISY

13/11/2025

💜 💜 💜 A D E L I A 💜 💜 💜
Massive congratulations to Jana and Boris on the birth of their second daughter. Adelia was born in our Sunrise suite pool 🌅 Big sister Aliana was also born in PCMU, and was waiting for her new little sister to come home for some big cuddles 🫶🏼

09/11/2025

🤍🤍🤍 POSITIONS IN LABOUR 🤍🤍🤍

Our fantastic 2nd year Student Midwives Abbie and Robyn have made up this fab notice board for women to see when in the unit all about some different positions they can try in labour! And they’ve even demonstrated some here aswell 📸

Great examples of upright, forward and open positions that promote baby moving down and work with gravity 😍