Royal Berkshire NHS Maternity

07/08/2025

We are offering a very limited number of spaces for a walk around and chat on our postnatal ward. It's an opportunity to speak to one of our midwives about the practicalities of staying on the ward and what you can expect.

You can book your space here - http://bit.ly/4fmgj5C

We are hoping to do more postnatal ward tours in the future.

06/08/2025

A baby's nappy can tell you a lot - in this video Erin explains about breastfeeding and healthy poos!

05/08/2025

As part of , Erin our infant feeding advisor, helps bust myths about breastfeeding!

04/08/2025

This week is and to celebrate we sharing some of our top tips to help get your breastfeeding journey of to the best start!

Erin from our Infant Feeding Team shares her top breastfeeding positions to help make feeding more relaxed for you and your baby. Each baby is different - so find what works best for you and your baby.

1️⃣ Cross-cradle hold
2️⃣ Rugby hold
3️⃣Side-lying
4️⃣ Upright or laid back

14/07/2025

We welcomed 409 babies in June! 💜

24/06/2025

Our Blossom Midwifery team are hosting a summer picnic and would love to see any pregnant mums and families that were looked after by them. See poster for details below 👇

23/06/2025

The next Dads to be course starts in July - get in touch with Brighter Futures for Children for more information.

Are you about to become a ? Join our July dads-to-be antenatal group to help you support your partner and prepare for bringing your baby home.

See the flyer for details and contact:
⭐️ sue.blackwood@brighterfuturesforchildren.org
📱 07921 403349

19/06/2025

It's always wonderful to see our RBH babies again 💜

Yesterday we had the joy of seeing Sarah and her triplets who popped in to visit the team that helped deliver her babies and celebrate them turning one!

Shula, our specialist Multiple Birth Midwife and Ms Bisht, our specialist consultant thoroughly enjoyed seeing the triplets and getting lots of cuddles!

18/06/2025

Wow, what a busy month May was for babies born at the RBH! 💜

17/06/2025

Yesterday we had a visit from the South East Regional NHS England team for an insight into our maternity services. It was a great day to showcase the brilliant work our midwives and maternity staff do everyday supporting families through their pregnancies and birth.

The regional NHSE team were very impressed with our maternity service and especially how passionate our staff were about ensuring they delivered patient focused care at all times.

10/06/2025

Huge well done to Aneta for winning a Star Award!🌟

Aneta is a Senior Midwife at the Trust and was nominated for her work in helping our international midwives and providing advocacy support.

Christine Hardy, Director of Midwifery explains, 'Aneta was one of the first internationally trained midwives we employed. She uses her experience to support the development and integration of midwives who are in a similar situation, leaving their native countries to work in a UK hospital. She takes them under her wing without there being any requirement to do so.'

You can find out more about Aneta's award here - www.cavell.org.uk/cavell-star-awards/winners/celebrating-aneta/

12/05/2025

We welcomed 377 babies in April! 💜 Did you have your baby with us? Let us know!