Wirral Women & Children's Hospital

17/11/2023

Today is Midwife Chris' last day after 47 years in the NHS all with this Trust.

Chris started her training at Clatterbridge on 4th February 1976 and qualified as a Registered Nurse in 1979. She worked on the Children's Ward until October 1979 when she left to start Midwifery Training.

After qualifying as a Midwife she worked at Clatterbridge until the service moved into the newly built Arrowe Park Hospital.

She worked as a Community Midwife until 1998 when Team Midwifery was introduced and was the Team Coordinator for the then Lakeside Team.

When Team Midwifery ended in 2009 Chris took on the Locality Lead Midwife post for Wallasey Team until she took a flexi retirement in 2016.

Since then she has worked as a Community Midwife within Wallasey and West Wirral Community Teams. She has been the Community Midwife at Hoylake road Surgery for the past 14 years.

In 47 years Chris has only two and a half days off sick, which in itself is an amazing achievement!

As her Friends and colleagues we are going to miss her boundless energy and enthusiasm for a role she has excelled at.

More time on the golf course for her!

10/10/2023

Today marks 40 years of working within our NHS for WUTH Midwife Lorraine! Congratulations on this momentous milestone!!

18/08/2023

Interested in a home birth? Or birth at our birth centre? Contact our Midwives in Highfield Team.

If you are booked under Wirral University Teaching Hospital for your care and would like to find out more about having your baby at home or at our freestanding Wirral Birth Centre then we would love to hear from you 🥰

📞 0151 666 3131
📧 wuth.birthteam@nhs.uk
🤰or ask your community midwife to refer you

15/11/2022

If you use a rain cover on your baby's pram, make sure you only use the cover when it's raining and take the cover off when indoors.

Regularly check that your baby isn't getting too hot under the rain cover by feeling the back of their neck or chest. If their skin feels hot or clammy, remove a layer of clothing or their blanket.

11/05/2022

06/04/2021

Thank you Sam!

We are so happy to finally introduce you to our gorgeous Daughter - Molly Doris Mairs.

After a 27hour labour she finally arrived weighing 7lb14oz.
You can read all about it in this weeks

Also big love to the amazing team at You were just amazing ❤️👨‍👩‍👧🥰

06/01/2021

We have a range of exciting job opportunities to support the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine. Apply now by clicking on the links below.

Clinical Support Worker www.jobs.nhs.uk/xi/direct_apply/?vac_ref=916331975

Registered Nurse www.jobs.nhs.uk/xi/direct_apply/?vac_ref=916331972

Clinic Clerk www.jobs.nhs.uk/xi/direct_apply/?vac_ref=916331725

Domestic Assistant www.jobs.nhs.uk/xi/direct_apply/?vac_ref=916331994

Traffic Advisor www.jobs.nhs.uk/xi/direct_apply/?vac_ref=916332905

After application, you will be contacted further if your skills and experience match the roles and your details will be held on file for future roles.

17/11/2020

🏠 A very busy 10 days for WWACH team, our Continuity of Care teams and our Community Midwives.

Highfield home birth and Birth Cente team have had 6 home births, 1 at the birth centre and 1 at the hospital.

☎️ If you are interested in a home or birth centre birth please email www.birthteam@nhs.net" rel="ugc" target="_blank">www.birthteam@nhs.net or leave a message on 0151 6663131

👶🏼 “For women having a second or subsequent baby, home births and midwifery unit births appear to be safe for the baby and offer benefits for the mother”(Birthplace Study 2012).

14/11/2020

Help us spread some joy!

Next week is MSW Week, we would like to celebrate all the wonderful maternity support workers at Arrowe Park by sharing your messages of thanks and support.

If there is a maternity support worker who you would like to give a special mention to, please let use know their name and how they helped you during your journey to parenthood.

(The Maternity Support Workers at Arrowe Park wear a white uniform)

Comment below or you can contact us via email Wirral_maternity_voices@outlook.com or complete our online form (anonymously if you wish) at https://wirralmaternityvoi.wixsite.com/wirralmatvoices/share-your-experience

21/10/2020

15/10/2020

Wirral Women & Children’s Hospital remember.
Thank you to our Neonatal Unit, Chaplaincy Team and Midwifery Bereavement Team “Butterfly Team” for all your effort and hardwork with tonight’s event.
Please share your candlelight images and tributes.

15/10/2020

Wirral Women & Children’s Hospital will soon be commencing our contribution to Wave of Light 2020 at 1900hrs.

Please tune in to join us for our virtual memorial service remembering all babies that lit up our lives for such a short time, but are held forever in our hearts.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=Zye1BdvAS0k

15/10/2020

Don’t forget to join us at 19:00hrs for the global “Wave of Light” event.

The hospital are inviting bereaved parents, their families and friends, to unite with others across the world to commemorate their babies’ lives by lighting a candle at 7pm, leaving it burning for at least 1 hour sharing a picture on social media.

In memory of all the babies who lit up our lives for such a short time the Staff from Wirral Women and Children's Hospital and Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care department will be joining the global “Wave of Light” by lighting hundreds of candles filling the garden within the hospital.

The staff from the Women and Children's Hospital and the Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care department at Arrowe Park Hospital, have produced a Virtual Memorial Service for all babies who have died too soon. This will be available to view on YouTube from 6.30pm this evening (Thursday 15th October).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zye1BdvAS0k&feature=youtu.be

15/10/2020

Sadly every year, many families experience the loss of their baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, prematurity and neonatal loss. Baby Loss Awareness Week 9th-15th October aims to raise awareness about pregnancy and baby death. The week concludes at 7pm this evening (15th October) with the global “Wave of Light “event. Bereaved families across the globe light a candle at 7pm local time and post it on their social media site thereby producing a the wave of light.

The hospital is inviting bereaved parents, their families and friends, to unite with others across the world to commemorate their babies’ lives by lighting a candle at 7pm, leaving it burning for at least 1 hour sharing a picture on social media.

In memory of all the babies who lit up our lives for such a short time the Staff from Wirral Women and Children's Hospital and Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care department will be joining the global “Wave of Light” by lighting hundreds of candles filling the garden within the hospital.

The staff from the Women and Children's Hospital and the Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care department at Arrowe Park Hospital, have produced a Virtual Memorial Service for all babies who have died too soon. This will be available to view on YouTube from 6.30pm this evening (Thursday 15th October):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zye1BdvAS0k&feature=youtu.be

Mel Reynolds, Bereavement Specialist Midwife at Wirral Women and Children's Hospital said: “Many families who experience the loss of their baby feel isolated in their grief. This year in particular with the effect of social distancing from COVID-19 it is important that families are aware they are not alone. Baby loss awareness is an opportunity to show families they are not alone.”

Local support groups such as the charities Wirral Sands, www.sands.org.uk Elsie’s Moon, www.elsiesmoon.co.uk and Love Jasmine, www.lovejasmine.org.uk offer practical and emotional support for those who have experienced baby loss.

15/10/2020

Baby Loss Awareness Week began on 9th October and finishes on 15th October, which is also Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. Baby Loss Awareness Week concludes with the global "Wave of Light" event.

In memory of all the babies who lit up our lives for such a short time the staff from Wirral Women and Children's Hospital and the Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Department at Arrowe Park Hospital have produced a Virtual Memorial Service. This will be available to view on YouTube from 6:30 on Thursday 15th October at
https://youtu.be/Zye1BdvAS0k

We would also like to invite bereaved parents, their families and friends to join us and families across the world to take part in the global "Wave of Light" event. Simply light a candle at 7pm on Thursday 15th October and leave it burning for at least 1 hour, then share a picture on social media.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital
WUTH Staff

08/10/2020

begins on 9 Oct and closes with the global of Light on 15 Oct at 7pm

Please join us tomorrow here on Facebook for the first of our panel discussions hosted by for an Introduction to Baby Loss Awareness Week.

Tune in live at 1pm here on Facebook

The other panel discussions are as follows:

Monday 12th October – Bereavement in the Workplace

Tuesday 13th October – Culture, Ethnicity and Religion

Wednesday 14th October – Baby Loss, Inclusion and LGBTQ+

Thursday 15th October – Remembrance and Wave of Light