We were unable to see areas that may have been deteriorating and required improvement, as well as areas that were improving or excelling. New to my role at ICHP, and getting started on this project, we quickly realised that there was almost no data available for these MatNeo services. Where mothers may be separated from their babies, sometimes by wards on different floors, or where mothers may be non-mobile, the data showed us that in some cases this six-hour window was missed.Īccess to service data is fundamental to improve services This ranged from in-person and hybrid working within maternity and neonatal across most of our North West London trusts, developing and delivering Quality Improvement projects focused on how we can improve experiences for mothers and babies in MatNeo units. Over the last year, as part of NHS England’s MatNeoSIP, we’ve been working collaboratively with Nurses, Doctors, Breast feeding champions, Healthcare assistants, mothers with lived experiences and Midwives from across North West London. Working on the Pan London Maternity and Neonatal Services Safety Improvement Programme (MatNeoSIP) became very personal to me to improve where possible and deliver better healthcare and outcomes to both mothers and babies. Not really knowing how to do things and care for our baby was a learning curve but with the time, expertise and care given while in a maternity department we struggled through and were inspired. But for those who wish to breast feed and then aren’t able to – perhaps due to being non-mobile while recovering from a caesarean section or being separated from their baby for any number of reasons – this can be a difficult time which can impact physical and mental health.īeing a father for the first time in December 2021, I saw firsthand how difficult it was to breastfeed, the logistics of my partner having had a C-section and not being mobile, and being in a department with patients who had COVID-19. For mothers who choose to, breastfeeding can offer a number of benefits – both for them and their baby.įrom protecting babies against illness, improving long-term health outcomes and fulfilling their nutritional needs, to reducing risk of cardiovascular disease in mothers and the rates of readmission to hospital, breastfeeding can offer multiple health benefits.
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