National award for team using Wellbeing Wallets

Midwives at Musgrove Park Hospital have recently been recognised by The Royal College of Midwives with an award. The hospital which currently works closely with MAMA Academy and distributes our Wellbeing Wallets, has won the national award for developing a new care bundle that has halved the number of stillbirths in just two years by improving detection of at risk babies.

‘Saving Babies Lives’ is part of the national aim to half the number of stillbirths by 2030. Maternity staff at Musgrove Park Hospital’s ongoing work has included supporting women to stop smoking and the identification of small babies during pregnancy, ensuring that the number of stillborn babies at Musgrove has halved and is now well below the national average.

“We are very proud that the care given at our hospital has been recognised in this way by the Royal College of Midwives.” Said Debra Young, head of midwifery and children’s services at Musgrove Park Hospital,

“This is very much a team achievement. All our doctors, consultants, midwives and maternity support workers have done so much hard work over the last few years to improve the experience of women who give birth at Musgrove, which is also making a real difference to our outcomes.

Experiencing a stillbirth is heartbreaking for parents and has a lifelong impact, so we are so pleased that all the measures we have put in place help to identify babies that might be more at-risk at the earliest opportunity has significantly reduced the number of families who have to go through this.”

As part of the care package the hospital has also developed closer links with maternity related charities including MAMA academy and others such as Sands. Staff are raising awareness of baby movements and the importance for women not to delay to report a change or reduction in movements.

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