Monthly Archives: August 2022

Watchful Eye

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Oh we do love a doula-doggo 🐶🤩 He calmly rested in the birth space just as a gentle, quiet presence in the background and is now continuing with his calming ways with his new little friend 💙💙🥰 Overnight on Monday, we were delighted to support this Incredible First Time Mama at #home as she welcomed her Gorgeous little boy earthside 💙 #HomeBirthJustHappened #SurreyHillsHomeBirthTeam #primip #firstimemama #homebirth #options #care #caseloading #continuityofcare #douladog #calm

New little playmate

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This Gorgeous ‘Big brother’ is super excited to have a new little playmate 🐶💖🤩 This Awesome First Time Mama was supported by us in labour, alongside our lovely colleagues at Royal Surrey where she then welcomed her Gorgeous little girl into her arms 💫💖 Our circle of care continued into the early postnatal days and yesterday we bid this lovely family farewell as they gently venture forward as a family of four 👨‍👩‍👧🐶 #BirthIsAmazingWhereverItHappens #SurreyHillsTeam #caseloading #continuity #Support #options #care #firstimemama #primip

⭐️April-June⭐️

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We are delighted to share our second quarter of 2022 Team stats with you 🤗 A wonderful 89% of our caseload who were planning a homebirth during their pregnancy had a vaginal birth. Of the 47 booked on our caseload. Caesarean section rate 11% Emergency Ceasarean 9% (4) Elective ceasarean 2% (1) induction of labour 4% (2) instrumental birth 0

🏡 89% of those who were planning a homebirth and started their labour at home, in our care, had a homebirth

🤰🏼94% of our mums in the whole caseload knew the midwife who cared for them in labour

🤰🏼 85% of our mums who birthed at home had a physiological 3rd stage (natural birth of the placenta)

🤰🏼4 x transfer to hospital in labour and 4 x transfer to hospital postnatally (21% total)

🤱 on discharge from midwifery care: 70% exclusively breastfeeding and 81% having some breast milk

Caseloading speaks for itself and is something we are truly passionate about 🤗 To support fully informed birth choices is both a priority and privilege to us all in the Surrey Hills Team ⭐️💖😩⭐️

If you would like to learn more about the team and birthing your baby at home , and you live within the teams catchment, please emailus at rsch.homebirth.referrals@nhs.net

Mamas Instincts

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This Amazing First Time Mama trusted instincts towards the end of her pregnancy and welcomed her Gorgeous little girl into her arms with the support of our lovely colleagues at Royal Surrey 💖💫 She continued with all her hypnobirthing practice and found it so helpful to keep grounded and calm, with no added stress passed onto to baby 🤩 Our circle of care has continued at #home as they gently navigate the early days of the fourth trimester 🐶 #BirthIsAmazingWhereverItHappens #SurreyHillsTeam #primip #kickscount #choice #options

Comfort blanket

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Continuing with our catch up posts.. Keep showing them all your love 🤗 This Amazing First Time Mama was supported at #home in early labour, and then by her named midwife, alongside our colleagues at Royal Surrey where she welcomed her Gorgeous little boy earthside 💙 We always do all we can to support our caseload within the hospital environment- it’s not always possible, but we really do all all we can 💫 This lovely couple now venture gently forward as a family of three 💐 #BirthIsAmazingWhereverItHappens #SurreyHillsTeam #namedmidwife #caseloading #support #care #safecare #choice #primip

positive focus

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A little round of ‘catch-ups’ from recent discharges from our care 🤗 This awesome First Time Mama was supported in labour at #home and then alongside our lovely colleagues at Royal Surrey as she welcomed her Gorgeous little boy into her arms 💙🤗 Our circle of care continued in the early postnatal period as they settled into their new normal and ventured gently onto the fourth trimester #BirthIsAmazingWhereeverItHappens #SurreyHillsTeam #caseloading #continuity #support #safecare #options #safetransfer #primip