August 2022

NCIC Maternity Update

• Current working arrangements. Visiting times and options are reviewed on a weekly basis.

• Local area rates discussed for IOL, Stillbirth, Vaginal birth, tears and breastfeeding and smoking at delivery (various cessation initiatives discussed).

• Labour Ward Forum – low attendance at present.

• Ockenden Support Group – Update from Teresa Griffiths about her Non-Executive Maternity Safety Champion role. All areas have had recent regional assurance visit. The regional visits noted real progress with maternity improvements. Our MVPs are to be more involved in guideline development and governance, but resources, engagement and funding allocation all need to be looked at.

Friends and Family Patient Feedback Experiences

On the whole feedback was overwhelmingly positive. Areas to improve include food, especially Halal options.

Infant Feeding / BAPS Update

• Newborn Support Workers.

• Face to Face antenatal classes up and running in Allerdale, with Copeland ones planned soon.  

• Lactation Consultants.

MVP Workplan Actions

• Appoint MVP Vice Chair

• Induction experiences on Dilapan project

• BadgerNet women’s notes experiences / Clevermed

• MMH leaflet coproduction & inclusion project

• Bereavement support subgroup

• Neonatal Voices subgroup

Your Maternity Experience Feedback

• Good response for people to be involved to be on information posters for gentle caesareans, first breastfeed in theatre and skin to skin.

• Homebirth availability – very difficult staffing situation. Staff working very hard to keep all options available. Longer term planning in achieving Continuity of Carer should hopefully improve the situation.