Birth in Dundee

24/12/2025

All the midwives, student midwives, HCA, domestics and Doctors within the Birth in Dundee team would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas. However, you may celebrate over this festive season we hope it brings lots of joy and happiness. To help us celebrate please upload all your little elves and Santa helpers in the comments.

Merry Christmas to one and all. 🎅🤶🧑‍🎄 🎄 🎁

02/12/2025

Telecommunications issues have been resolved. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

02/12/2025

NHS Tayside is experiencing temporary telecommunications problems. Please attend your antenatal appointments as planned. Your community midwife will attend as scheduled for postnatal care. If you have urgent triage comcerns and are unable to make contact please attend your local triage area.

27/10/2025

Huge congratulations to Norah

LALISA has some amazing news to share😀🎓🎉💃🏾 our Norah has graduated as a Midwife after a long challenging journey. Her determination and passion for the job is truly inspiring! We are so proud of you Norah and best wishes as you formally work ‘with woman’🤰🏽🤱🏽👩🏽‍🍼.
We remember Sister Carol of Children Inspired Evolution - CIE with whom we walked this journey of funding Nursing and Midwifery students (MHSRIEP🙏🏾❤️).
To all who supported us with funds to meet Norah’s academic and personal needs, we are truly grateful🙏🏾. Special mention to the NHS Tayside Midwifery Team, you are one in a million💙💫.
LALISA Foundation the gap with love and hope #

27/10/2025

10/10/2025

Had a baby in February or March 2025

01/10/2025

Well done to one of our amazing student midwives. She caught her 40th baby and is one step closer to being a midwife. Well done Jenna. Hopefully see you in your blues soon.

01/10/2025

Would like to nominate someone for the Aims award. Please see below for details

24/07/2025

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30/05/2025

Have you been cared for by the Iris Midwifery Team? Then we want to hear from you.

We are interested to hear about the midwifery care you received from the team as part of a service evaluation.

You will receive a letter in the post from NHS Tayside asking you to complete an online survey. Participation is completely voluntary and is anonymous. The survey will only take 15 minutes.

28/05/2025

Well done everyone

Congratulations to the team behind the ‘Hello in there wee one’ book, which won the Creative and Innovative Practice category at the Advancing Health Awards UK 2025 and was also named Overall Winner at last week’s awards ceremony 🏆

The book was created in partnership between NHS Tayside’s infant mental health team, Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA), Dundee City Council and University of Dundee. It is given to all expecting families across Dundee, free of charge, at their 16-week midwifery appointment to support expectant parents to communicate and bond with their baby.

Since launching last year, the book has already reached 600 families and has been translated into multiple languages, including Dundonian Scots.

The project is also a finalist in the Partnership of the Year category and the People’s Choice Award in the Scottish Charity Awards which take place in June.

16/05/2025

Please speak to your community midwife if you haven't already received one.

The ‘Hello in there wee one’ book, which supports expectant parents to communicate and bond with their baby, has been nominated for two national awards.

The project is a finalist in the Partnership of the Year category, and therefore also the People’s Choice Award, in the Scottish Charity Awards, as well as the Award for Creative and Innovative Practice at the Advancing Healthcare Awards.

Members of the public can vote for ‘Hello In There Wee One’ in the Scottish Charity Awards People’s Choice Award at https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/vote/2025/partnership-of-the-year/dundee-contemporary-arts-nhs-tayside-dundee-city-council-and-university-of-dundee-hello-in-there-wee-one.

Created in partnership between NHS Tayside’s infant mental health team, Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee City Council and University of Dundee, the book is given to all expecting families across Dundee, free of charge, at their 16-week midwifery appointment. It has already reached 600 families and has been translated into multiple languages, including Dundonian Scots.

‘Hello In There Wee One’ was designed with input from local families who worked with Dundee artist Louise Kirby to create colourful illustrations of local landmarks, including RRS Discovery, Broughty Castle and Dundee Law. The content of the book was also informed by the experience and advice of professionals across midwifery, health visiting, family nurse practitioners, infant mental health, speech and language therapists, and social work teams.

Nurse Director for Acute Services Lesley Sharkey said, “Research shows and clinical practice tells us that babies' emotional health and wellbeing begins before they are born. ‘Hello In There Wee One’ helps parents in Dundee find ways to bond with their babies before they arrive. This can help build strong bonds between babies and the important people in their lives right from the start, and supports infant development and mental health.”

The book is also available to view on the NHS Tayside website at https://www.nhstayside.scot.nhs.uk/OurServicesA-Z/MaternityServices/PROD_377680/index.htm?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEwejVHVTI1QkQzY2thNDB1MwEe-FG66GyRz0rRBsNsy5GzdHu1vmD64R-AvckYhBZDlDFMi1K15jdwokrkyyw_aem_9bxvKn1C5mUd8Kox3LJRgg