Team QEH Maternity

11/11/2025

📢We are Hiring!

Are you passionate about supporting families and promoting healthy infant feeding practices.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Infant Feeding team to appoint a Band 4 Infant Feeding Volunteer Support Co-ordinator to promote and support the implementation of the Trust Infant Feeding Peer Support Strategy.

🤩This job is now available to apply on our QEH Jobs🤩

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10/11/2025

Dark days and chilly weather? Keep your body (and mood!) moving this winter ❄️

Regular gentle exercise in pregnancy helps boost your mood, improve sleep and prepare your body for birth.

🚶‍♀️ Wrap up warm and enjoy a brisk walk in daylight hours
🧘‍♀️ Try online pregnancy yoga or low-impact aerobics at home
💪Practice your pelvic floor exercises
🪑 Stay active around the house – small movements add up!

To find out more go to:
www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-well/exercise/

https://www.justonenorfolk.nhs.uk/healthy-lifestyles/move-more/being-active-in-pregnancy/

15/10/2025

14/10/2025

Tomorrow at 7pm we will be lighting a candle for the to remember our much-loved and missed babies🤍

09/10/2025

This week Team QEH will be uniting with families and communities across the world to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week (9-15 October) to remember much-loved and missed babies and raise awareness of pregnancy and baby loss.

As part of this national campaign we are encouraging people to tie a ribbon in our Butterfly Garden. If you wish to collect a ribbon and place it into the memorial garden please collect a ribbon from the hospitals main reception desk. These will be available from the morning of the 9th October until the 15th October.

For anyone who cannot make it onto site but would still like to join please contact the QEH maternity page on Facebook or Instagram (before 14 October) and a member of the team will add a ribbon for you.

For more information on Baby Loss Awareness Week, please click this link: https://babyloss-awareness.org/

08/10/2025

Please call our Maternity Triage department if you have any concerns from 16 weeks of pregnancy.

Our dedicated telephone number is 01553 214829.

06/10/2025

This week is Baby Loss Awareness Week (9th -15th October 2025), we’re decorating the Butterfly Garden with ribbons. The ribbons will be available from the morning of the 10th October 2024 until the 15th October 2025.

If you wish to collect a ribbon and place it in the garden you can either

Collect a ribbon from the hospital’s main reception desk

Or

Contact us on our QEH Maternity Facebook or QEH Babies Instagram and we’ll tie a ribbon for you, (no later than 14th October 2025 please).

29/09/2025

Advice for pregnant women on the use of paracetamol

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published (23 September 2025) a clear statement on the safety of paracetamol use in pregnancy, stating that there is no confirmed link between taking paracetamol during pregnancy and autism in children.

Paracetamol is recommended as the first-choice pain reliever for pregnant women, used at the lowest dose and for the shortest duration.

Women with unresolved pain or fever, or those with concerns about the use of paracetamol, are urged to speak to a pharmacist, GP or midwifery team as soon as possible.

More information on this statement is available on our website: https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk/MaternityServices_paracetamol.asphttps://www.qehkl.nhs.uk/MaternityServices_paracetamol.asp

26/09/2025

Taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children.

Find out more ➡️ https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/paracetamol-for-adults/pregnancy-breastfeeding-and-fertility-while-taking-paracetamol-for-adults/

23/09/2025

ICON Week 2025

All babies cry, and at times this can be tough - please remember
crying is normal and it will stop.

5 tips to soothe a crying baby:
👶Talk calmly, hum or sing to your baby
👶Let them hear a repeating or soothing sound
👶Hold them close, skin to skin
👶Take baby for a walk outside
👶Give them a warm bath

For advice and support visit: https://iconcope.org/

15/09/2025

Prof Lesley Dwyer, CEO of Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group: “We welcome the national maternity and neonatal investigation led by Baroness Amos and we are committed to playing a full and open part in it.

The QEH maternity service was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in March 2024, and many families continue to tell us about the safe and compassionate care they receive. However, we also know that there are times when we have not met the high standards we set ourselves and when that happens, we must apologise, learn and improve.

Being included in this national investigation is not something we shy away from. It is an opportunity to look honestly at what we do well and where we must do better, alongside other hospitals, so that every woman, baby and family receives the best possible care.

We would like to reassure mothers and families that they should not delay seeking care from our maternity and neonatal teams. Our staff are dedicated, skilled and caring, and they are here to support families through pregnancy, birth and beyond. We will work openly with Baroness Amos and her team and share learning quickly, so we can accelerate any improvements for the women and babies in our care.”

02/09/2025

👶 New support for dads – all in one place! 💙

Whether you're expecting your first child or you're already deep in the world of nappies and night feeds, our new Just One Norfolk webpages are packed with support and advice for dads.

🧠 Mental health
👪 Supporting your partner
🎓 Getting ready to be a dad
🗣️ Finding local support
❤️ Bonding with your baby

And more!

👉Follow this link to Just One Norfolk: https://www.justonenorfolk.nhs.uk/pregnancy-early-days/support-for-dads/