Hull Women and Children's Hospital

Hull Women and Children's Hospital Hull's Women and Children's Hospital is situated on the Hull Royal Infirmary site and is the main maternity unit for Hull & East Yorkshire.
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This page also includes access to the Ask A Midwife service for those in Hull and East Yorkshire - see pinned post

🌟This week's Thank You Thursday comes from Laura, reflecting on her positive home birth experience 🌟"Our baby boy was bo...
06/11/2025

🌟This week's Thank You Thursday comes from Laura, reflecting on her positive home birth experience 🌟

"Our baby boy was born at home on 23/10. A powerful experience with only breath, affirmation and warm water to ease him into my arms. The calm and comfort of being at home has given him a very peaceful start to life, he’s a very settled, healthy newborn.

Could not thank the continuity of my community midwives from Fenchurch enough. Their care and experience was so valuable. Suzanne, Amber, Jo & Lindsey. They fully respected and supported all my choices throughout and encouraged me in trusting my body, and instincts. Mother is knowing. I felt so blessed when Jo from that team and Sam arrived that early morning to support the birth I’d prepared for. Endlessly grateful."

Thank you Laura for your kind words 🌸

If you would like to submit your story or feedback for Thank You Thursday regarding any members of staff involved in your care, please message the page or email hny.lm@nhs.net

Any feedback you wish to formally submit can be sent here: https://www.hey.nhs.uk/feedback/

🤰'Pelvic Floor'🤰 We should all be doing pelvic floor exercises ⭐Your pelvic floor are the muscles that support your womb...
05/11/2025

🤰'Pelvic Floor'🤰

We should all be doing pelvic floor exercises

⭐Your pelvic floor are the muscles that support your womb, bowel and bladder

They are very essential for keeping a normal function in day to day life

If these muscles become weak it increases your risk of stress incontinence.⭐

🟡Start these exercises today if you haven't already - especially during and after having a baby.

🟡The more babies you have the more stress and strain on the muscles.

🟡It is NOT normal to have incontinence. Please escalate any incontinence concerns during your pregnancy or after birth to get the appropriate care.

🟡 Train your muscles by finding your limit, repeat these 10 times around 3 times a day increasing the strength and time if you feel able.

✋Download the Squeezy app now!✋

www.humberandnorthyorkshirematernity.org.uk/perinatal-pelvic-health-services-/squeezy-app/

Welcome to our October babies 🍁🍂🤱👶
04/11/2025

Welcome to our October babies 🍁🍂🤱👶

💭Stress Awareness Month 💭Stress, Anxiety and Depression (SAD) can have a significant impact on your feelings and mood du...
04/11/2025

💭Stress Awareness Month 💭

Stress, Anxiety and Depression (SAD) can have a significant impact on your feelings and mood during pregnancy and after your baby is born. This includes partners too!

Awareness and early support can help make a difference to you and your baby's wellbeing.

Your body undergoes many physiological and hormonal changes throughout pregnancy which may lead to a mixture of emotions.

Many people will display SAD in different ways. Sometimes people mask their true feelings - always ask, and ask again. If you are starting to feel SAD and it is impacting your wellbeing reach out to a friend, family member, doctor or midwife.

How to help
❤Calm your breathing
❤Physical activity can improve mood
❤Healthy diet with regular meals
❤Social meetings with other people such as antenatal classes
❤Health professionals are trained to help, sign post and support

Try not
🔻Compare your pregnancy and feelings to others
🔻Always ask for help and support if you need
🔻Do not use alcohol, ci******es or drugs to try make you feel better - always reach out for support
🔻If you are already taking medication for your mental health - DO NOT stop without speaking to a health professional

If you need help for a mental health crisis or emergency, you should get immediate expert advice and assessment. Call 111 (select the mental health option), your GP or 999.

Tommy's: mental health before, during and after pregnancy
Call: 0800 014 7800 from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, for free
Email: midwife@tommys.org

Mind: postnatal depression and perinatal mental health
Call: 0300 123 3393
Email: info@mind.org

Samaritans:
Call: 116 123
Email: jo@samaritans.org (response within 24 hours)

Be KIND to your self and others - you don't know what someone else is going through. Start that conversation - check in, always be KIND.

❓Myth Busting Monday ❓Make sure you get the correct advice and information from your care. Our myth buster Mondays are h...
03/11/2025

❓Myth Busting Monday ❓

Make sure you get the correct advice and information from your care. Our myth buster Mondays are here to give you bitesize pieces of information to provide you safe care. The ask a midwife service is here to answer your non-urgent questions. Send your enquiries via social media or to our email hny.lms@nhs.net

💐Do you know the faces behind the ask a midwife team?💐We are all here to help answer your questions preconception, pregn...
02/11/2025

💐Do you know the faces behind the ask a midwife team?💐

We are all here to help answer your questions preconception, pregnancy, birth and postnatal. We are specialist in pregnancy care and around 6-8 weeks postnatal. We can always refer and signpost if you require further support outside of this guidance.

We are all Registered Midwives working in the NHS for the Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) across the Yorkshire and Humber region covering Hull, York & Scarborough, Harrogate and North Lincolnshire and Goole.

Drop us a message on social media through Facebook or Instagram or drop us an email to hny.lms@nhs.net

We aim to respond within 2 working days if not sooner

This service is for non-urgent matters - please continue to contact your health care provider direct in the case of urgent medical attention‼️

If you have any feedback on the service we would love to hear from you

Emily, Claire, Lily, Abbie and Joanne. x

‼GLP-1s (Weight loss injections) AND PREGNANCYGLP-1 agonists include medications such as tirzepatide and semaglutide whi...
01/11/2025

‼GLP-1s (Weight loss injections) AND PREGNANCY

GLP-1 agonists include medications such as tirzepatide and semaglutide which may be better known by their different brand names (such as Wegovy and Mounjaro).
They are prescription only medications that may be prescribed by a qualified healthcare professional for people with type two diabetes, or to facilitate weight loss. One of the main ways they work is by slowing the rate at which food leaves the stomach (delayed gastric emptying).

GLP-1 medicines should not be taken during pregnancy or just before trying to get pregnant. This is because there is not enough safety data to know whether taking a GLP-1 medicine can cause harm to the baby.
If you are using a GLP-1 medicine and think you might be pregnant, speak to a healthcare professional straight away. 👩‍⚕️

The medications are also not advised to be taken by people who are breastfeeding. 🤱

Maintaining a healthy diet and taking part in regular light exercise is encouraged to keep fit and healthy during pregnancy and when your baby is born. 🍉🌽🏊

*For further information about the effects on oral contraception, and for recommendations on how long to prevent pregnancy for once you have stopped taking these medications see https://tinyurl.com/ynzckj2v and https://tinyurl.com/4tstc4p5

https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/keeping-well/
https://www.nhs.uk/baby/support-and-services/keeping-fit-and-healthy-with-a-baby/

👩🏼‍⚕️Midwife and consultant appointments 👩🏼‍⚕️Knowing when you are advised to be seen in pregnancy can make a big impact...
01/11/2025

👩🏼‍⚕️Midwife and consultant appointments 👩🏼‍⚕️

Knowing when you are advised to be seen in pregnancy can make a big impact in your care.

❓We have put together a basic information sheet to inform you of the rough appointment timings you might expect as you come through maternity care.

🌸Everyone's maternity care pathway will look slightly different. We want you to feel involved in your care and know what to expect.

🏥You may have additional appointments with the sonographers (for additional scanning), attend additional clinic appointments for birth preferences, see your consultant to discuss medical concerns during pregnancy or be seen for ad hoc concerns via maternity triage.

❤Whatever your journey we care for you - If you think you need more care or are concerned you have missed an appointment we want to know about it.

💬Reach out to the ask a midwife service so we can help you navigate your care pathway.

🎃Happy Halloween 🎃If you have a concern - your maternity unit is open 24/7. Always reach out for urgent advice direct to...
31/10/2025

🎃Happy Halloween 🎃

If you have a concern - your maternity unit is open 24/7. Always reach out for urgent advice direct to your maternity triage or non-urgent via the ask a midwife team.

You can do send non-urgent messages through social media (Facebook or Instagram) or through our email hny.lms@nhs.net

If 80s nostalgia takes you back to your youth, it could be time for you to have a breast screening appointment. Call you...
30/10/2025

If 80s nostalgia takes you back to your youth, it could be time for you to have a breast screening appointment.
Call your local breast screening service, or talk to your GP, for more information.
Find out more about - bit.ly/nhsbreastcancer.

🌸This week's Thank You Thursday comes from Hannah 🌸"I had the most amazing C-Section experience. I ended up having to ha...
30/10/2025

🌸This week's Thank You Thursday comes from Hannah 🌸

"I had the most amazing C-Section experience. I ended up having to have a caesarean section after a failed induction due to reduced movements at 38 weeks. The C-Section was just perfect - every single person I came into contact with was amazing!
From arriving at the hospital we were kept informed of everything - I felt so calm as everything was explained to me so clearly. Even whilst in theatre when Dad was taken to cut the cord etc my anaesthetist (Dr Robert) told me everything that was happening, and he continued to talk to me all the way through ensuring I never felt alone or left out.
My Midwife Marie was so reassuring and comforting to me throughout the procedure. Every single doctor and midwife, and everyone in-between were just amazing!! I am certainly now an advocate for caesareans if they are needed following my amazing experience. Thank you to everyone❤️❤️❤️"

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29/10/2025

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