NHS Borders Maternity Services

24/11/2025

Today we are celebrating Maternity Support Worker Day.
We would like to thank all our Maternity Support Workers for all they do - they are all amazing!!
Today is all about celebrating the wonderful work they do every day 💫⭐️🍰🧁💐
THANK YOU!!

08/08/2025

Scotland’s new vaccination is protecting babies from serious RSV infections.

We’ve published exciting new results showing the tremendous impact of the maternal RSV vaccine.

💙 Babies under 3 months, whose mums were vaccinated during pregnancy, were around 80% less likely to be admitted to hospital with RSV compared to those whose mums hadn’t been vaccinated.

💙 Since the RSV vaccination programme launched in August 2024, around half of eligible pregnant women have already taken it up.

💙 RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) is very common and usually mild — but for very young infants it can cause serious illness, bronchiolitis, or pneumonia.

💙 The new vaccine, offered from 28 weeks of pregnancy, helps mothers pass protective antibodies to their baby before birth. This shields newborns during their most vulnerable first 6 months of life.

👉 If you’re pregnant, speak to your midwife about the RSV vaccine and how it can help protect your baby.

Find out more on our website 🔽
https://publichealthscotland.scot/news/2025/august/new-rsv-vaccine-results-in-encouraging-reduction-in-hospitalisations-for-newborns/

06/08/2025

Welcome to our July babies 👶🏼🤰🏻🤱🏻

31/07/2025

Would you like to nominate a Team or individual? 🤩

17/07/2025

The RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) vaccine - which was first offered in Scotland last year, has successfully reduced hospital admissions by 62% amongst those who are more vulnerable to serious complications of RSV infection.

This year's invitation letters are currently arriving on doorsteps, and we are urging eligible people in the Borders to take up the offer.

Here's who is eligible to receive the vaccine this year:

- People turning 75 years old between 1 August 2025 and 31 July 2026

- People aged between 75 and 79 who have not yet received the vaccine (to be eligible, your date of birth should be between 2 August 1945 and 31 July 1950)

- Pregnant women from 28 weeks

Find out more information here: https://www.nhsborders.scot.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/latest-news/2025/july/17/highly-effective-rsv-vaccine-offered-to-eligible-borderers/

13/06/2025

Scottish Breastfeeding Week 2025 🤱☺️

12/06/2025

Day4 of ScottishBreastfeeding week 2025🤱

⭐🤱Day 4 of Scottish Breastfeeding Week 2025🤱⭐

It’s Scottish Breastfeeding Week and we would like to congratulate all four Early Years Centres in the Scottish Borders: Burnfoot, Eyemouth, Langlee and Philiphaugh on recently achieving full accreditation of the Scottish Breastfeeding Friendly Early Learning Award scheme and contributing to a social and cultural change by promoting an early years environment where breastfeeding is seen as the normal way to feed infants and young children.

The vision is for Scotland to become a breastfeeding friendly society, valuing breastfeeding and supporting mothers and babies to breastfeed wherever and whenever they wish.

The Breastfeeding Friendly Early Years scheme was created to support nurseries and early years settings to:
🤱Promote a breastfeeding friendly environment
🤱Support families and colleagues who breastfeed
🤱Learn more about the benefits of breastfeeding

Early Years settings are also encouraged to:
⭐Adopt a Breastfeeding and Returning to Work policy to assure pregnant and breastfeeding employees that should they wish to; they will be supported to continue breastfeeding on return to work
⭐Be aware of local services where breastfeeding families can access support and information and to signpost families to this support if desired

If you are an early years setting interested in signing up to scheme and would like some more information then please contact: breastfeeding.friendly@borders.scot.nhs.uk

10/06/2025

New babies have a strong need to be close to their parents,
as this helps them to feel secure and loved.🥰

When babies feel secure, they release a hormone called oxytocin.
This acts like a fertiliser for their growing brain, helping them to be
happy babies and more confident children and adults.

Holding, smiling and talking to your baby also releases oxytocin in you,
which helps you to feel calm and happy.💕💕

09/06/2025

Welcome to our May babies 🤰🏻🤱🏻👶🏼

09/06/2025

Scottish Breastfeeding Week 2025 🎉
This is the 20th anniversary of the Breast Feeding(Scotland) Act 2005
Our focus for this week is on breastfeeding and how it can support babies growth and development.
We will post updates throughout the week

19/05/2025

Our lovely, kind and thoughtful Neonatal colleague Zoe Warner nominated the Midwifery team on through Blue Light Card. She only went and won the prize of a beautiful hamper which was delivered today!
Thank you so much Zoe, so kind of you, the team are delighted!

16/05/2025

Huge congratulations to all of the teams - amazing effort 👏🤩💫🌟