NWAngliaFT Maternity Services

14/11/2025

It's Baby Week from today and there are a number of fab free events planned in our communities aimed at young children and their families/carers. Take a look: https://babyweek.co.uk/peterborough/

29/10/2025

Are you expecting a baby or know someone who is? 🤰

Our Women's Health Physiotherapists are ready to give you expert advice about looking after your pelvic floor through pregnancy and beyond! 💙

📆 Join their next online monthly session taking place on Tuesday 4 November at 9.30am to find out more on how to ensure those all-important muscles are in the best condition. Book your free place here:

Expecting a baby? Get free, expert advice from our Women's Health Physiotherapists who are based at Peterborough City Hospital.

24/10/2025

We want to work with you to help everyone receive better information about their maternity care, by improving our website and services.

You can help by joining us, in person, on Tuesday 4 November, 10am - 12pm.

You can learn more about this session and book your place with us: https://forms.office.com/e/q3xDVZp4Ry

15/10/2025

Join the global 'Wave of Light' as part of Baby Loss Awareness Week, taking place tonight at 7pm.

Both our hospitals are lit up this week in pink and blue to honour all babies that have died too soon. To join the virtual Wave of Light, take a photo of your candle and post it to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using at 7pm.

Wherever you do this, you will be joining a global ‘Wave of Light’ in memory of all the babies who lit up our lives for such a short time.

15/10/2025

As part of Baby Loss Awareness week, we here from Kym Field, who runs the Cambridgeshire Sands support group:

As a SANDS befriender it means so much to hear deeply personal journeys from bereaved parents. We provide a safe, non judgemental space for families to share their experience with us, meeting others who are on a similar journey whilst feeling supported and "held" throughout everything.

It’s so important that families have this unique space that we create for their long term mental health and wellbeing, being able to share their thoughts and feelings in a safe space with others who have a shared experience. Please reach out to us at support.cambridgeshire@sandsvolunteer.org.uk and let us show that 'together, we care’.

14/10/2025

Death is never a word anyone wants to associate with pregnancy or child birth. The loss of a baby is something many choose not to think too deeply about and for some, it is a reality that they face with lots of unknowns - because rightly so, it isn't a scenario we like to spend too much time considering.

Our Mortuary and Bereavement Teams work hard to try to ensure that the bereavement centre provides a quiet and calm environment allowing parents to visit their babies and spend as much time with them as possible before the onward transfer of their care.

Bereavement officers, in close partnership with the hospital’s Chaplaincy team, also provide practical support in arranging individual burials or cremations for the babies of those parents who may find it too difficult to make the funeral arrangements. They are able to be involved in making decisions about the kind of service their baby has and how they wish to participate in it, working in partnership.

We know that grieving families need more than just practical help; they need to feel supported and understood. That’s why we work closely with our colleagues to provide comfort, guidance, and reassurance every step of the way. It’s a privilege to be part of this wider team, helping families feel less alone in their loss.

13/10/2025

We have a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at PCH and a Special Care Baby Unit at Hinchingbrooke Hospital. Both have deep understanding and experience in providing families with care, compassion and support if their babies need additional care.

Following the devastating loss of a baby in the neonatal period, we are proud to provide memory making opportunities including memory boxes, professional photography, a family room access to spend quality time with baby. We offer psychological support for parents and siblings including access to a psychologist and nurse councillor.
We work with charities such as SANDS, Petals, Twin Trust and EACH to provide individualised end of life care. Throughout the process we are aware we only get one chance to get things right for families.

Together, we care – not only as your NICU team, but alongside a wider circle of support. We work closely with doctors, nurses and midwives, social workers, bereavement specialists, local agencies and charities to ensure no family walks this path alone.

Whether through emotional support, memory making, counselling services, or help navigating next steps, we are here together – to hold space for your grief and to honour your baby’s memory with the dignity and love they deserve.

Together we share with heartfelt sympathy and enduring compassion

11/10/2025

Yesterday we took delivery of a very special sculpture at PCH - a big butterfly that will soon be installed outside, close to our Women's and Children's Unit, as a fitting tribute to baby loss.

The six foot piece of corten steel artwork was created by local artist Jeni Cairns artist, designer, maker, who spent two weeks carefully crafting the piece which will be positioned in place later this month.

Keep an eye out for our future posts to find out the story behind the beautiful butterfly and how it will hopefully help families experiencing baby loss💜