Worcester and Droitwich Branch
The decoration has been chosen to reflect the
name of each room and mood lighting adds a
touch of luxury and relaxation. One very
sweet decorative touch is the ―Tree of Life‖,
which will have a leaf – plus baby‘s name and
date - added for each baby born in centre.
The current plan is to also give each baby
‗born in the Meadows‘ an inscribed acorn to
take home.
If your name’s not down...
The VIP spa treatment actually starts much earlier than labour
as pregnant mothers are assessed at 37 weeks for suitability,
so there are criteria for entry to
the birthing suite beyond just
wanting to give birth here! The
main deciding factor is of
course whether the pregnancy
is considered low-risk and that
there are no complications foreseen in the delivery.
Having been assessed and approved at 37 weeks, the mother‘s final entry to the centre is still
not guaranteed and the usual telephone triage - and in the future perhaps a visit from the community midwife as well - will
decide where it is safest for the birth to take
place. Safety and mother‘s wellbeing seem
genuinely (and in these times of suing and
counter-suing, perhaps understandably) paramount and the experienced staff have been
selected not only for their skills on the ward
but also for their interest in promoting a more
normal approach to birthing. Many of the midwives have been trained in aromatherapy to
help them create a relaxing, individualised
environment for each mother.
Worcester and Droitwich Branch Spring 2015
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