The birth centre is one
Tuesday 8 June saw The Whittington’s state of the art birthing centre celebrate its first birthday. Having been a central focus of the hospital in the last year, including coverage on BBC radio and BBC London news, this year has also seen The Whittington receive the highest number of positive ratings for care of pregnant women from an Islington primary care trust survey, with one hundred per cent of mothers surveyed stating the treatment they received as excellent.To mark this special occasion staff held a celebratory breakfast between 7 and 10 am at the birthing centre.
In its first year 640 babies were born in the birth centre – 15 per cent of the total number of Whittington births – whilst also providing initial care to 280 more women, before they transferred to other delivery wards.
Consultant midwife Maggie Thomson said "We are delighted to present these figures and have received many letters of thanks from women and their families as they reflect on the positive experiences on the birth centre. We believe that the birth centre is a supportive environment for the transition to motherhood and look forward to continuing to provide this service for our local community".
Last updated08 Jun 2010