Postnatal Ward
Our Postnatal Ward team cover two shifts, the first shift starting at 7:30am and the second shift starting at 8:30pm.
A midwife will be assigned to you to regularly monitor and review you and your baby’s progress. Our maternity care assistants are also available to assist you with baby feeding, showering and other day-to-day activities.
When you and your baby are ready to leave the hospital, your assigned midwife will arrange for you to be discharged.
Who will be involved in my care?
Midwives
After you have given birth and arrived on the Postnatal Ward, our midwives will carry out your care plan and postnatal checks, provide advice and arrange for you to be discharged from the hospital.
Nurses
Our nurses will provide you with care in theatre and during your recovery on the Postnatal Ward, alongside our midwifery team.
Maternity support workers
Our maternity support workers will help you to learn new skills to care for your baby, under the support and guidance of our midwives.
Medical staff
Our medical staff are available to support you when required. A neonatologist or midwife will also fully examine your baby within the first 24 hours of them being born, before you can leave the hospital.
Neonatal hearing screeners
Our neonatal hearing screens will carry out a first hearing test on your baby before you can leave the hospital.
Nursery nurses
Our nursery nurses will help to support you and look after your baby after birth.
Keep moving
We encourage all women and birthing people, including those who have had caesarean sections, to begin moving as soon as possible to help maintain blood flow and reduce the risk of blood clots.
Meals
We provide breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks to our women and birthing people. This includes:
Breakfast
Cereals, toast, hot drinks and juices are available. If for any reason you are not mobile, or are breast-feeding, a member of our team can collect your breakfast for you.
Lunch and dinner
You can select a hot meal or a light lunch, which can be eaten at your bedside.
Snacks
We have a range of hot drinks and snacks to choose from which are available from the mobile trolley mid-morning and mid-afternoon.