Royal Berkshire Maternity: Homebirth Team

From everyone in the Homebirth Team, Happy Fathers Day! Especially to all the new Dads celebrating for the first time, and those still waiting for their little one to arrive 👶🏽🎉From everyone in the Homebirth Team, Happy Fathers Day! Especially to all the new Dads celebrating for the first time, and those still waiting for their little one to arrive 👶🏽🎉

We’ve had a very busy start to June so have just got round to finishing our inforgraph for our lovely May births🏡💕 but better late than never right?🤷🏻‍♀️
#rbfthomebirthteam #betterbirths #homebirth #readinghomebirth #birthathome

🎊🎉 We weren't the only ones to win an award last month - our wonderful Maternity Support Workers also won an award for the fantastic care they provide in the community.
It goes without saying, we could not do our job without the endless support of our pink ladies. They join us at homebirths and support our caseload postnatally for weights and newborn blood spots, as well as feeding support.
To our amazing MSWs, we thank you for the brilliant job you do ♥️
... To those of you who have met our pink ladies either at a homebirth or postnatally, tell us below how great they are. 🎉🎊
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We’ve had a busy 24hrs with three babies making their entrance to the world at home 👶🏾👶🏻👶🏿 That means we’ve already supported seven babies to be born at home in June🏡💕We’ve had a busy 24hrs with three babies making their entrance to the world at home 👶🏾👶🏻👶🏿 That means we’ve already supported seven babies to be born at home in June🏡💕

Two lovely homebirths so far on this glorious bank holiday weekend, and both families supported by their named midwife💆🏻‍♀️💕 Take a look at this fabulous poster one family put around their house to give them space and privacy to let that oxytocin flow🥰✨ #homebirth #continuityofcarer #betterbirths #rbfthomebirthteam

We’re super proud to have won the Chairs Award tonight at the Staff Excellence Awards where we were up against 38 other nominees! The award recognised our outstanding contribution to the women of Berkshire and our efforts in increasing the homebirth rate to double the national average🎉👶🏼
#gohomebirthteam #werock #homebirth #rbfthomebirthteam #betterbirths

Another beautiful birth preferences poster by a lovely family who were expecting their first baby and planning a home birth 🏡💕 (alongside some of our midwifery essentials 🍪 ) After using the pool and mobilising around the house, he made his entrance into the world in his own home and isn’t he scrummy?! 👶🏼
#rbfthomebirthteam #birthathome #birthpreferences #birthandbiscuits #babyboy #scrummy
... (pictures shared with permission)
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Thanks to one of our homebirth mamas for sharing with us this fab picture of her gorgeous boy, with the midwife who delivered him - our lovely Beth - taken at our team's 2nd birthday party last week. If you'd like to share any of your pictures of your babies with their homebirth team midwives, do share them below.

What a busy night for the homebirth team four babies born at home in under twelve hours!👶🏻🎉 We are all off to get some rest now, leaving mums and babies snuggled having skin to skin 🤱🏻💜 #homebirthrecord #rbfthomebirthteam #nightbirth

🧸🎉🎂 What a great turn out today. Please feel free to send us any photos you may have taken or leave us a review! 🎂🎉🧸
#homebirthteam #rbfthomebirthteam #womenschoice #weturnedtwo #happybirhdayhbteam #welovehomebirth #betterbirths

A massive thank you to everyone who came to our 2nd Birthday Party today🥳 We had a great time and hope you did too! Pictures will follow in the next few days👶🏻 #rbfthomebirthteam

To those of you coming to our 2nd birthday party today: please call Dani or Beth if you are lost! Looking forward to seeing you!To those of you coming to our 2nd birthday party today: please call Dani or Beth if you are lost! Looking forward to seeing you!

Happy International Day of the Midwife💗✨ We’ve already had the pleasure of welcoming two babies into the world at home and potentially more to come overnight 🌙👶🏻 #IDM19 #rbfthomebirth #bornathome

Spring has finally sprung and we’ve been busy supporting families to birth at home in April 🌷💕 Another 15 babies born at home, we’re on target to beat 2018’s figures 👶🏻💪🏻 #rbfthomebirthteam #homebirth #bornathome #springbaby #girlsgirlsgirls

This week is #maternalmentalhealthweek2019, take a look Royal Berkshire RBFT Maternity page for more information on maternal mental health and support you can access in Reading and Berkshire!
"Becoming a mum is a rollercoaster isn't it?" www.becomingmums.com is a Facebook and face-to-face group set up in Reading to support all new mums through the life changing transition of having a baby. This is a space for you to talk it through, meet other mums who feel the same, and to get the support you deserve💛 #mumsmatter #maternalmhmatters #pmhpthevillage

REMINDER:
Come and meet the Homebirth Team tomorrow (Tuesday 23rd April at 10am until 1pm) @ Krazy Playdays - just off the Oxford Road.
We're looking forward to seeing you all there! 😊

Our meet the midwife and homebirth group event is less than a week away!
Please drop in if you’re curious and want to find out a bit more about homebirth in Berkshire🏡💕 It gives you a chance to chat with like minded women who are also planning a homebirth and direct any questions you have to the homebirth midwives or families who have already had their baby at home👶🏼