@personcntrdsco #pcic4. nhs dumfries and galloway karen king consultant midwife carol dick midwife...
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@PersonCntrdSco
#pcic4
NHS Dumfries and Galloway
Karen KingConsultant Midwife
Carol DickMidwife Practitioner
“It’s all about people and relationships”
“It’s all about people and relationships”
• What mattered to women was they wanted their partners to stay with them after the birth of their baby.
• What mattered to staff was having built up a relationship they did not want to send them home.
What did you like least about your stay?
• “Being on my own when Martin (baby's dad) going home at night.”
• “Leaving my partner, but apart from that nothing.”
• “Being separated from partner at night.”
“A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”
Margaret Mead
One step at a timeSupporting
Actively listening
Understanding
Testing the change....
What did it actually feel like?
Quotes - women
• “It was essential for me and helpful for my baby that he stay.”
• “I could not have coped without him.”
• “It helped him bond with our baby and he would have worried about me if he hadn’t been here.”
Quotes - staff
• “Women coped better with their partners there.”
• “Women required less support from staff.”
• “Both parents gained confidence more quickly.”
Next steps• Review feedback since
introduction.
• Introduce information in the antenatal period
• Continue to review feedback
What did you like least about your stay?
• The temperature in the room (too hot).
• The room was too hot seagulls outside were very noisy in the night.
Any other comments, ideas or suggestions.
• Fathers should be allowed to stay instead of leaving at 10.
Person centred visiting
• An information sheet about person centred visiting has been developed which includes partners staying over. This is issued in the antenatal period.