Here at Kingston we are proud to implement best practice throughout hospital and community services by working to National Institute for Health and Clinical Health (NICE) guidance.
We take a multi-professional approach, with hospital and community services providing a seamless approach to caring for you.
Choice
- Choice of lead professional
- You can choose where to give birth
- Select your place of care in centres close to home and localities near to you
Continuity of Care
- Named midwife with contact details (telephone number)
- Improved continuity of care through midwifery expanding integrated midwifery teams
- 1:1 care in labour
- Quality and safety
- Family-focused care – early transfer home
Promotion of Normality
| Month | C-Section Rate | Home Birth Rate |
| July 2009 | 24.4% | 1.2% |
| August 2009 | 21% | 1.4% |
| September | 24.2% | 0.4% |
- We offer support you if you want to give birth at home
- The Midwifery Led Unit Malden Suite has a strong team commited to your well-being
- We encourage the initiation of and sustainment of Breast Feeding
Safety and Quality
- There is speedy referral of women to specialist services if problems develop and referral back onto the normal care pathway.
- Implementation of Maternity Matters recommendations
- Working towards service provision developed around needs of local women as recommended in National Service Framework
- Focus on proactive management of risks and complaints on the maternity unit
- Multiprofessional approach to Clinical Governance and learning lessons
Active Maternity Services Liasion Group
We have a very active liaison group committed to keeping channels of communication open and reporting on the unit's performance. You can read the minutes here.