On today’s International Day of the Midwife, we recognise the phenomenal work of midwives, and the level of care, support, and education they provide to mothers and families. It’s also an opportunity to highlight the selfless contributions of our 2023 Midwife of the Year finalists, April Jardine and Elizabeth Pitman. They have dedicated decades to nursing and midwifery and have had an incredible impact on their local communities. We’re so grateful to April, Elizabeth and every midwife including

Today, May 5th marks International Day of the Midwife #IDM2022 In 2021/22 there was 2425 babies born at Altnagelvin Hospital and 1241 babies born at the South West Acute Hospital. Assistant Director of Women and Children’s Healthcare, Mary McKenna, pays tribute to midwives across the Western Trust and invites everyone to celebrate all of our midwifery staff: “I’d like to commend the midwives, the Clinical Specialist Midwives, our Student Midwives and our Midwifery Support Workers, all of whom ma