Results published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) show positive experiences for pregnant women and their families receiving care on the Isle of Wight.
The National Maternity Survey 2022 highlights what people think about their experiences of antenatal care, childbirth and postnatal care.
Maternity Services at St Mary’s Hospital scored the highest compared with other Trusts in the region in 2 of the 3 areas surveyed. This included the start of care, during pregnancy and antenatal check-ups.
The Isle of Wight is the 2nd highest-performing Trust for people’s experience during pregnancy.
St Mary’s Hospital performed above the national average in the following areas:
- Patients were able to have their partner with them as much as they wanted
- Help was available as soon as they felt they needed it
- A midwife was available to speak to as much as felt needed after birth
- Patients felt they were discharged from hospital without delay
- Patients felt they were given enough information about Coronavirus restrictions at the beginning of their antenatal care
However, the Trust scored lower than the national average on a number of questions relating to care after birth and antenatal care. Areas where improvement could be made include advice on feeding babies in the 6 weeks after giving birth, information about changes to mental health after birth, and ensuring mothers are spoken to in a way they understand during antenatal care.
Amanda Pearson, Director of Midwifery said:
“Every experience shared is really important to us. It is pleasing to see the number of women and birthing people who answered positively to questions about their care.
Article continues below this advertisement “Only by listening to the experiences of pregnant women, birthing people and their families can we improve the overall experience of Maternity care.
“This survey has given us some areas to further improve and we are really grateful to everyone who took part.”
The survey gathered the experiences of people who had a birth between 1st February and 28th February 2022. 124 people were invited to take part in the survey at St Mary’s and 43% completed and returned the questionnaire.
The National Maternity Survey 2022 results are available on the Care Quality Commission website.
The Island does breed like flies, so they do need a good service.
“The Island does breed like flies”?
It appears that the Island’s educational system isn’t as functional as Maternity Services.
With not many prospects here for really excellent wages, many girls know that getting pregnant will ensure them a roof over their heads and allow them at worst to have to do 16 hours work only a week to claim every means tested benefit going.
Ensuring that having children is a reasonable life style choice, rather than working full time for just above minimum wage and then having to fund all your rent, c.tax, etc.
They are not the thick ones authorities are allowing a huge pool of workers to do just a few hours a week and live better than the full time workers.
No wonder we have a labour crisis, as easier to keep breeding and avoid full time work.
Sir, you have a serious CHIP on your shoulder, at least all OUR children are native to this Country, have you been to Londen and up north recently ?
Typical IW mentality…..imo.
Sir, your comment is just as judgemental as the gentleman’s above.
This is about the good work that our maternity services do – not a bashing towards working/non working/native or non native families within this country. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but your comment is not necessary here – nor is it the place.
The truth is oft very painful I know.
Especially so IF you are milking the system or have offspring that are.
Naturally you don’t wish it to be broadcast to the masses, for it is far far more financially beneficial to keep quiet and / or, whinge and gain more misplaced sympathy and free food, free help with energy and cost of living from the gullible.
However I do fully hear what you are saying on the latter subject and agree but as you know, we are unable to discuss such wrongs despite that also being factual.
Says someone openly discussing “such wrongs”.
The Total Fertility Rate of the Isle of Wight was 1.6 for 2021. That means, on average, that women on the Isle of Wight have 1.6 children and is slightly below the average for England (1.62).
The reason we have a labour crisis is that there aren’t enough children being born. The death rate on the Isle of Wight has been consistently higher than the birth rate by around 500 a year for well over 20 years, yet our population is actually rapidly growing and the 2021 census reveals that all of the growth is in those over 65.
So we have the situation where the elderly care burden is growing while the number of young people to provide that care is falling, exacerbated by the many leaving due to the lack of prospects here.
The trouble with bare statistics is they can be skewed to suit your narrative, now if you said what percentage of females did not havee any children and then added the balance figure of how many females had numerous offspring then the figures may carry some weight.
That is exactly what that figure means.
Suggest you look up how Total Fertility Rate is calculated. Hint: It is not a “bare statistic” and does take the things you mention into account.
You are also conveniently ignoring the fact that our population is growing despite around 500 more dying on the Island than are being born every year, and all of that growth is in the over 65s.
Problem is, most of the educated and those who can fund a child either have none or one.
Yet it is the chav, benefit kept type which have the most.
These ‘children’ often grow up following in their parents footsteps and choose not to work but they too have children to gain a home and income without the hassle of getting a job.
So, many of these offspring cannot even ‘look after’ themselves LET ALONE ‘care’ or pay in to the system to ‘keep the ageing population’
You only ‘see’ what you want to see, and use stats to suit your beliefs rather than see what is really going on.
Those who fund themselves have cut back on children and those who drain from the system often have clones with the same future ahead, benefiting no one.
Wait till the figures of 2022 birth rate , then you might have a different opinion.
Well done IoW Maternity Services ..StMary’s good news for a change
Our maternity services are fantastic!
They saved my life late last year when my birth did not go to plan.
Without the quick thinking of their team, I may not be here to tell the tale.
It’s great to see that they’re taking on constructive feedback and are wanting to address shortfalls where they have occurred.
After all, services are not perfect. And unless those who use the services use their voice to explain their experiences, then they can’t make the changes necessary.
Our maternity services are certainly a credit to our trust.
How this maternity service was rated Good is beyond me with some of the people still working there, some of them shouldn’t be there on how they treated my wife in the gynecology department. Only got rated Good not outstanding, oh what a shame.
Please try learn the difference between gynecology and obstetrics.
Thanks for pointing out the obvious to me but let me educate you as well as may not be aware that some of these staff work in the gynecology department too.
We’re all entitled to our opinions, but just because your family were sadly not in receipt of the standard of care that you believed you should have had; that’s not to say that others haven’t had exceptional care.
I’m sorry to hear that your family have had a bad experience within this service – but there is a difference between gynaecology and obstetrics. Midwives are involved with the antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum care of women, not gynaecological issues.
Please do not bash the staff members publicly, address your issues and complaints in a letter to the correct department. I’m sure whatever your grievance is, it can be rectified if you communicate with the right people.
IE is not the space to do so.
Yes, I am entitled to my opinion its called freedom of speech and I will say what I want when I want and not be told by you what I can say in my post. I am aware of the difference between gynecology and obstetrics but let me educate you on something as may not be aware that some of these staff members work in the gynecology department as well. I will bash staff members if they are not up to the job. The hospital tends to stick together when there is a complaint as regards staff members. As regards complaints, you sound like you work for the hospital yourself with that reply.
Well said Lee.
They are NOT all ‘Angels’, some are, some are not, like all us humans.
So, if you had a bad one, then you ought to be free to say so.
We dented our saucepans for nothing sometimes.
Especially as real Angels don’t strike and ‘use’ the safety and care of the public as the reason, when we all know should their pay be what they asked for, then they would NOT be on strike and our safety would count for little.