A birth unit at Worcestershire Royal Hospital has celebrated its "relaunch' with a brand new video tour.

The Meadow Birth Centre, a midwife-led unit known for offering a calm and relaxed environment for women with uncomplicated pregnancies, has relaunched following a challenging period due to the Covid pandemic and staff rearrangements.

The launch has been boosted by a notably successful February, during which 33 babies were born.

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This figure is the highest since the outbreak of the pandemic, and a positive trend the Centre aims to sustain.

In preparation for the relaunch, an enlightening video tour of the unit was co-created in collaboration with Worcestershire Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnership.

The footage showcased a variety of features, from en-suite facilities in each of the four rooms to light features above birthing pools.

It also offers responses to frequently asked questions.

Aimee Brooks, midwife and the team Leader at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust said: "We are absolutely delighted to ‘relaunch’ the beautiful Meadow Birth Centre.

"We’ve been really successful in recruiting for new midwives and we very much want everyone to know that we are fully open for business.

"Our aim is for all women to have a safe and positive experience of labour and birth wherever they choose to have their baby."

The relaunch was marked by a tea and cake gathering for midwives, maternity and neonatal staff.

They also had the chance to take a tour around the unit.

The trust received an upgraded ‘good’ CQC rating at the end of 2023.

The accolade assures families in the area that care is both well managed and of top quality throughout pregnancy.

More information about the unit, including the newly released video tour, can be found at www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/mbc.

Further insights into the wider maternity services of the trust are also accessible at www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/maternity-services/.