maternity unit

Maternity unit celebrates 21 years

Earlier this month Derriford Hospitals Maternity Unit was visited by the first baby to be born at Derriford Hospital, in the lead up to the unit’s 21st anniversary and his birthday.

Adam Jones, who was born on 17 January 1994 at 2:40pm, was the first baby to be born in the new Maternity Unit at Derriford Hospital, following its move from Freedom Fields Hospital. Last week he returned...

Water Babies raise £1,000 for maternity unit

The local franchise of Water Babies has kindly donated £1,000 to Derriford Hospital’s maternity department, to allow more expectant mums to be able to choose a water birth.

In 2012, they kindly donated £725.00, which was used to train more staff to conduct water births and maximise the availability of this non-pharmacological method of pain relief for women that deliver at Derriford...