NHS Borders Maternity Services

14/06/2026

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11/06/2026

Breastfeeding Friendly Early Years Scheme
We are extremely proud that all our Early Years Centres in the Scottish Borders are already part of the Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland scheme we are now working with our Early year’s hubs and nurseries. The vision is for Scotland to become a breastfeeding friendly society, valuing breastfeeding and supporting mothers and babies to breastfeed wherever and whenever they wish. The Breastfeeding Friendly Early Years scheme was created to support nurseries and early year settings to:
• promote a breastfeeding friendly environment
• support families and colleagues who breastfeed
• learn more about the benefits of breastfeeding
We also encourage settings to:
• adopt a Breastfeeding and Returning to Work policy to assure pregnant and
• breastfeeding employees that should they wish to; they will be supported to continue
• breastfeeding on return to work.
• be aware of local services where breastfeeding families can access support and
• information and to signpost families to this support if desired.

11/06/2026

09/06/2026

09/06/2026

Scottish Breastfeeding week 👩‍🍼

28/05/2026

📣 Community Midwifery Team Update – Central Area

To help us continue providing local maternity care across the Borders, our Central Area Community Midwives are now working across two dedicated teams.

🩺 Galashiels Health Centre Team

Midwives:
• Annie Heron
• Debs Marshall
• Kiki Pattison-Moore

This team will care for patients registered with:
✔️ Waverley Practice
✔️ Braeside Practice
✔️ Mairches Practice
✔️ Eildon Surgery

📞 For new pregnancy bookings or any community midwifery enquiries, please contact:
01896 661369

🩺 Roxburgh Street Surgery Team

Midwives:
• Lynsay Howden
• Emma Siddle

This team will care for patients registered with:
✔️ Stow & Lauder Practice
✔️ Earlston Practice
✔️ Selkirk Practice
✔️ Roxburgh Street Surgery

📞 For new pregnancy bookings or any community midwifery enquiries, please contact:
01896 661287

⭐ Please note: If you have already booked your pregnancy and have a named midwife then please continue to attend your routine appointments at your normal health centre unless told otherwise.

Many thanks!

NHS Borders community Midwifery.

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05/05/2026

To celebrate International Day of the Midwife 2026 some the our awesome midwives have been able to get together to celebrate 🎉👩‍⚕️They have put their crafting skills to the test with willow weaving, mug painting and a bake-off competition 🖌🎨🍰🎂

05/05/2026

05/05/2026

Happy International Day of the Midwife 2026👩‍⚕️👩‍🍼