MTW Maternity

18/09/2026

🌸 Feedback Friday 🌸

We love hearing from the amazing families we’ve had the privilege to support during their journey 💕

Thank you to Holly who sent this lovely feedback and congratulations on the birth of baby Madeleine.

"We wanted to say a huge thank you to the team at Tunbridge Wells Hospital for the safe arrival of our first baby on Saturday 6th of June 2026.

Madeleine was born by elective C-section due to being breech. I had wanted a natural birth initially and was anxious about surgery, but the team at Pembury were so comforting from the beginning that the whole process felt relaxed and calm.

I’d particularly like to thank Corrie, Melanie, Emma and the surgical team for taking excellent care of us all during our most vulnerable time. Everyone was incredibly kind and attentive and showed us that we were in safe hands. We will be forever grateful for the positive experience we had when welcoming our daughter 🩷

Thanks again, Holly, George and Madeleine ☀️"

💌 Have you recently experienced our maternity services? Share your story with us - [email protected]

16/09/2026

🔬 Research Wednesday 🔬

Did you know we’re a research-active trust?

Research plays a key role in improving care for families. One of our studies, MiNESS 20–28, is helping us better understand what helps keep pregnancy safe.

🎥 Find out more about the study: https://youtu.be/-0K_NZjT6IA

If you’re eligible to take part, a member of the Maternity Research team may get in touch by email or telephone with more information.

📧 If you’d like to know more about this or other maternity studies, or how to get involved in research, email [email protected]

15/09/2026

A very warm welcome to all the babies born at Tunbridge Wells Hospital in August 💛🌞

Please note, these stats are intended to be a recognition of births only. For more information on planning your birth, visit https://www.mtw.nhs.uk/labour-and-birth or discuss with your midwife.

14/09/2026

It's important to see a midwife as early as possible to get the antenatal (pregnancy) care and information you need to have a healthy pregnancy.

You do not need to tell a GP you're pregnant unless you're taking medicine or have a long-term health condition.

Your first midwife appointment should happen before you're 10 weeks pregnant.

If you're more than 10 weeks pregnant, you should still refer yourself to start your pregnancy care as soon as possible.

You can refer yourself for pregnancy care from 5 weeks pregnant on our website www.mtw.nhs.uk/maternity (or follow the link in our bio).

If you can’t refer yourself online, call 01892 638158 or 01892 633488

12/09/2026

If you’re pregnant and need to speak to someone about your pregnancy or labour, your midwife will be able to answer most of your questions.

📲 If you have an urgent clinical concern, call our maternity triage team on 01892 633500 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).

📞 For non-urgent clinical enquiries, contact our midwifery liaison office on 01892 638158 or 01892 633488.

🤰 The ultrasound department can be contacted on 01892 633043 for Tunbridge Wells Hospital or 01622 224241 for Maidstone Hospital.

🧑‍🍼 If you’d like to speak to the team at Maidstone Birth Centre call 01622 220161

11/09/2026

🌸 Feedback Friday 🌸

We love hearing from the amazing families we’ve had the privilege to support during their journey 💕

Thank you to Jessie and Dylan who sent this lovely feedback and congratulations on the birth of your little one.

"Hello just thought I would message you, me and my partner Dylan was at the birthing centre at the start but I just wasn’t dilating quick enough so I ended up giving birth at pembury hospital and had an emergency cesarean and the midwife’s and nurses were absolutely brilliant they helped me every step of the way they were so polite always checking in on me making sure that me and baby Jordan was healthy and I couldn’t of asked for anything else everyone made me feel so welcome absolutely brilliant staff xx

I wouldn’t of been able to do it without any of the staff one of them named Nikki she was great and everyone was so polite and made my birth feel easy"

💌 Have you recently experienced our maternity services? Share your story with us - [email protected]

10/09/2026

09/09/2026

A huge congratulations to Zoe for being smoke-free for over 8 months 🎉👏

Our Smoke Free Team is here to provide personalised support, guidance, and treatment options tailored to your needs every step of the way 🤝

If you're pregnant and would like support to stop smoking, we're here to help.
And if you've worked with our team and would like to share your quit-smoking journey, we'd love to hear from you!

📧 Contact us: [email protected]

04/09/2026

🌸 Feedback Friday 🌸

We love hearing from the amazing families we’ve had the privilege to support during their journey 💕

Thank you to Megan and Kieran who sent this lovely feedback and congratulations on the birth of baby Amelia Mae.

"We would like to say a huge thank you to all of the staff in the maternity wards at MTW for the incredible care we received during the birth of our baby girl end of April.
What started off as an induction ,which I was very nervous for, but i was made to feel so relaxed and supported by all the amazing midwives on the ward. No question was a silly question. I was looked after so well and genuinely cared for.

Following morning once my contractions had begun. I was looked after by ‘Niamh’. I fully trusted this girl and was the best midwife who gave me so much reassurance and care. Listened to everything I asked for and always reassured me. She truly cared for her patients. Her calmness, compassion and professionalism made such a difference during an incredibly intense and emotional time, and we are so grateful for everything she did.

Once taken to delivery suite, things sped up quite quickly. Brilliant Care was continued throughout my labour.
A massive thank you to the big team of doctors who help deliver our baby girl Amelia with the help of forceps. During a very scary and overwhelming moment, we was made to feel very looked after and spoke through everything that was happening.
Later on we were transferred to the postnatal ward. Continuously looked after my all the nurses. I Felt very safe and cared for throughout.
By 6pm the following day we got discharged home and we started our life with our bundle of joy.

We cannot thank the nurses, midwives and doctors enough for the excellent care they provided to us and our new baby girl. We will always be incredibly grateful for the compassion and support shown to our family at such an important and incredible time in our lives.

Our baby girl Amelia Mae is now 6 weeks old and is thriving!"

02/09/2026

🔬 Research Wednesday 🔬

Did you know we’re a research-active Trust?

MTW Maternity is working with the PIONEER team to help reduce pre-term birth and improve outcomes for babies and families.

Find out more about the PIONEER programme here:
➡️ www.bristol.ac.uk/pioneer

If you’d like more information about this study or how to get involved in maternity research at MTW, please get in touch:
📧 [email protected]