Gift to The Whittington from local MP
Emily Thornberry MP, pictured with Elizabeth Duff from NCT and Rob Larkman chief executive of The Whittington Hospital and Jenny Cleary Whittington head of midwifery, donated a birthing couch as a gift to the maternity unit at Whittington Hospital to help support local mums in North London who are to give birth there.Hundreds of women will now benefit from the innovative Bradbury Birthing Couch, which is designed to provide comfort and complete freedom of movement for women who want an active birth.
The birthing couch was presented to Emily Thornberry MP last year by NCT, the UK’s largest parenting charity, in recognition of her work as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Maternity (APPGM).
The APPGM, which is serviced by the NCT charity, is a cross-party group whose aim is to highlight maternity issues within Parliament and bring together health professionals and service users with politicians.
Emily Thornberry MP, says; “I’m very proud to be able to present this excellent birthing couch to the maternity unit at Whittington Hospital. Now that the unit is to remain open, after everyone’s hard work, local women will be able to benefit from its use all year round.”
Last updated21 Jan 2011