A team of midwives working in Kingston have been shortlisted for a national award for their work supporting home births during the pandemic.

Frances Rivers, Homebirth Team Lead Midwife, and Jackie Latimer, Clinical Midwifery Manager at Kingston hospital have been shortlisted for the Royal College of Midwives Awards 2021.

The team have been shortlisted in the Excellence in Maternity Care During a Global Pandemic category, for their project titled "supporting home-births during the pandemic" which highlights achievements in continuing to support women's choices and increasing the home-birth rate over the last 12 to 18 months.

The pair will be facing competition from across the UK, with midwives in Sussex, Greater Manchester and Northampton also up for the award.

Winners of the prestigious award, one of the highest accolades in the profession, will be announced on 27 October 2021.

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