By Ellie Brown - Local Democracy Reporter
6th Aug 2021 | Local News
![The Duchess of Cambridge visited Kingston hospital's maternity unit in 2019. Lead Midwife Frances Rivers (left) has now been nominated for a national award (Image: Kingston hospital) The Duchess of Cambridge visited Kingston hospital's maternity unit in 2019. Lead Midwife Frances Rivers (left) has now been nominated for a national award (Image: Kingston hospital)](https://storage.googleapis.com/nub-news-files/nub-news-file-storage/51547/conversions/567_n_2_604_1-category.jpg)
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.