Your Local Maternity and Neonatal System
Your Local Maternity & Neonatal System (LMNS) team ensures everyone is working in collaboration to improve Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin’s Maternity Services and supports people who are on or beginning their pregnancy and newborn journey.
It includes ourselves, along with local midwives, obstetricians, neonatal staff, hospital managers and commissioners, public health agencies, educators, perinatal mental health providers, GPs, Maternity & Neonatal Voice Partnerships (MNVPs) and you! Because without the view of the users of our services, we won’t be able to ensure the right changes are being made and that everyone feels safe, respected and cared for.
Local Maternity and Neonatal Systems (LMNS) have been set up nationally in response to NHS England’s ‘Better Births’ report which sets out a vision for safer, more personalised maternity care that reflects women’s choices and offers continuing joined-up care. LMNSs are regional partnerships of NHS organisations, Healthwatch, local councils, service users and other partners who work together to deliver improvements and transformation in Maternity and Neonatal services at a local level.
As the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin (STW) LMNS, we work together to provide the highest quality and equitable care in Maternity and Neonatal services within our region and deliver on the aims and aspirations of the Maternity Transformation Programme, the NHS Long Term Plan (2019), the Maternity and Neonatal Three Year Single Delivery Plan, Five year Equity and Equality Action plan as well as the Ockenden reports from December 2020 and March 2022.
Key Strategies
LMNS Transformation plan (in development)
Before Pregnancy
It's important to have safe and reliable information to help you feel at ease as you get ready for a healthy pregnancy. Here’s some useful details to help you as your pregnancy journey begins.
During Pregnancy
It’s important that you feel comfortable and are well-informed throughout your pregnancy. Having the right information helps you stay healthy and prepared for birth. Here’s some helpful guidance to support you every step of the way.
After Pregnancy
It’s important to have safe and reliable information to help you feel confident as you adjust to life after birth. Here’s some useful advice and guidance to support you and your baby in the early days and beyond.