Objectives Offering maternity services through children's centres is at the heart of a redesign of services in Birmingham as part of efforts to reduce infant mortality rates. The Cherry Tree Children's Centre is located in Lozells, an area that has one of the highest mortality rates in the city. By making midwives part of the centre's multi-agency team, families should get more holistic support.
What was done Antenatal appointments were moved from local GP surgeries to the centre where midwives Nicky Coker and Sandra Lee run four half-day clinics per week.
The service is commissioned by the Heart of Birmingham Primary Care Trust while the midwives are employed and line managed by the local hospital. The centre's health and family support workers talk to mums in the waiting area to make them aware of the services the centre offers, such as breastfeeding support, benefits advice and play sessions.
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