What does a maternity nurse do?

Written By Vickie Clark

Our service is based near Edinburgh, Scotland our Maternity Nurses have years of experience in caring for newborns and new mothers, our premier care service covers the entire UK & overseas on a temporary basis between 1 & 16 weeks. LMS can provide a Maternity Nurse Service at short notice (rates may be subject to change).

LMS work only with the strictly vetted Maternity Nurses, ensuring your child and family’s safety all all times. Our staff are all educated to a high standard, some undertaking midwifery training along with maternity practitioners certificate and many other relevant and current professional qualifications. Honest and reliable, PVG & Disclosure & Barring Service DBS validated .

Maternity Nurses can sleep in a separate room or in a room close to your baby, however, our staff must be provided with a bed to rest, during the time when your baby sleeps, during the night.

Maternity Nurses

Around time of delivery our maternity nurses can be available prior to, or even attend during the birth, immediately caring for mother & child, enhancing regular care given by hospital midwives, especially with those mothers recovering from a cesarean (C-section). Our Maternity Nurses will arrive at the parents home when mother & child have been discharged from the hospital whenever else is convenient.

Maternity Nurses can live-in or live out depending on your requirements assisting with;-

  • Feeding (breast-feeding, bottle, combination)

  • Bathing

  • Changing

  • Baby Laundry

  • Sleep Routine

  • Baby equipment

Generally assisting with all baby care, supporting the family with the smooth running of family unit.

If in doubt just ask, we welcome any suggestions you may have. Get in touch to book an initial chat

MOBILE 07720434345 Email: info@lothianmaternitysupport.co.uk

*We do not carry out any clinical work that is the job of the doctors and midwives.

Vickie Clark
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