Maternity Services in Newbury Options

[Me-again]

Good evening all. I have been asked to post on here regarding the above topic.

For some time now, there has been a Facebook Group that is trying to raise support for reinstating some kind of maternity unit in Newbury.

Yesterday they were contacted by Mr David Black, UKIP, who has also been trying to raise this issue with the PCT. He has now set up an online petition to help him in his quest.

Please take a look at this link

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/newburymaternity/

and sign up if you agree.

Thank you

[Guest_Bill1_*]

(Actually Ms Bill1 on this occasion)...

Pretty certain I remember from the NWN cuttings library that when the Sandleford Hospital maternity unit closed in... ooh... 1988 (?) protesters were placated with the promise that when the new West Berks Hospital was built, it would include one.

Of course, no one knew at that point it was going to be another couple of decades before WBH opened in 2004, and by then, everyone had forgotten it was meant to have a full maternity unit and were just chuffed that they no longer had to go to Reading for their ultrasound scans.

Certainly worth a dig in the files to see what was promised when the Sandleford one closed, though.

Did anyone ever actually give birth at Sandleford though? I was born at RBH mmmfff years ago, then my mum was moved to Sandleford for a week's R&R (a fabulous idea, such a pity that's gone out of the window for the majority of new mums and babies). And Bill1 (Mr) was also born in Reading (Battle) rather than Newbury, and that was in the 1860s.

[HJD]

(Actually Ms Bill1 on this occasion)...

And Bill1 (Mr) was also born in Reading (Battle) rather than Newbury, and that was in the 1860s.

You go for the 'older man' then Ms Bill.

[Guest_Bill1_*]

You go for the 'older man' then Ms Bill.

oh, v much so! Think Sandleford was still the workhouse in those days anyway (1836-1948). Sure lots of babies were born there then!

Ms Bill1