The musical midwives are back.
This time they have written their own original song to honour the wonderful work that midwives and neonatal nurses do on Christmas Day.
Judith Smalls, an NHS Lanarkshire midwife for over 29 years who wrote the song, said: “We were shocked when the song we did last year got over 679,000 views on social media.
“We received thousands of supportive comments from all over the world and we ended up being interviewed live on BBC Radio Scotland on Christmas Eve.”
This year, the team hope to smash this number of views by performing their own jingle.
The song, which will be released on social media – Facebook,You Tube and Vimeo highlights the teams’ role on Christmas Day – bringing joy to parents by delivering the newest member of their family.
Judith, who has delivered thousands of babies and worked her fair share of Christmas Days, added: “Christmas Day is a very special day for parents to welcome their baby into the world. It is also exciting for maternity staff, seeing which hospital delivers the first Christmas baby in Scotland or the UK, it is a wonderful atmosphere.”
Christmas is the season of giving and this year the team are hoping to raise some money for Mummy’s Star.
Mummy’s Star is the only charity in the UK and Ireland dedicated to supporting women and their families affected by cancer during pregnancy or within 12 months after giving birth.
Lyn Clyde, chief midwife and operational manager, said: “Santa is not the only one who make deliveries on Christmas Day. The song is a tribute to the excellent work of our whole obstetrics, gynaecology, neonatal and maternity teams. They work so hard all year round to continually provide the highest standard of care to our mums, babies and their families.
“If we could build on the success of last year’s song, and raise some much needed money for Mummy’s Star, it will be a great achievement.”
Gillian Smith, chair of Mummy’s Star, said: “We are so grateful that NHS Lanarkshire have chosen us it is important to the women and their families to let them know we are there for them.
“We are there to help families and are funded purely by donations, so every penny raised is used for this purpose.”
