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Giving birth in the midst of a pandemic is a strange experience for any woman.
But things took an even weirder turn for a new mother when the Duchess of Cambridge appeared on a screen by her bed for a cheery postnatal conversation.
Kate congratulated Rebecca Attwood and was very interested in what the birth had been like during a ‘virtual’ return visit that boosted morale at the NHS maternity unit, where she previously spent two days on the job.
Kate (right) congratulated Rebecca Attwood and John Gill (left) and was very interested in what the birth had been like.
‘Hello! Nice to meet you, “Kate said from her Anmer Hall home in Norfolk. ‘This is definitely the first one, I think! Huge congratulations.
After being told that Rebecca’s son Max had arrived at 10 p.m. the night before, she exclaimed, “OMG, you must be exhausted.”
Rebecca, from Raynes Park in southwest London, said: “Having a surprise conversation with the Duchess of Cambridge after two hours of sleep was particularly surreal.”
“The duchess asked us about having a baby at such an unusual time, and our experience in the maternity ward was that all the midwives did it as normally as possible, apart from the masks!”
After being told that Rebecca’s son, Max (left) had arrived at 10 p.m. from the night before, Kate (right) exclaimed: ‘OMG you must be exhausted’
To demonstrate the conditions they now work in, midwife Sam Frewin appeared in the video call wearing a mask and a plastic apron. ‘I’m smiling, can you say it?’ she teased.
Looking closer, Kate laughed: ‘With your eyes, I can.’
Images have been released of the call to Kingston Hospital in southwest London, where the Duchess worked last November, to highlight mental health issues that can affect new mothers.
Kate asked the midwives, “What are the main concerns mothers and potential mothers have?”
Jo Doumouchtsi, a mental health midwife, told her that there had been an increase in anxiety referrals and additional concerns about the capture of Covid-19 while she was in the hospital.
Images have been released of the call to Kingston Hospital in southwest London, where the Duchess worked last November, to highlight mental health issues that can affect new mothers. In the photo, top to bottom, left to right: Jessica Read, Assistant Director of Midwives of England, Julia McGinley, Head of Parent Support, Netmums (an inclusive online parent community), Katie Massie-Taylor, Co-founder of Mush (an online community and application for mothers), Dr. Edward Morris, President, Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (RCOG), Dr. Alain Gregoire, President of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance, Dr. Cheryll Adams CBE, Director Executive, Institute of Health Visits
“There are women with no mental health history who are becoming incredibly anxious because of the current situation,” she said.
The Duchess asked midwives Jennifer Tshibamba and Devica Ireson: ‘How are you and your families? You’re driving? You’re good?’
Jennifer, who works on the prenatal and newborn screening team, responded: ‘The workload is the same, but I think women are surprised that our services are still available.
‘We’re saying,’ We’re still open, we’re still here … so come on in and we can support you. ‘ ‘
In a motherhood podcast earlier this year, the Duchess frankly spoke about her own struggles after childbirth, saying: ‘The challenge is when you are then sent home with your newborn baby, particularly as a first-time mother, you are like , ‘OMG am I okay to do this?’ ‘
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week begins tomorrow to highlight the fact that one in ten mothers experiences problems during pregnancy or in the first year after birth.
Seven out of ten women who suffer are believed to hide or minimize the severity of the problem.
- The Duke of Cambridge, a trained helicopter pilot, has given permission for the London Air Ambulance to use a private lawn at Kensington Palace to refuel during the coronavirus crisis, saving 45-mile round trips to the base nearest fuel station in Watford.
Princess Charlotte follows a very familiar royal pattern
by Jo Macfarlane for Mail on Sunday
Princess Charlotte has not only inherited a sense of public service from her mother and her late grandmother, she has also taken on her timeless fashion sense.
After the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday posted another photo of her daughter handing out food parcels, in a more attentive tone than those who showed her cheeky grin the day before, royal observers couldn’t help but notice her black and white Zara gown. it was following a firm family tradition.
Both Charlotte’s mother and Princess Diana made a big impression on similar houndstooth designs.
SO SWEET: Princess Charlotte looking thoughtful on her mother’s fifth birthday
Kate, 38, took the beautifully lit new photograph to mark Charlotte’s fifth birthday, and left while delivering homemade pasta to vulnerable households near the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.
The image was posted on the royal family’s Instagram page with the message, “Thank you for all your adorable messages on Princess Charlotte’s fifth birthday!”
Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, Charlotte’s cousin Archie will celebrate his first birthday on Wednesday, with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in Los Angeles.
Left: Diana in 1987. Right: Kate in her black and white houndstooth in 2015, and Diana in 1987
The date marks another poignant milestone: the point where Archie will have spent more time outside the UK than he has.
The Queen has not seen her youngest great-grandchild in person this year, which has reportedly left her “very sad.”
It is understood that Meghan and Harry will release a new portrait of their son to mark the occasion.
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