Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton surprises her new mother with a ‘virtual tour’

A British mother had nothing but the Duchess of Cambridge to congratulate her on the birth of her child.

Southwest London resident Rebecca Attwood was surprised by Kate Middleton after the birth of her son Max with a congratulatory video call, Mail Online reports.

Middleton called from his home at Amner Hall in Norfolk. The conversation was included during a video call to the Kingston Hospital maternity unit, where the duchess spent two days at a job last November.

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Attwood was impressed by the experience and says they discussed what it was like to have a baby during the Covid-19 pandemic, the struggles that mothers face mentally.

“The duchess asked us about having a baby at such an unusual time. Our experience in the maternity ward was that all the midwives did it as normally as possible, apart from the masks.”

“Having a surprise conversation with the Duchess of Cambridge after two hours of sleep was particularly surreal,” he said. Attwood had her son at 10 p.m. the night before.

The duchess started the call saying “Hello! Nice to meet you.”

She asked Attwood, “It’s so sweet. Congratulations, when did you have it?”

Attwood told the duchess that he had had it only 16 hours before the video call.

“My God, you must be exhausted,” he said to Attwood.

The Duchess spoke to the midwives during the call to Kingston Hospital in South West London. The video was released to raise awareness about the mental health issues that new mothers may experience.

He asked the midwives about their main concerns about the new mothers.

“There are women who do not have a mental health history who are becoming incredibly anxious because of the situation,” said mental health midwife Jo Doumouchtsi.

The duchess had previously revealed her own struggles with motherhood during a podcast.

“The challenge is when they send you home with your newborn baby later, particularly as a first-time mother, you say ‘Oh my gosh, am I okay to do this?'”

The video was shared on Kensington Palace social media accounts.

“The Duchess of Cambridge has spoken with midwives, health visitors, parents and leading industry experts ahead of UK Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week,” the publication reads.

Midwifery director Gina Brockwell said the call was “an honor,” Hello Magazine reported.

“She is clearly very interested in maternity services. She spent a lot of time with us in November, so she really seemed to understand our role well, but also around the challenges of having a baby and a new family and raising awareness of people of the kinds of challenges that people have to go through. “

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