The Duchess of Cambridge surprised new parents with a virtual bedside visit 16 hours after they welcomed their baby son into the world
May 02, 2020 - 22:29 BST Emily Nash . Kate cooed over little Max, telling mum Rebecca Attwood and dad John Gill:"Hello! Very nice to meet you! This is definitely a first, I think!" The conversation came during a call from the Duchess to midwives she worked alongside on a two-day work placement at Kingston Hospital last November."He is so sweet. Ah, congratulations! When did you have him?" she asked Rebecca, who was sitting up in her hospital bed alongside her baby's cot.
Ahead of UK Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, , Kate heard from midwives about how Coronavirus has changed the experience of expectant mums and new parents, with staff wearing personal protective equipment for appointments and births. From her Anmer Hall home in Norfolk, she watched as Sam Frewin, Lead Midwife Birth Centre & Better Births, put on an apron and mask before taking the laptop in to introduce her to the new family."I'm smiling, can you tell?" joked Sam.
Last week the Duchess also spoke to experts from organisations including the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, of which she is patron, the Maternal Mental Health Alliance and the Institute of Health Visiting, about challenges facing new parents during the pandemic. She told the group:"It's so important to access and reach out for help when you need it.
"But actually to be able to share it in whatever way - whether it's on the phone, through social media, in any form actually - if you have got access to it, it does provide that normality and normalising of some of these anxieties and these worries.
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