The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]
Sew nice to be a part of arts history
It was needles and stiches of a different sort in the maternity unit.
The midwifery panel, commission by the Royal College of Midwives, to add to The Great Tapestry of Scotland visited Wishaw General Hospital.
Retired midwife Anne Matthew, who worked for 40 years, brought the tapestry to the unit.
Anne said: “The panel is going round all health boards in Scotland with midwives getting the opportunity to embroider a stitch on this historic piece of artwork.
“The design celebrates 100 years of the Midwives (Scotland) Act 1915 and was designed by artist Andrew Crummy.”
The Great Tapestry of Scotland is one of the most ambitious community arts projects in the world.
The project, developed by esteemed Scottish writer Alexander McCall Smith, artist Andrew Crummy and historical writer Alistair Moffat brings together hundreds of volunteer stitchers from across Scotland.
The tapestry is a record-breaking 143 metre long and illustrates the history of Scotland, incorporating science, culture, industry and politics over the centuries.
Helen Lowe, charge midwife, said: “It was a real privilege to be part of this beautiful piece of art that is a wonderful visual representation of what it means to be a midwife.”
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