Secretary of Health, Wellness and Family Development Dr Agatha Carrington presents Carla Newsam-Blake with a gift from her peers. Newsam-Blake was recently promoted from midwife to District Health Visitor.

Janeen Burgess and her daughter Azalea Alexander were among the guests featured in a mothers and babies fashion show at the event.

There was a good turnout during the morning event.

The Scarborough General Hospital’s Maternity Department hosted a Midwives Day programme at the hospital courtyard on Friday morning (May 5, 2017) to honour their colleagues in keeping with this year’s slogan “Midwives, Mothers and Families: Partners for Life.”