Many congratulations to Amman Valley Hospital based Midwife, Emma Thomas who was recently honoured as Emma’s Diary Mums’ Midwife of the Year 2019 for the Wales region.
The prestigious award is one of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Annual Midwifery Awards recognising the incredible work done by exceptional midwives across the country.
Emma was described by nominating mum Emma Rees as being “one in a million” providing the perfect combination of compassion, professionalism, knowledge and support to her during her complicated pregnancy that resulted in the birth of twins Ollie and Sophie.
Emma collected her award at the 17th annual RCM Awards ceremony in London hosted for the first time by popular TV Presenter Alex Jones who is currently pregnant with her second child.
Julie Jenkins, Carmarthen County Head of Midwifery for Hywel Dda said, “It’s wonderful for Emma to be recognised for her hard work and dedication to the mothers in her care.”
Hywel Dda Director of Nursing, Quality and Patient Experience, Mandy Rayani said, “We cannot easily put into words how grateful we are to all our nursing and midwifery staff who continually demonstrate how they go above and beyond the call of duty to care for our patients. Emma has shown all these qualities and more and is a shining example of our Midwifery team who provide an exceptional service and support to our pregnant mums here in Hywel Dda.”
On winning the award Emma added: “What an absolute honour to have won this award. To say that I’m touched to have been nominated is an understatement! Hearing the news that I’d won brought me to tears, I was so shocked, it was so unexpected, it was a wonderful surprise.”
Gwobr genedlaethol i Fydwraig Hywel Dda
Llongyfarchiadau mawr i’r Fydwraig Emma Thomas, sydd wedi’i lleoli yn Ysbyty Dyffryn Aman, a gafodd ei anrhydeddu’n ddiweddar yn Fydwraig y Flwyddyn y Mamau Emma’s Diary 2019 ar gyfer rhanbarth Cymru.
Mae’r wobr nodedig hon yn un o Wobrau Bydwreigiaeth Blynyddol Coleg Brenhinol y Bydwragedd (RCM) sy’n cydnabod y gwaith anhygoel a wneir gan fydwragedd gwych ar hyd a lled y wlad.
Cafodd Emma ei disgrifio gan Emma Rees, y fam a’i henwebodd, fel “un mewn miliwn”, a ddarparodd y cyfuniad perffaith o dosturi, proffesiynoldeb, gwybodaeth a chymorth iddi yn ystod ei beichiogrwydd cymhleth, a arweiniodd at enedigaeth ei gefeilliaid Ollie a Sophie.
Casglodd Emma ei gwobr yn 17eg seremoni flynyddol yr RCM yn Llundain. Cyflwynwyd y seremoni am y tro cyntaf gan y gyflwynwraig deledu boblogaidd Alex Jones, sy’n disgwyl ei hail faban ar hyn o bryd.
Meddai Julie Jenkins, Paennaeth Bydwreigiaeth yn Sir Gaerfyrddin yn Hywel Dda: “Mae’n hyfryd o beth i Emma ar gael ei chydnabod am ei gwaith caled a’i hymroddiad i’rmamau yn ei gofal, ac rwy’n sicr bod derbyn y wobr yn fraint mawr iddi.
Meddai Mandy Rayani, Cyfarwyddwr Nyrsio, Ansawdd a Phrofiad y Claf BIP Hywel Dda: “Mae’n anodd dweud pa mor ddiolchgar ydym i’n holl staff nyrsio a bydwreigiaeth sy’n dangos yn gyson eu bod yn mynd y tu hwnt i’r disgwyl i ofalu am ein cleifion. Mae Emma wedi dangos y rhinweddau hyn ac mae’n esiampl ddisglair o’n tîm Bydwreigiaeth sy’n darparu gwasanaeth a chefnogaeth eithriadol i’n mamau beichiog yma yn Hywel Dda.
Ar ennill y wobr meddai Emma: “Dyma fraint o’r mwyaf! Pan glywais fy mod wedi ennill death dagrau i’r llygaid, roeddwn mewn sioc, roedd mor annisgwyl, roedd yn sypreis hyfryd. Mae Emma yn berson arbennig iawn, mae hi wedi bod trwy gyfnod anodd iawn yn emosiynol ac yn gorfforol dros y naw mlynedd ddiwethaf ond mae hi bellach yn fam hapus i efeilliaid annwyl.”
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