Vanessa who is a midwife at Queens Hospital, Romford, Essex, which is one of the largest maternity units in the country. Vanessa is a single mum, so her daughter, Ariella, has been going to the nursery on the hospital grounds while Vanessa works. The new mothers on the ward feel they are in the at risk group, and their partners are not allowed to stay postnatally, so they are alone for this difficult period. Ariella is Vanessa’s joy in life, and I hope that I have captured this.
- Subject Matter: NHS Key Workers
- Created: 2020
- Collections: Portraits for NHS Heroes