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| Maldon Maternity Unit |
01376 551221 |
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Midwife Led Unit (MLU) , Maldon |
St Peter's provides complete midwifery-led care throughout antenatal, labour and postnatal stages of pregnancy for women who fall within the low-risk criteria.
The St Peter's midwives also provide antenatal and postnatal care for women who have been assessed as having a high-risk pregnancy, and ensure they have an appropriate consultant-led plan of care. High-risk women will deliver in the consultant-led unit at St John?s Hospital.
An early pregnancy clinic is available Saturdays and Sundays (13.00 until 15.00) where a midwife is available to commence the antenatal care and give early pregnancy advice. This is a drop in clinic but is also available by telephoning 01621 725305/725306 when pregnancy is confirmed. Women who have had their pregnancy confirmed by their GP will receive an appointment through the post inviting them to attend a clinic for a booking appointment.
The midwives provide booking appointments for newly-pregnant women, ultrasound scans, and midwife-led antenatal clinics. Consultant clinics are held weekly and referrals can be made to physiotherapy and dietician services where necessary. In the surrounding district midwife clinics are held in GP surgery?s, but women can also share their care with the GP if they so wish.
The unit has a Day Assessment facility, which at present works as a drop in and also by appointment, 7 days a week and where necessary can provide antenatal CTG monitoring. Parentcraft classes are available to first time mums and their partners, which include labour, feeding and infant care advice. Tours of the Unit are available anytime, and partners are welcome. Telephone 01621 725305 to arrange a tour.
Midwives are available twenty-four hours a day to provide care for labouring women. There is a birthing pool, which aids pain relief and makes labour more comfortable, it is easier to move and makes birth gentler for the baby. The St Peter's midwives also provide a home-delivery service for women in the Maldon area. There is also a community midwife service 7 days a week.
Breastfeeding advice and assistance is available to expectant and new mothers, as well as advice on caring for your new baby i.e. bathing, feeding, sterilisation. We have 24hr postnatal care, which provides help with the above in a home from home environment, which continues after discharge home, where a midwife will visit when needed. Newborn hearing screening is available on Thursdays, and there is also a newborn photography service (for which there is a charge).
The Unit has recently undergone considerable refurbishment and offers a home-from-home environment. There are dining facilities, and relaxation in the sitting room. Our postnatal rooms have also been refurbished and provide a comfortable environment for women to rest after giving birth. Postnatal stays can vary depending on the type of delivery. Some high risk women who deliver at St Johns in Chelmsford can transfer to St Peter's the same or the next day for further midwifery care.
The midwives provide booking appointments for newly-pregnant women, ultrasound scans, and midwife-led antenatal clinics. Consultant clinics are held weekly and referrals can be made to physiotherapy and dietician services where necessary. In the surrounding district midwife clinics are held in GP surgery?s, but women can also share their care with the GP if they so wish. |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital |
01279 444455 |
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Medium Consultant Led Unit (Medium CLU) , Harlow |
The Princess Alexandra Hospital has approximately 2,700 births per year. The Trust operates a system of ?low? and ?high? risk care. All women are booked in the community by midwives and on the basis of their history, are allocated ?high? or ?low? risk care. Low risk women (the majority) are cared for in the community by their team midwives and GP. High-risk women are cared for by obstetricians, midwives and GPs.
Community based midwifery teams have been established since 1994 and have achieved the 10 key indicators of success in Changing Childbirth. There are 8 teams of midwives who provide total care for all women, whether low or high risk. The teams are GP and geographically attached. We also provide a comprehensive home birth service, with a specialist home birth midwife available to advise staff as necessary. Other 'Specialist' Midwifery posts include the Breast Feeding Advisor, Diabetic Link Midwife, Labour Ward based Supervisor, Clinical Risk Manager/Audit/Research Midwife, and Ante-natal Screening Counsellors.
In-patient care is provided by a team of core midwives, this includes a clinical specialist based on the Labour Ward, who advises and supports midwifery and medical staff as required. Supervision of Midwives is proactive with annual reviews and a named Supervisor for all midwives. A Supervisor of Midwives is also based on the Labour Ward to co-ordinate development needs and offer support. Hospital based midwives rotate throughout the service gaining experience in ante-natal, post-natal and Labour Ward areas. The high-risk clinic is staffed by two midwives trained in ante-natal screening and genetic counselling. There is a Labour Ward Theatre within the Delivery Suite and the development of a day assessment unit is underway. |
| Southend Hospital |
01702 435555 |
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Large Consultant Led Unit (Large CLU) , Southend |
Our aim as a multi-disciplinary team is to provide family centred care, recognising the baby and family as having individual needs.
We also aim to give continuous encouragement, support and education, to enable babies to reach optimum health and well being. |
| St. John's Hospital |
01245 491149 |
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Large Consultant Led Unit (Large CLU) , Chelmsford |
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The Consultant Unit is based at St John?s Hospital in Chelmsford. This unit is staffed by Obstetricians (specialists in births where there are complications) and midwives (specialists in normal birth and care of high risk women). A woman is usually booked under the care of a particular consultant, but will see them only if necessary. Midwives will give most of her care. If complications arise during pregnancy or labour, the doctors will become more involved. Interventions such as epidurals and Caesarean Sections are available in the unit. |
| William Julien Courtauld Maternity Unit |
01376 558580 |
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Midwife Led Unit (MLU) , Braintree |
The midwives at WJC provide complete midwifery led care throughout antenatal, intrapartum, and the postnatal period for women who have been assessed as having a low risk pregnancy, falling within the birthing centre criteria.
The midwives also provide antenatal and postnatal care for woman assessed as having a high risk pregnancy, and ensure they have an appropriate consultant-led plan of care. These women usually deliver in the consultant-led unit at St Johns Hospital in Chelmsford.
On confirmation of their pregnancy women can refer themselves directly to a midwife via e-mail to wjc@meht.nhs.uk or by phone on 01376 30 8580/8586 at any time. A midwife booking in appointment and early scan will then be arranged. Alternatively, patients who have been referred via their GP will receive these appointments in the post.
At the birthing centre we operate midwife led antenatal clinics four days a week offering a wide choice of appointment times Tuesday ? Friday. The midwives offer a blood taking service, and an ultrasound scanning facility is available.
A Consultant clinic is held weekly and some local GP?s continue to run small antenatal clinics. Referrals can be made to physiotherapy, dietician services and medical clinics where necessary.
A Day Assessment facility operates 7 days a week, by appointment, when possible. Ante-natal CTG monitoring can be provided if necessary. Parentcraft classes are available to first time mums and their partners which include labour, delivery, feeding and infant care advice. We run a tour of the birthing centre on Thursdays at 7pm, partners are welcome. To arrange telephone 0844 822 0002.
The unit is open 24 hours a day and there is always a midwife available to care for women in labour as well as for help and advice before or after your baby is born. The midwives are all experienced and dedicated in helping you to achieve a normal birth. The birth rooms include balls, a birth mat and a birthing stool to assist with an active labour. A birthing pool is available to help you relax and ease your labour pains. You may choose to give birth in the pool if you wish. Other forms of pain relief are also available. The WJC midwives offer a home delivery service for women in the Braintree district.
We offer a short post natal stay in our recently refurbished, updated unit, where help from midwives and a care assistant is available 24 hours to assist with infant feeding and care. The rooms are all modern with a ?home from home? feel and there is a kitchen, with dining and laundry facilities and a small, secure, patio garden for your use. We are particularly proud of our 2 postnatal rooms with double beds, which enable you, your partner and baby to stay together as a family for the first night.
High risk women delivering at St Johns in Chelmsford may be able to transfer to the birth centre following delivery.
A community midwife service is available to women in and around Braintree for advice at home during the initial postnatal period.Newborn screening is available on Tuesdays and there is a newborn photography service although at a cost. |
| Harwich Maternity Unit |
01255 201200 - 01255 201224 |
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Midwife Led Unit (MLU) , Harwich |
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| Basildon Hospital |
01268 533911 |
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Large Consultant Led Unit (Large CLU) , Basildon |
The Obstetric and Midwifery team care for women during pregnancy (antenatal), childbirth (intrapartum) and the period following delivery (postnatal).
Maternity Services
The maternity unit at Basildon University Hospital consists of:
Labour Ward (10 delivery rooms with en-suites)
High Dependency Unit (three beds)
Bereavement Suite (Forget-me-Not)
Waterbirth room
Two dedicated Obstetric Theatres
Maternity Assessment Centre (MAC)
Willow Ward for Antenatal care of pregnant women
Cedar Ward for Postnatal care of mother and baby
Antenatal Clinic
Community Care including Antenatal Classes, homebirths and Postnatal care
Breastfeeding room |
| Clacton District Hospital |
01255 253520 - 01255 741686 |
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Midwife Led Unit (MLU) , Clacton |
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| Colchester General Hospital |
01206 747474 |
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Large Consultant Led Unit (Large CLU) , Colchester |
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| Queen's Hospital |
0845 1304204 |
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Consultant Led Unit (CLU) & Midwife Led Unit (MLU) , Romford |
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