Maternity

Following a further review of midwifery staffing, we are very pleased to announce that EMU is open for births.

Homebirths
We are continuing to experience some staffing challenges so there is a small chance that we won’t be able to provide cover for home births.  This may be if more than one home birth is happening at the same time, but we will do our very best to facilitate this service as much as possible.

Please telephone our triage line when you think you are in labour.  The midwife you speak to will be able to make an initial assessment over the phone and arrange for you to be seen for assessment in EMU, at home or at Conquest Hospital.

Thank you for your patience and understanding during this challenging time.

Obstetrics telephone directory

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has launched a national campaign aimed at raising awareness of the CQC amongst women who are pregnant, planning to have a baby, are looking to become pregnant, or have recently used maternity services in England. They want more women to be aware that if they’re pregnant and choosing where to have a baby, they should be able to choose the right birth plan, and that CQC resources – inspection reports and rating, are there to help make that decision.

Consumer research the CQC recently commissioned has highlighted low awareness among new mothers of their inspection reports and the information they can provide on the quality of care provided by maternity services across the country.

The CQC objectives are to encourage more women to:

• Use the free, independent CQC inspection reports to compare maternity services near them
• If they’ve recently had a baby to share their experiences with CQC, whether good or bad

More information about the CQC campaign can be found on their web page: