We’ve made some temporary changes to our maternity services, due to the coronavirus outbreak. Please see details below, including some information videos.
Maternity
If you have any concerns around your pregnancy please call our Triage Helpline
Tel: 0300 131 5341
In this section
- Maternity
- Before you get Pregnant
- Your Pregnancy
- Your Labour
- Philosophy of Care
- After Your Baby is Born
- Conquest Hospital Consultant Led Maternity Unit
- Eastbourne Midwifery Unit (EMU)
- Senior Midwifery Team
- Useful Maternity Information and Leaflets
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From Monday 22nd February pregnant women/people will be able to be accompanied at all obstetric scans. Safety of our patients and staff is paramount during the pandemic.
- You can bring one support person only with you, ideally someone who lives with you or is in your ‘support bubble’
- Your support person and you will be expected to wear a face mask, sanitise their hands and maintain social distancing as much as possible
- Please do not bring children with you
This change is due to the reduction in Covid-19 cases in our communities and within our hospitals. The decision may need to be reviewed in future if case numbers increase.
Thank you for your support during this challenging time.
Friday 19th March 2021
We are very pleased to announce that we are are running a full home birth and Eastbourne Midwifery Unit (EMU) service. Please see below for some important updates:
- One birth partner can attend throughout labour and the birth
- Visiting for the birth partner only is now 4 hour pre-booked slots on the antenatal, postnatal wards and Eastbourne Midwifery Unit (EMU).
- One partner can attend all pregnancy scans
We are also pleased to say that the South East Coast Ambulance Service has improved and they are again able to offer support with emergency transfer to hospital, if needed.
Antenatal and postnatal appointments still continue to run from EMU during the day.
Thank you for your support during this very difficult time.
Because there has been some inaccurate information circulating, we want to reassure you that you will not be asked to wear a face mask during your labour.
The times when you will be asked to wear a facemask are:
- when you come to the hospital for any antenatal or postnatal appointments
- when you are transferring from one ward area to another
- if you are admitted to stay with us, once you have been reviewed and your temperature is normal you can remove your facemask.
Thank you for your ongoing support and understanding.
Coronavirus infection and pregnancy
Please see information on the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists website:
About our services
We care for women and their babies, during pregnancy, labour, birth and up until one month after birth.
Our midwives provide midwifery-led care in a number of settings, including local General Practitioner (GP) surgeries, children’s centres and within our hospitals at:
Over 6,000 outpatient appointments take place each year within the department and our hospitals are teaching hospitals so we involve students with all aspects of care.
Your experience of pregnancy and birth really matters to us, and we will do all we can to provide the best possible care for you, your partner and your baby, within the hospital, community and home settings.
We are committed to personalised care and will try to meet your wishes so far as it is safely possible.
These pages provide general information about our services and include video tours of Conquest Hospital Maternity Unit and Eastbourne Midwifery Unit which guide you through your pregnancy journey.
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Obstetric and Gynaecology Consultants and SAS doctors
Ms Russul Abdul Ghani
Associate Specialist - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Dr Sze Chan
Consultant - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Mr David Chui
Consultant - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Mr Elhami Ebeid
Consultant - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Mr Hosam El Halwagy
Consultant - Urogynaecologist and Urogynaecology Unit Lead
Dr Bahei Mahmoud Zaki Elbahei Desouki
Specialty Doctor - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Dr Nidhal Jabbur
Associate Specialist - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Miss Nirmala Murthy
Consultant - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Ms Mini Nair
Consultant - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Mr Dexter Pascall
Consultant - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Dr Nicole Roberts
Consultant - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Dr Kerry Sargant
Consultant - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Dr Hossein Shafie-Pour
Specialty Doctor - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Dr Padma Sriram
Specialty Doctor - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Dr Nalini Subashchandran
Specialty Doctor - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Dr Angeli Thallon
Consultant - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Miss Basirat Towobola
Consultant - Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Uro-gynae)
Mr Waleed Yousef
Consultant - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Mr Jamal Zaidi
Consultant - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Dr Seema Zulfikar
Specialty Doctor - Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Conquest Hospital
Eastbourne DGH
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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: