in Lancashire and South Cumbria the maternity units have a birth reflection/listening service
Lancashire
Accrington Registration Office
The Mechanics Institute
Willow Street
Accrington
Lancashire BB5 1LP
Tel: 0300 123 6705
Burnley Registration Office
30 Todmorden Road
Burnley
Lancashire BB10 4AB
Tel: 0300 123 6705
Chorley Registration Office
Devonshire House
Devonshire Road
Chorley
Lancashire PR7 2BY
Tel: 0300 123 6705
Clitheroe Registration Office
Off Pimlico Road
Clitheroe
Lancashire BB7 2BW
Tel: 0300 123 6705
Fleetwood Registration Office
New Central Library
North Albert Street
Fleetwood
Lancashire FY7 6AJ
Tel: 0300 123 6705
Lancaster Registration Office
Georgian House
4 Queen Street
Lancaster
Lancashire LA1 1RS
Tel: 0300 123 6705
Morecambe Registration Office
Morecambe Town Hall
Marine Road
Morecambe
Lancashire LA4 5AF
Tel: 0300 123 6705
Nelson Registration Office
Nelson Library
Market Square
Nelson
Lancashire BB9 7PU
Tel: 0300 123 6705
Ormskirk Registration Office
Charter House
Derby Street
Ormskirk
Lancashire L39 2DF
Tel: 0300 123 6705
Preston Registration Office
Lancashire Rose Suite
Bow Lane
Preston
Lancashire PR1 8RL
Tel: 0300 123 6705
Rawstenstall Registration Office
Rawtenstall Library
Queens Square
Rawtenstall
Rossendale BB4 6QU
Tel: 0300 123 6705
St Anne's Registration Office
The Library
254 Clifton Drive South
St Anne's
Lancashire FY8 1NR
Tel: 0300 123 6705
South Cumbria
Barrow Registration Office
Nan Tait Centre
Abbey Road
Barrow in Furness LA14 1LG
Tel: 0300 303 2472
Kendal Register Office
County Offices
Busher Walk
Kendal LA9 4RQ
Tel: 0300 303 2472
Children's Centres
Burnley
Burnley Wood Children and Family Wellbeing Service
33 Brunswick Street, Burnley BB11 3NY
Tel: 01282 470707
Chorley
Highfield Children and Family Wellbeing Service
Highfield Nursery School, Wright Street, Chorley PR6 0SL
Tel: 01257 516466
Fylde
Fylde Children and Family Wellbeing Service
Chapel Walks, Off Royal Avenue, Preston, Kirkham PR4 2TA
Tel: 01772 535135
Hyndburn
The Park
Norfolk Grove, Church, Accrington BB5 4RY
Tel: 01254 387757
Lancaster
Lune Park Children and Family Wellbeing Service
Ryelands Park, Lancaster LA1 2LN
Tel: 01524 581280
Pendle
Whitefield Children and Family Wellbeing Service
Maurice Street, Nelson BB9 7HS
Tel: 01282 470277
Preston
Preston East Children and Family Wellbeing Service
Brookfield Primary School, Watling Street Road
Ribbleton, Preston PR2 6TU
Tel: 01772 539420
Ribble Valley
Clitheroe Children and Family Wellbeing Service
Wesleyan Row
Clitheroe BB7 2JY
Tel: 01200 420460
Rossendale
Bacup Children and Family Wellbeing Service
The Maden Centre, Rochdale Rd
Bacup OL13 9NZ
Tel: 01706 237780
South Ribble
West Paddock Children and Family Wellbeing Service
West Paddock, Leyland PR25 1HR
Tel: 01772 532930
West Lancashire
Southway Neighbourhood Centre
Southway, Skelmersdale WN8 6NL
Tel: 01695 651350
Wyre
Wyre Children and Family Wellbeing Service
Milton Youth & Community Centre
Milton Street, Fleetwood FY7 6QW
Tel: 01253 741 117
Each maternity unit in Lancashire and South Cumbria offers three locations for birth: home, midwife led unit or obstetric led unit, please talk to your midwife to discuss your choice.
This is number to call to access all community postnatal contacts in Lancashire and South Cumbria.
Tel: 01257 245193
Core services available at all Lancashire and South Cumbria maternity units:
- birth centre
- birthing pools
- obstetric-led care
- midwife-led care
- infant feeding specialists
- consultant cover
- home birth option
- specialist diabetes clinic
- ultrasonography services
- antenatal ward
- antenatal care in the community
- birth preparation classes
- local neonatal care
- postnatal ward
- postnatal care in the community
- postnatal care at home
- perinatal mental health specialists
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Charitable Trusts
Hospital charities raise money via fundraising activities for patients and staff and by coordinating and receiving charitable donations. Money raised is re-invested into service improvement projects. To find out more about your local NHS hospital charity, follow the link below:Lancashire Teaching Hospitals
Chorley Birth CentreSharoe Green Maternity Unit, Royal Preston HospitalYou can decide where in Lancashire and South Cumbria you want to receive your maternity care during pregnancy, birth and beyond.
Health visitors in your area
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Fylde and Wyre
Virgin Care
Tel: 0300 247 0040 Option 1
Blackpool
Moor Park Primary Care Centre (North Far North Team)
Tel: 01253 956567
Whitegate Primary Care Centre (Central West Team)
Tel: 01253 951694
Newton Drive Primary Care Centre (Central East Team)
Tel: 01253 957434
South Shore Primary Care Centre (Central South Team and South Team)
Tel: 01253 951641
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Blackburn and Darwen
Tel: 01254 778900
East Lancashire
Virgin Care
Tel: 0300 247 0040 Option 3
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
All areas
Virgin Care
Tel: 0300 247 0040 Option 1
Morecambe Bay Hospitals
Virgin Care
Tel: 0300 247 0040 Option 1
Cumbria
Barrow Central Team
Tel: 01229 404595
Dalton and Ulverston
Tel: 012229 407770
Hindpool Team
Tel: 012229 471655
Millom
Tel: 012229 777592
South Lakes (Kendal, Windermere, Grange and Kirby Lonsdale)Tel: 01539 718155
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anne.goodwin5@nhs.netMaternity care in Lancashire and South Cumbria
This app, originally developed by North West London Local Maternity System, has been adapted for use in Lancashire and South Cumbria.
If you live outside of Lancashire and South Cumbria, you can still use this app's content and develop your personal care plans. To find your nearest unit follow this link:
None of the Trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria offer private maternity care. Some hospitals are able to provide amenity rooms on the wards, subject to availability. Please contact chosen unit for further details.
Some maternity units in Lancashire and South Cumbria participate in research projects.
To find out how you can participate in a research trial please follow the related links below.
Talking therapy services or IAPT services are offered throughout Lancashire and South Cumbria providing support to those experiencing symptoms of anxiety or depression. Priority is given to pregnant women and new parents. You can either self-refer over the phone or online, or ask your midwife or GP to do it for you. The service is free and aims to be flexible around your needs.
Talking therapy/IAPT contact details in Lancashire and South Cumbria:
Blackburn and Darwen
Tel: 01254 226037
Burnley
Tel: 01282 657268
Chorley and South Ribble
Tel: 01772 643168
Fylde and Wyre
Tel: 01253 955943
Hyndburn
Tel: 01254 226007
Lancaster & Morecambe
Tel: 01524 550552
Pendle
Tel: 01282 657927
Preston
Tel: 01772 773437
Rossendale
Tel: 01282 657792
Ribble Valley
Tel: 01200 420499
West Lancashire
Tel: 01695 684177
South Cumbria First Steps
Tel: 0300 555 0345
Supporting Minds Blackpool
Tel: 01253 955 700
Available to all in Lancashire:
Our vision statement
"Our vision is of a maternity and newborn service where women and their family experience safe, kind, compassionate and personalised care, with choices including home-birth, home-from-home birth centre settings and delivery suites across Lancashire and South Cumbria."Every woman will have access to information about the whole maternity system in order to enable her to make informed choices about her care. She, her family and baby will be able to access support that is centred on their personalised needs and circumstances.In Lancashire and South Cumbria, all our main maternity units have Neonatal Unit (NNU) facilities to provide enhanced care for sick and preterm babies. Not all of our units have an onsite neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), but the Trusts are linked via a neonatal network to ensure that when a baby needs intensive care it can be transferred to the nearest NICU.
Midwife
You will meet several midwives throughout your pregnancy, birth and beyond. Midwives are the main caregiver when your pregnancy and birth are straight forward. In Lancashire and South Cumbria we are working hard to ensure each woman has a named midwife who is responsible for coordinating your maternity care.Obstetrician
These are doctors who specialise in caring for women during pregnancy, birth and the period immediately after birth (whilst in the maternity unit). You may see an obstetrician during pregnancy if you have any issues which require review or more specialised management and they will be involved if you have a caesarean or assisted birth.Paediatrician/Neonatalogist(baby doctor)
Paediatricians or neonatologists are doctors specialising in the care of newborn babies and children. They will be involved in your care if early (premature) delivery is anticipated or if there are likely to be concerns about the health of your baby during or after the birth.Sonographer
These are professionals who undertake your ultrasound scans. They are specially trained to undertake scans during pregnancy.Maternity support worker
You may meet maternity support workers during pregnancy, birth and beyond. They support the maternity team and provide some of your care throughout the journey.Student midwife
Maternity units in Lancashire and South Cumbria work closely with local universities to support midwives and doctors in training. These students will work alongside their midwife 'mentor' and will ask for your consent before providing you with any care.Health Visitor
Health visitors work in teams. They work closely with the other professionals listed above, including GPs and organisations that support families where you live. Most families in England will be offered several review contacts and additional support depending on the individual needs of your family.The health promoting visit at 28 weeks of pregnancy, is the first time that the health visitor meets parents. A health needs assessment will be agreed, covering physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing. The health visitor will also discuss a number of issues, including transition to parenthood, how to enhance the parent-child bonding experience and how parents can help their baby's early development.Other team members
You may meet other members of staff and medical students, depending on your pregnancy needs and where you choose to have your care.Our objective
It is an exciting time to be working in maternity services. Never before has there been such a spotlight on improving services for women, their partners, families and babies and ensuring positive outcomes.
Across Lancashire and South Cumbria we are fortunate to have four excellent providers of maternity care and are able to offer a full choice of birth setting from home birth to an obstetric led provision for women who require more medicalised care.
These providers are now working together as a Local Maternity System called Healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria Better Births to better deliver consistent care to women and their families. Together we aim to remove boundaries, improve choice, safety and experience of maternity services and improve outcomes for women and babies. We will work with other professionals, universities and local families to deliver the recommendations within Better Births and the Long Term Plan for the whole population.