in Somerset the maternity units have a birth reflection/listening service
Somerset
Bridgwater Registration Office
The Library
Binford Place
Bridgwater TA6 3LF
Tel: 01823 282251Burnham-on-Sea Registration Office
The Old Court House
Jaycroft Road
Burnham-on-Sea TA8 1LE
Tel: 01823 282251
Chard Registration Office
Holyrood Lace Mill
Holyrood Street
Chard TA20 2YA
Tel: 01823 282251
Frome Registration Office
Frome Library
Justice Lane
Frome BA11 1BE
Tel: 01823 282251
Glastonbury Registration Office
Glastonbury Library Hub
1 Orchard Court
The Archers Way
Glastonbury BA6 9JB
Tel: 01823 282251
Minehead Registration Office
Bancks Street
Minehead TA24 5DJ
Tel: 01823 282251
Shepton Mallet Registration Office
Mendip Hub
Cannards Grave Road
Shepton Mallet BA4 5BT
Tel: 01823 282251
Somerset Register Office (Taunton)
The Old Municipal Buildings
Corporation Street
Taunton TA1 4AQ
Tel: 01823 282251
South Somerset Registration Office (Yeovil)
The Library
King George Street
Yeovil BA20 1PY
Tel: 01823 282251
Williton Registration Office
The Library
Killick Way
Williton TA4 4PY
Tel: 01823 282251
Further details for all register offices in Somerset can be found on the link below:
Children's Centres
Acorns Childrens Centre
Tel: 01823 322508
Hillside Childrens Centre
Tel: 01823 322124
South Somerset
Tel: 01935 475938
Each maternity unit in Somerset offers all three locations for birth: home, midwife led unit or obstetric led unit, however, if you are planning a homebirth, you will need to be booked with your closest maternity unit.
South Community
Tel: 07979 852384
North Community
Tel: 01278 436774Cedar Team
Tel: 01935 384449
Rowan Team
Tel: 01935 384489
Oak Team
Tel: 01935 384808
Maple Team
Tel: 01935 384914
Meadow Team
Tel: 01935 384989
Each of the Somerset hospitals offer these core maternity services:
- 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
- safeguarding lead across LMS
- continuity of care teams.
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You can decide where in Somerset you want to receive your maternity care during pregnancy, birth and beyond.
Feedback on Somerset's website
Women and their families are encouraged to provide feedback via Somerset Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP). This is an independently run working group: a team of local maternity service users, people that support them and healthcare professionals, working together to review and contribute to the development of our local Maternity care.
We want to hear your thoughts and experience of Maternity and Neonatal care in Somerset. You can get involved by sharing your feedback, attending meetings or joining the team, find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
This toolkit is designed to support you on your journey from pre-conception, pregnancy and beyond. It aims to offer trustworthy sources of information and local support.
This toolkit is designed to support you on your journey from pre-conception, pregnancy and beyond. It aims to offer trustworthy sources of information and local support.
Health visitors in your area
Bridgwater
Sydenham Hub
Fairfax Road
Bridgwater TA6 4LS
Tel: 0300 3230116
Chard, South Somerset
Lace Mills
Holyrood Street
Chard TA20 2YA
Tel: 0300 7906839
Crewkerne, South Somerset
Crewkerne Health Centre
Middle Path
Crewkerne TA18 8BX
Tel: 01460 77600
Frome, East Mendip
The Key Centre
Feltham Lane, Frome
Somerset BA11 5AJ
Tel: 0300 3230118
Highbridge
Highbridge Childrens Centre
7 Coronation Road
Highbridge TA9 3JD
Tel: 0300 7906836
Ilminster, South Somerset
Summervale Surgery
Canal Way
Ilminster TA19 9FE
Tel: 01460 57319
Langport, South Somerset
The Level's Childrens Centre
Eastover
Langport TA10 9RY
Tel: 0300 7906838
Shepton Mallett, Central Mendip
Shape Mendip Cannards
Grave Road
Shepton Mallet BA4 5BT
Tel: 0300 3230118
Street and Glastonbury
Glastonbury Hub Orchard Court
The Archers Way
Glastonbury BA6 9JB
Tel: 0300 3230118
Taunton
Acorns Children's Centre
110 Roman Road
Taunton TA1 2BL
Tel: 0300 3230115
Hillside Children's Centre
Eastwick Road
Taunton TA2 7HD
Tel: 0300 3230115
Orchard Medical Centre Norton Mills
Morse Road, Norton Fitzwarren
Somerset TA2 6DG
Tel: 0300 3230115
Wellington
Wellington Medical Centre
Mantle Street
Wellington TA21 8BD
Tel: 01823 660667
Wells
Wells City Practice Priory Medical Centre
Glastonbury Road
Wells BA5 1X
Tel: 01749 836683
West Somerset
Williton Childrens Centre
West Somerset House, Killick Way
Taunton TA4 4QA
Tel: 0300 7906831
Wincanton, South Somerset
Balsam Centre Balsam Park
Wincanton BA9 9HB
Tel: 01963 32498
Millbrook Surgery Millbrook Gardens
Castle Cary BA7 7EE
Tel: 01963 351045
Yeovil, South Somerset
Reckleford Childrens Centre
Eastland Rd
Yeovil BA21 4ET
Tel: 0300 3230119
Somerset Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) is an independently run working group: a team of local maternity service users, people that support them and healthcare professionals, working together to review and contribute to the development of our local Maternity care.
We want to hear your thoughts and experience of Maternity and Neonatal care in Somerset. You can get involved by sharing your feedback, attending meetings or joining the team, find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Maternity care in Somerset
This app, originally developed by North West London Local Maternity System, has been adapted for use in Somerset.
If you live outside of Somerset, you can still use this app's content and develop your personal care plans. To find your nearest unit follow this link:
The Maternal and Neonatal Health Safety Collaborative
This project aims to improve the safety and outcomes of maternal and neonatal care by reducing variation in practice and providing a high quality healthcare experience for all women, babies and their families across England.
Better Births
‘Better Births’ report and initiative is the result of the National Maternity Review commissioned by NHS England. It sets out a five year plan for transforming maternity services through implementation by Local Maternity Systems supported by NHS resource packs.
Maternity and Neonatal Safety Improvement Programme
This project aims to improve the safety and outcomes of maternal and neonatal care by reducing variation in practice and providing a high quality healthcare experience for all women, babies and their families across England.
Avoiding Term Admissions Into Neonatal units (Atain)
To reduce avoidable causes of harm that can lead to infants born at term (i.e. ≥ 37+0 weeks gestation) being admitted to a neonatal unit, with a focus on four key clinical areas:
- respiratory conditions
- hypoglycaemia
- jaundice
- asphyxia (perinatal hypoxia–ischaemia).
Saving Babies Lives V2
The Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle is a group of actions that have been put together to reduce stillbirth and early neonatal death. Focusing on:
1 Reducing smoking in pregnancy.
2 Risk assessment and surveillance for fetal growth restriction.
3 Raising awareness of reduced fetal movement.
4 Effective fetal monitoring during labour.
5 Reducing preterm birth.
Prevention of Cerebral Palsy in Preterm Labour (PReCePT)
The PReCePT programme aims to reduce the incidence of cerebral palsy in babies born prematurely by giving women a medication called magnesium sulphate during labour. This programme is in place across the LMS and included improving care, strengthening staff capability across maternal and neonatal units and supporting mothers to become more involved with their care to improve quality of life of preterm babies and their families.
PERIPrem
PERIPrem is a quality improvement project, designed to help optimise the care given to preterm infants to improve their chance of survival without neurodevelopmental impairment.
You can opt to have your baby in a private hospital. Find more information about private maternity units and locate specific private maternity units here.
Check your chosen maternity unit's website to see if there are trials available.
Talking therapy services or IAPT services are offered throughout Somerset 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 Somerset:
Bridgwater Pearl House, Bridgwater TA6 5AT
Tel: 01278 435853Bracken House, Chard TA20 1YA
Tel: 01460 238756Park Gate House, Taunton TA1 3ES
Tel: 01823 346135Priory House, Wells BA5 1XL
Tel: 01749 836705Our vision statement
In Somerset we are committed to developing safe, personalised, kind, professional and family friendly maternity care. Every family will have access to the information they need to enable them to make decisions about their care; and will be able to access support that is centred on their individual needs and circumstances.
Our staff will be supported to deliver care which is woman centred, working in high performance teams in organisations that are well led, open and honest and in cultures which promote innovation, continuous learning and overcome organisational boundaries.
In Somerset, our 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 Somerset 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 Somerset 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.