Each maternity unit in South East London 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.

Community midwife teams

King's College Hospital – Denmark Hill

Tel: 020 3029 6010

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

For non-urgent enquiries, contact your named team (9am – 4pm):

Bexley

Tel: 020 3910 7306

Clover

Tel: 07833 408982

Best Beginnings

Tel: 020 8853 3447

Devonport

Tel: 020 8855 8792

Maritime

Tel: 07833 787255

Marshes

Tel: 020 8312 1494

Sapphire

Tel: 07584 602177

Thames

Tel: 020 8836 5946

Julie Stead, Matron

Email: julie.stead@nhs.net

Princess Royal University Hospital

Beacon Team

Tel: 01689 866606 or

Tel: 01689 866811

Email: kch-tr.br-Beacon@nhs.net

Blenheim Team

Tel: 01689 866372

Email: kch-tr.br-Blenheim@nhs.net

Oaks Team

Tel: 0203 910 7286 or

Tel: 0203 910 7287

Email: kch-tr.br-Oaks@nhs.net

Ravensbourne Team

Tel: 01689 864819

Email: kch-tr.br-Ravensbourne@nhs.net

St Thomas' Hospital

Tel: 020 7188 8801

University Hospital Lewisham

For non-urgent enquiries, contact your named team (9am-4pm):

Manor House

Tel: 07741 232 205

Poppie

Tel: 07741 232 744

Broadway

Tel: 07810 055 405

Rainbow

Tel: 07769 648 588

Wells Park

Tel: 07717 661 272

Bluebell

Tel: 07766 248 935

Waldron

Tel: 020 3049 3740

Parkview

Tel: 020 8318 7441

Indigo

Tel: 07717 661 265

Emerald

Tel: 07584 544 999

Lynn Bayes, Matron

Email: Lynn.bayes@nhs.net

Each of the South East London maternity units offer those 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
perinatal mental health specialist support
private room hire

Bromley

Bromley & Croydon Women's Aid.To get help from Bromley & Croydon Woman's Aid for yourself or a client:

Tel: 020 8313 9303 (option 1) (9.00am-4.30pm Mon-Fri)

Email: info@bcwa.org.uk

Website: Bromley & Croydon Women's Aid

If you are unable to call there is a 'CHAT' option on the website:

Bromley & Croydon Women’s Aid CHAT

Greenwich

Greenwich Domestic Violence and Abuse Service (GDVA) , provides practical advice, emotional support and signposting to support survivors and professionals across London. The advice line can also help you to access refuge accommodation or other specialist domestic violence services.

Advice and Helpline number

Tel: 020 8317 8273

Website: www.gdva.org.uk for more information and to access support online visit the website.

Royal Greenwich Community Hub provides advice and support to access relevant services including domestic abuse services.

Freephone Tel: 0800 470 4831 (8.30am to 6.00pm Mon-Fri)

Email: covid19support@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Website: Royal Greenwich coronavirus community hub

Lambeth

The Gaia Centre, run by Refuge offers independent, confidential support and advice to any Lambeth resident experiencing domestic abuse (as well as other forms of gender based violence). It is a single point of access for women, girls and men experiencing violence and abuse. This means that anybody experiencing any form of gender-based violence in Lambeth can find all the tailored support they need under one roof.

They also have an early intervention service which supports young people aged 11 up.

There is also access to a number of refuges which offer safe accommodation to those fleeing domestic abuse, although you may need to access refuges in another area of the country for safety reasons.

Refuges can be accessed via the Gaia Centre or by calling the National Domestic Abuse 24/7 freephone helpline:

Gaia Centre

Tel: 020 7733 8724

Email: lambethvawg@refuge.org.uk

For more information and a list of support services you can also view Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) which lists all of Lambeth’s support services.

Lewisham

Athena, Lewisham

The Athena service, run by Refuge provides confidential, non-judgmental support to those living in the London Borough of Lewisham who are experiencing gender-based violence. It opened its doors in April 2015 and provides outreach programmes, independent advocacy, group support, refuge accommodation and a specialist service for young women.

Who can use Athena:

• Women and girls aged over 13

• Men aged 16 or older

• Transgender and identifies as male, female, as another gender, or is questioning gender identity

For more information If you’re in Lewisham

Athena Service Tel: 0800 112 4052

Email: lewishamvawg@refuge.org.uk

Website: Refuge one stop shop services

Southwark

If you are experiencing any kind of domestic or sexual abuse, the Southwark Advocacy and Support Services (SASS) can help. They support people aged 16 and above, who live in Southwark, at risk of domestic or sexual abuse whether they choose to report the abuse to the police or not.

SASS offer support whether you choose to report the abuse to police or not . They also provide a service for men, women and young people using violence within an intimate or family relationship.

For help contact SASS:

Tel: 0207 593 1290

Website: Southwark Advocacy Support

Donate

Charitable Trusts

Many of the NHS Trusts and hospitals in South East London have their own charities. These 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 links below.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

St Thomas' Hospital

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Princess Royal University Hospital

Greenwich and Lewisham NHS Trust

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Charity Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust JustGiving

Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust Charitable Fund

League of Friends at Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Email: diane.hudson@nhs.net

Tel: 020 8836 4667

Friends of University Hospital Lewisham

Email: valerie.fairbrass@nhs.net

Tel: 020 8836 4667

You can decide where in South East London you want to receive your maternity care during pregnancy, birth and beyond.

Your maternity choices in South East London

Women and their families are encouraged to provide feedback either via the individual Trust websites (listed below), Our Healthier South East London or SEL Clinical Commissioning Group. This information collected will be used to ensure continued improvement of services:

www.ourhealthiersel.nhs.uk/get-involved/

www.selondonccg.nhs.uk/contact-us/

The South East London Local Maternity System meet quarterly and work together to drive maternity improvements across the sector. Workstream meetings are held bi-monthly to focus on individual areas of work and the Maternity Delivery Group monthly to monitor progress.

Visit the Our Healthier South East London website to find out more about how you can get involved in health improvement projects in your area.

www.ourhealthiersel.nhs.uk/get-involved/

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

St Thomas' Hospital

Tel: 020 7188 8801

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust PALS

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

King's College Hospital – Denmark Hill

Princess Royal University Hospital

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust PALS

Princess Royal University Hospital concerns, complaints and PALS

Princess Royal University Hospital

Tel: 01689 863252

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Email: pals.qeht@nhs.net

Tel: 020 836 4592

University Hospital Lewisham

Email: pals.lewisham@nhs.net

Tel: 020 8333 3355

NHS South London Diabetes education booking service

Health visitor contact by borough

Bexley

Tel: 0300 330 5777

Email: bromh.bexley0to19.co.uk

Bexley 0 to 4 Children's Public Health Service

Bromley

Bromley Healthcare

Phoenix Children's Resource Centre

38 Masons Hill

Bromley BR2 9JG

Tel: 0300 5777 3000

Bromley Healthcare website

Greenwich

Memorial Hospital

Shooters Hill

London SE18 3RG

Tel: 020 8836 8621

Email: Oxl-tr.cat@nhs.net

Lambeth

Tel: 020 3049 5300

Email: gst-tr.spahealthvisitingservicelambeth@nhs.net

Lambeth health visiting teams

Lewisham

Lewisham health visitor information

Lewisham Honor Oak

20 Turnham Road

Brockley SE4 2LA

Tel: 0203 049 2269

Lewisham Lee

2 Handen Road

London SE12 8NP

Tel: 0203 049 2112

Lewisham Downham

7-9 Moorside Road

Bromley BR1 5EP

Tel: 0203 049 1900

Lewisham Forest Hill

Sydenham Green Health Centre

26 Holmshaw Close

Sydenham SE26 4TH

Tel: 0203 049 2777

Lewisham Bellingham

Bellingham Children's Centre

109 Randlesdown Road

London SE6 3HB

Tel: 0203 049 2755

Southwark

Tel: 020 3049 8166

Email: gst-tr.spahealthvisitingservicesoutwark@nhs.net

Southwark health visitor teams

South East London Local Maternity System

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

St Thomas' Hospital

Email: lambethandstthomasmvp@gmail.com

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

King's College Hospital – Denmark Hill

King's Maternity Voices

Email: kingsmvp.southwark@gmail.com

Facebook: Kings Maternity Voices

Twitter: Kings MVP Twitter

Princess Royal University Hospital

Bexley

Julia – this is an out of date link with no relevance to MVPs https://www.bexleyccg.nhs.uk/Your-Services/Maternitychoice

Email: bexleymslc@gmail.com

Facebook: Bexley Maternity Voices

Bromley

Email: PRUHmaternityvoices@outlook.com

Facebook: Bromley Maternity Voices

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Email: greenwichmvp@gmail.com

Facebook: Greenwich Maternity Voices

Twitter: @GreenwichMSLC

Instagram: Greenwich Maternity Voices

University Hospital Lewisham

Email: mvp.lewisham@gmail.com

Facebook: Lewisham Maternity Voices Partnership

Twitter: @MslcLewisham

Instagram: MVP Lewisham

Maternity care in South East London

This app, originally developed by North West London Local Maternity System, has been adapted for use in South East London by South East London Local Maternity System.

If you live outside of South East London, you can still use this app's content and develop your personal care plans. To find your nearest unit follow this link:

Maternity units outside South East London

Local pharmacy services

In South East London, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust (Oxleas) and the South London and Maudsley (SLaM) provide mental health services.

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust has a new trust wide perinatal mental health service. The service is based at Queen Mary’s Hospital and consists of a multidisciplinary team of professionals including team manager, consultant perinatal psychiatrists, specialist perinatal nurses, clinical psychologists, nursery nurses, OT, Social worker and administrators.

These are divided into three small teams for Bromley, Bexley and Greenwich. Each team works closely with midwives, obstetricians, health visiting, other secondary mental health services and children’s social services. There are close links with GPs, IAPT and third sector organisations (including Cocoon, MIND, and Mums Aid).

The service offers specialist assessment, care and treatment for women who are planning a pregnancy, pregnant or up to 12 months postnatal. The team offers a range of specialist interventions, including advice to help women weigh up the risks and benefits of using psychiatric medication in pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Oxleas perinatal mental health service

SLAM – The Perinatal Mental Health Team is a multidisciplinary mental health service for pregnant and postnatal women with severe and complex mental illness.

The team aims to prevent, detect and treat perinatal mental health problems. We work to improve the experience of pregnancy and the postpartum period for women and their families, as well as early life experiences for babies.

Women at risk of relapse in pregnancy and following delivery are assessed early in pregnancy to allow them time to consider the treatment and care options available. The Perinatal Mental Health Team works collaboratively with women, their families and other professionals to plan care during pregnancy and the early postpartum period.

The Perinatal Mental Health Teams work jointly with adult mental health services already providing care for a woman when she becomes pregnant. We work in partnership with maternity services, children and families’ social services, primary care and other Trust mental health services.

Our service consists of psychiatrists, psychologists, perinatal nurses, perinatal nursery nurses, midwives, occupational therapists and administrators.

SLAM perinatal service

The Maternity and Neonatal Safety Improvement Programme (MatNeoSIP)

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.

PReCePT (Prevention of Cerebral Palsy in Preterm Labour)

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 being rolled out across South East London and other activities include 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.

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Private maternity hospitals

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.

Private maternity service within an NHS facility

Private rooms

All hospitals in South East London have the option of private rooms for after the birth, and these vary in cost. You can ask your midwife or doctor about this.

For research projects in South East London Local Maternity System, please see the related link section below.

King's College Hospital – Denmark Hill

Princess Royal University Hospital

‘Our ambition is for mothers, babies and their families in South East London to experience joined up, high quality care during and after their pregnancy. They should be supported to make choices that are right for them, and where risks or complications mean additional intervention is required the care is safe with a good outcome.

We will work in partnership to ensure women and their families are involved in making decisions about their care, are prepared for a healthy and confident pregnancy, received holistic great quality care and feel supported before and after birth.’

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

St Thomas' Hospital

Email: voluntaryservices@gstt.nhs.uk

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust volunteering

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

King's College Hospital – Denmark Hill

Email: kch-tr.volunteers@nhs.net

Princess Royal University Hospital

Email: kch-tr.VolunteerPRUH@nhs.net

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust volunteering

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Email: LG.qehvoluntaryservices@nhs.net

Lewisham University Hospital

Email: LH.VoluntaryServices@nhs.net

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Become a volunteer

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 South East London 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 in 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 or beyond. They support the maternity team and provide some of your care throughout the journey.

Student midwife

Maternity units in South East London 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 staff members

You may meet other members of staff or medical students, depending on your pregnancy needs and where you choose to have your care.

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