For any non-urgent concerns about you or your baby you should contact your community midwife, health visitor or GP. You will need to register your newborn baby at your GP surgery as soon as you have a birth certificate. It is important to do this as early as possible so that you have access to care if and when you need it. In some circumstances (such as requiring urgent care) you can register the baby with the GP with your baby’s NHS number. You need to make an appointment to see your GP six to eight weeks following birth. This appointment is for you and your newborn baby and is an opportunity to check how you are after the birth. Your GP will also conduct some routing checks on your newborn. If you were due to have a smear test just before or during your pregnancy, this needs to be scheduled for at least 12 weeks after birth.
For any non-urgent concerns about you or your baby you should contact your community midwife, health visitor or GP.
You will need to register your newborn baby at your GP surgery as soon as you have a birth certificate. It is important to do this as early as possible so that you have access to care if and when you need it. In some circumstances (such as requiring urgent care) you can register the baby with the GP with your baby’s NHS number.
You need to make an appointment to see your GP six to eight weeks following birth. This appointment is for you and your newborn baby and is an opportunity to check how you are after the birth. Your GP will also conduct some routing checks on your newborn. If you were due to have a smear test just before or during your pregnancy, this needs to be scheduled for at least 12 weeks after birth.