University Hospital Lewisham

Address

Lewisham High Street

Lewisham

London SE13 6LH

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“We provide a full range of services and are able to offer women choices with the options of birthing at home, in our birth centre and in our delivery suite. Our delivery suite is doctor-led and our birth centre is midwife-led and located near our delivery suite.

We aim to provide high quality individualised care and support all women within a service responsive to their needs.”

Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust has two acute maternity units; one on the Lewisham Hospital site and one on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site Woolwich.

Our maternity services support the births of around 8,000 -9,000 babies per year. We also offer community clinics in all 3 boroughs; Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley providing care that is personalised, respectful and safe which is important to us.

At University Hospital Lewisham, we know that during pregnancy there are many choices to make and questions to answer which is why we have designed these app pages to support you and your family to have the best possible experience during this special time.

We are proud of our services and staff that work hard to achieve Trust values every day.

• We treat everyone with respect and compassion

• We work as a team to improve quality

• We take responsibility for our actions

• We work together for patients and colleagues

• We learn, develop and share knowledge

Our Birth Centre has been made a ‘Beacon Site’ (of only 3 in the country) for its outstanding care and statistics since it opened in May 2010.

The maternity service was reviewed by the Care Quality Commission in 2018 and was awarded a GOOD rating across all the 5 domains.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, our Trust is adhering to the latest government and NHS England guidance and this is subject to change.

Our specialist services include

• Specialist obstetric clinics
• Specialist diabetic clinic
• Consultant midwife birth options clinic
• Listening clinics (professional midwifery advocates PMS)
• Perinatal mental health support
• Birth after caesarean team
• Caseloading midwifery team
• Homebirth service
• Neonatal intensive care (level 2)
• Vulnerable women’s team
• Substance and alcohol misuse services
• Smoking cessation services
• Fetal medicine services
• Infant feeding support
• Bereavement service
• High BMI clinic
• Immunisation team for maternal vaccine
• Telephone helpline unit

If you choose to have your baby at either University Hospital Lewisham or Queen Elizabeth Hospital or you may need to transfer between the units for care during pregnancy or labour, as they operate as one hospital trust (Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust). For more information about this, discuss with your midwife at your first booking appointment. Safe, supportive and personalised care is our priority.

University Hospital Lewisham

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By Bus: A number of buses stop outside the hospital including: 47, 54, 75 (24 hours),

122, 136, 185, 199, 208, 284, 484, P4, N36, N47.

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Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Address

Stadium Road

Woolwich

London SE18 4QH

Social media accounts:

"We provide a full range of services and are able to offer women choices with the options of birthing at home, in our birth centre or our delivery suite.

The delivery suite is led by our obstetric doctors and the birth centre is led by our experienced midwives. They are located next to each other.

We aim to provide high quality individualised care and support all women within a service responsive to their needs."

Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust has two acute maternity units; one on the Lewisham Hospital site and one on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site Woolwich.

Our maternity services support the births of around 8,000 -9,000 babies per year. We also offer community clinics in all 3 boroughs; Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley providing care that is personalised, respectful and safe which is important to us.

At Queen Elizabeth Hospital we know that during pregnancy there are many choices to make and questions to answer which is why we have designed these app pages to support you and your family to have the best possible experience during this special time.

We are proud of our services and staff that work hard to achieve Trust values every day.

• We treat everyone with respect and compassion

• We work as a team to improve quality

• We take responsibility for our actions

• We work together for patients and colleagues

• We learn, develop and share knowledge

Our Birth Centre is situated along side our delivery suite and has 4 beautiful birthing rooms each with a pool. Our experienced midwifery team support you in your choices facilitating positive birth experiences.

The maternity service was reviewed by the Care Quality Commission in 2018 and was awarded a GOOD rating across all the 5 domains.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, our Trust is adhering to the latest government and NHS England guidance and this is subject to change.

Our specialist services include

• Specialist obstetric clinics
• Specialist diabetic clinic
• Consultant midwife birth options clinic
• Listening clinics (professional midwifery advocates PMS)
• Perinatal mental health support
• Birth after caesarean team
• Caseloading midwifery team
• Homebirth service
• Neonatal intensive care (level 2)
• Vulnerable women’s team
• Substance and alcohol misuse services
• Smoking cessation services
• Fetal medicine services
• Infant feeding support
• Bereavement service
• High BMI clinic
• Immunisation team for maternal vaccine
• Telephone helpline unit

Queen Elizabeth Birth Pool

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Princess Royal University Hospital

Address

Level 3

South Wing

Farnborough Common

Orpington BR6 9JU

“Our experienced team of doctors and midwives offer a wide range of birthing choices for women in superb surroundings.”

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s maternity service is based on two sites: King’s College Hospital on Denmark Hill and the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) in Farnborough Common. Both sites offer the full range of maternity services.

At the PRUH site we pride ourselves on working hard to provide a service that reflects our Trust values and the promises we have made to abide by these as employees and this is reflected in our service vision.

At the PRUH site, the midwifery team provide midwifery services in a wide range of community settings and these have care pathways set up to support women requiring varying types of support in pregnancy such as perinatal mental health, diabetes, safeguarding and substance misuse. Our catchment area is large, covering the London Boroughs of Bromley and Bexley. Therefore our community teams are divided into four geographical areas; Beckenham, Bexley and West Bromley, Orpington and Bromley central. Whilst our continuity of carer models were paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our aim in 2021 is to create a continuity team in each of these four areas so that all women with more complex needs in their pregnancies can benefit from our enhanced models of care. We also have a low risk continuity of carer team based in the Oasis Birth Centre – in this pathway women receive antenatal care in the birth centre by the midwives based there, so that they are familiar with the environment before they attend in labour.

Our specialist services include

We offer specialist consultant led care for women requiring obstetric input for abnormally invasive placentas, liver disease, renal disease and other co-morbidities. The PRUH site is a primary unit with a level 1 special care baby unit, therefore pregnancies known to require neonatal intensive care will be transferred to the Denmark Hill site for delivery. We offer a consultant midwife birth choices clinic, VBAC group sessions, homebirth service, continuity of carer diabetes pathway and a perinatal mental health service. Ultrasound screening takes place at the Harris Birthright Centre; the department is involved in a lot of research and the department’s research portfolio continues to expand as our experience in these area improves.

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King’s College Hospital – Denmark Hill

Address

King’s College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London SE5 9RS

“Highly skilled and knowledgeable midwives, doctors and support workers work together to offer safe, high quality care to women and their families ensuring this care is safely planned with the women.”

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s maternity service is based on two sites: King’s College Hospital on Denmark Hill and the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) in Farnborough Common. Both sites offer the full range of maternity services.

At the Denmark Hill site we pride ourselves on working hard to provide a service that reflects our Trust values and the promises we have made to abide by these as employees and this is reflected in our service vision.

At the Denmark Hill site, the midwifery team provide midwifery services in a wide range of community settings and these have care pathways set up to support women requiring varying types of support in pregnancy such as perinatal mental health, migrant women, safeguarding and substance misuse, utilising our successful continuity of carer and caseload models. These models have currently been paused as a result of staffing challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic but when fully operational, an average of 17% of women benefited from our enhanced models of care.

Our specialist services include

The Denmark Hill site is a tertiary unit with a level 3 neonatal unit. We care for women being referred for fetal medicine reviews in our world-renowned Fetal Medicine institute.

We also have specialist services for women with abnormally invasive placentas, liver disease, renal disease and other co-morbidities.

The department also boasts a world class hypertension service which is integral to the comorbidity profile of the population we serve.

These fetal medicine and hypertension services have allowed the department to be involved in a lot of research and the department’s research portfolio continues to expand as our experience in these area improves.

A services map of the geographical areas we cover can be accessed here:

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St Thomas’ Hospital

Address

Westminster Bridge Road

London SE1 7EH

“Your pregnancy journey is an important and exciting experience and we would like to ensure that your maternity care and support is right for you. At Guy's and St Thomas' we offer a wide range of choices and services in hospital, community and home settings.”

Our maternity unit is situated in Central London with unrivalled views of the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. We provide care to around 8,000 pregnant women every year, working alongside the Evelina Children’s Hospital to provide a service from pre-conception to early childhood.

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We recognise that having a baby is a transformative life experience for parents. Our aim is to ensure that your journey from early pregnancy to the postnatal period is tailored to meet your and your family’s individualised needs.

We offer a wide range of services ranging from home birth to highly specialised care for women and babies who may require support from a wide range of clinicians. We are proud to have expert staff and a wide range of teams – meaning that we can provide care that other hospitals may not be able to offer.

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Whether you have your baby at home or in one of our birth centres, we aim to give you and your baby the best possible start.

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At Guys and St Thomas’ Trust we work closely with our service users to review and improve our maternity services in response to their needs. Our Maternity Voices Partnership Chair says ‘What you receive at St Thomas’ hospital is a personalised care that is family friendly and meets your needs’.

Our specialist services include

• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Specialist diabetic service
• Smoking cessation service
• Private Patient care
• Fetal medicine unit
• Preterm surveillance clinic
• Maternal medicine specialist clinics
• Perinatal mental health service
• High complexity antenatal service
• Consultant midwife birth choices clinic
• VBAC clinic
• Homebirth service

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Peterborough City Hospital

Address

Bretton Gate

Peterborough PE3 9GZ

Please follow www.betterbirthlincolnshire.co.uk for more information and signposting to relevant services as well as YouTube NHS Better Births Lincolnshire videos.

This hospital is part of the North West Anglia NHS Teaching Hospitals and, as such, is outside of the Lincolnshire Maternity and Neonatal System. However, we are aware that if you live nearby you might attend appointments or chose to give birth here, therefore some basic contact information has been included for your convenience.

Our specialist services include

The maternity unit will be able to advice you about the specialist service available here.

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Diana Princess of Wales Hospital

Address

Scartho Road

Grimsby DN33 2BA

Please follow www.betterbirthlincolnshire.co.uk for more information and signposting to relevant services as well as YouTube NHS Better Births Lincolnshire videos.

This hospital is part of the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust and, as such, is outside of the Lincolnshire Maternity and Neonatal System. However, we are aware that if you live nearby you might attend appointments or chose to give birth here, therefore some basic contact information has been included for your convenience.

Our specialist services include

Please see the website:

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Feedback on Lincolnshire's website

Women and their families are encouraged to provide feedback via our purpose-built feedback website. This information collected on this website is taken directly back to our hospitals to ensure continued improvement of services. 

Lincolnshire has a Local Maternity & Neonatal System board which meets once bi-monthly to work together in driving maternity improvements across the sector. Visit the better birth Lincolnshire website to find out more about how you can get involved in health improvement projects in your area.