Maternity Services Site map Accessibility Contrast: Normal contrast Soft contrast High contrast Selecteer een taal▼ Careers For GPs Media enquiries Trust charity Search Home News Coronavirus (COVID-19) About us Your visit Services Performance Give feedback Contacts Careers Now viewing: Home > Services > Maternity Services Maternity Services Coronavirus (COVID-19) In these uncertain times, we would like to reassure you that our midwives and doctors are here. We listen, we care, and no worry is too small. Please continue to attend your antenatal appointments and do not hesitate to call your maternity unit if any of the following apply to you Baby’s movements have reduced Persistent headaches Vaginal bleeding Blurred vision or flashing dots Itching (particularly of the feet and hands) Pain in your stomach For any other concerns or non-urgent questions, contact your midwife or our maternity helpline. Please read our advice and information about changes to our maternity services in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Welcome to our maternity unit at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. We are a multi award winning maternity service and we are very proud of our services. We are absolutely committed to providing high quality maternity care for women and their partners during their pregnancy, labour and after the birth of their baby. About our maternity services We support women in having a choice where to have their baby, as having this choice has been shown to have a positive effect on the birth experience. The choice of having a home birth or a birth in our Birth Centres will routinely be offered to you if you have a straight forward pregnancy, which means that you do not have any known complications that may affect your pregnancy and the birth. If your pregnancy is not straightforward, you will be offered the choice to have your baby in one of our Delivery Suites where we can provide high quality, safe care to meet your individual needs. We have three hospital sites that support care both in the community and the hospital. In the main this is for women who live in the boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley. However, we do also welcome women from outside these boroughs. At two of our hospitals; University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital Greenwich, we provide care during pregnancy, labour and after the birth. At our third hospital, Queen Mary’s Hospital in Bexley, we provide care during pregnancy and after the birth. Refer yourself today Did you know you can refer yourself for an appointment with one of our midwives without speaking to your GP first? You can self-refer by calling our midwife hotline on 07787 841 986. Or fill out our online self-referral form for maternity services Please read this booklet which contains useful information about the screening choices you will have during and after your pregnancy. You can download information on screening tests and these 'easy read guides to the screening tests for you and your baby'. If in doubt, call the midwife! It is now even easier to speak to one of our midwives to answer any questions you may have about pregnancy, birth or your newborn baby with our Maternity Helpline: 020 8836 4491 Monday-Friday 10am-5pm Pain relief options available to you LabourPains.com provides free information from doctors, midwives and mothers on pain relief and anaesthesia choices for your baby's birth. Tuberculosis, the BCG vaccine and your baby From 1 September 2020 there has been a change to which babies can receive the BCG vaccine. Click here to learn more >> Services A-Z of Services Children's Services Clinical Support Services Corporate Services Community Services Elderly Care Services Emergency Services Gynaecology Services Maternity Services Maternity Covid-19 updates Virtual tours Pregnant what next? Where to have my baby? Antenatal Care Help and emotional support during pregnancy Maternity Star After your baby is born Information for Dads and Partners Feeding your baby Professional Midwifery Advocates (PMAs) Speak to a midwife Who's who Bereavement Team Medical Conditions Surgery and Critical Care End of Life Care Sexual health, contraception and HIV services Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust © 2021 Powered by VerseOne Group Ltd We have placed cookies on your device to help improve our website. View our cookie policy.