Maternity Services

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Pregnancy Referral

Welcome to Harrogate Maternity Services.

Have you found out you are pregnant?

If you are pregnant and considering booking at Harrogate District Hospital please get in touch as soon as possible. We take online referrals through our external link: BadgerNet

This referral should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete. Before completing the form, it is important that you read information about screening tests to help you make informed decisions, see information below. Booking your pregnancy as soon as you find out you are pregnant helps plan your care together. If you wish to transfer your care to Harrogate hospital at anytime in your pregnancy please fill in this form so we can get back to you as soon as possible.

Self refer your pregancy to Harrogate form

If you have any difficulties in opening or completing this form please contact our Single Point of Access Number  01423 557531, and choose option 2.  (Monday- Friday 9am-5pm).

Learn more about Badger Notes and our Digital Records at Badgernet and Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust Maternity

Accessing Care

Our aim at Harrogate is to make sure you have access to the right care, at the right time in the right place. Harrogate maternity services will review the information you provide and we will contact you back in a few weeks to start your pregnancy (antenatal) care.

The Maternity Unit delivers approximately 2,000 births annually and we welcome all people from Harrogate and the surrounding areas.

Our aim is to work in partnership, to provide you and your family a safe, friendly and effective service, aiming to deliver the highest standard of care throughout your pregnancy, birth and during the first few weeks following your baby’s birth.

Do you need urgent help or advice?

If you are worried about your pregnancy and are under 14 weeks pregnant please contact your GP, 111 or 999.

If you are over 14 weeks pregnant with an urgent concern, please contact our Maternity Assesment Centre (MAC) at any time on 01423 557531, choosing option 1.

If you have a non urgent matter during your pregnancy why not reach out to our ‘Ask A Midwife’ service on social media Facebook (www.Facebook.com/Harrogatematernity) or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/askamidwife_harrogatematernity)

We also have an email address [email protected] for non urgent matters.

Your Maternity Care

The links below will direct you to the services we offer, to help you through the journey to becoming a parent. We offer antenatal care through your pregnancy, care during labour and birth, and postnatal care after your baby is born.

• Antenatal (pregnancy)
• Labour and birth
• Postnatal

Remember to attend all of your antenatal appointments

Screening Tests

We strongly advise you read information on screening tests that will be offered to you in early pregnancy to help you make informed decisions. You can access these by clicking this link: Screening

If you can’t use our QR code, you may also access the information using this link:

www.gov.uk/phe/pregnancy-newborn-screening

Stop Smoking

If you are a smoker, stopping smoking will reduce the risk of:

• A miscarriage
• Premature birth (baby born before 37 weeks)
• Low birthweight baby
• Stillbirth
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

We want to help all pregnant mothers to stop smoking. We will support you in hospital-based appointments within Consultant-led clinics. We will also be offering routine referrals for all smokers to LivingWell Smokefree services to provide support.

To find out more about quitting and to get support for you or your partner, call the free NHS Smokefree National Helpline on 0300 123 1044.

Maternity Tour

We have produced a short video for you to see our maternity services. We hope you find this helpful when accessing care.

Pregnancy and Birth Reflections service

If you have had a baby and have specific questions about your birth experience or would like to talk through what happened, we offer a midwifery-led Pregnancy and Birth Reflections service.
Complete the referral form if you would like to access the service.

Click here to complete the Pregnancy and Birth Reflections Self-Referral Form

If you experience any difficulty in completing the self referral form , or you are unable to access a printer, these forms will be available at your GP surgery. Please ask at reception of your surgery.

Maternity Resources

• Antenatal – Reduced Fetal Movements Advice Patient Infromation Leaflet

• Induction of Labour videos

• Caesarean – Elective Caesarean Patient Information Leaflet

• Listening To Your Baby’s Heartbeat – Patient Information Leaflet

• Preventing a Pressure Ulcer During Labour and After Delivery Patient Information Leaflet

• Baby – Babies Born to Mothers Taking SSRI Medication Patient Information Leaflet

• Birth Preparation – Perineal Massage in Pregnancy Patient Information Leaflet

• Caesarean – Wound Care After Caesarean Section Patient Information Leaflet

• Pelvic Floor Exercises for Women Patient Information Leaflet

• Caesarean – Enhanced Recovery Patient Information Leaflet

• Postnatal – Exercises and Advice Following Childbirth Patient Information Leaflet

• Antenatal – Information and Consent on the use of Anti-D Prophylaxis in Pregnancy Patient Information Leaflet

• Birth – Induction of Labour Patient Information Leaflet

• Diabetes – Expressing Your Milk In Pregnancy Patient Information Leaflet

Maternity Resources with Translation

We have produced information leaflets and videos in different languages to support you during your pregnancy: Maternity resources with translation – Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

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Born and Bred in (BaBi)

Born and Bred in (BaBi) is a new research study launched in the Harrogate district to help improve the health of local children and families.

Consisting of a network of local birth cohort studies run by NHS Foundation Trusts across England, they work together to link existing data across health, education, and social care to create a picture of families’ lives over time. The programme aims to find out what influences the health and wellbeing of families and the data will highlight any inequalities in our region and help to shape local services, creating a healthier and happier environment for families.

Women will be invited to take part in the study during pregnancy by their midwife. If they wish to participate, health researchers then link together routinely collected data from parent and child, such as such as blood pressure measurements during ante-natal appointments, or the details of baby’s height and weight recorded by health visitors, to see how health, care and services could be improved.

For further information on BaBi Harrogate please visit https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/services/maternity-services/babi/

Share Feedback about your Experience

Did you know you can provde feedback on your care from every maternity contact/appointment/inpatient or outpatient care?

Our Friends and Family Test helps improve patient experience and care. You can complete it online at: https://fx.hdft.nhs.uk/friendsandfamilytest/maternity

Contact us

If you have wish to contact maternity please call the single point of access 01423 557531