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Find out about our midwifery led birth units, our Women's Centre at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, and visiting times.
Continuity of Carer is a key recommendation of NHS England’s Better Births report and aims to make maternity care more personalised and safe.
Find contact numbers for all of our maternity units in Gloucestershire, community midwives and senior members of staff.
Get bereavement support from our midwives if you have had a miscarriage, a stillbirth, or following the death of your baby.
We will continue to support you in feeding your baby during coronavirus, although this will mostly be online or by telephone.
Find information and support for feeding your baby during coronavirus, from groups in your area and national organisations.
We are following NHS England’s guidance, to ensure that 1 birth supporter can accompany you for as much of your pregnancy as possible.
Information for staying physically healthy during your pregnancy, support to give up smoking, and mental health during and after pregnancy.
The early pregnancy assessment clinic is an emergency service if you are between 7 and 15 weeks pregnant and experience pain or bleeding.
Reduce the risks of stillbirth by monitoring your baby's movements during pregnancy.
You will have regular appointments with your midwife throughout your pregnancy, and your midwife will explain this process to you.
All group NHS antenatal and hypnobirthing classes have been moved to online video platforms, to maintain social distancing during coronavirus.
Prepare for your labour by writing a birth plan, and understanding when to come to hospital.
In England, around 1 in 50 babies is born at home. It’s the chance to give birth in familiar surroundings, supported by your family.
Labour can be painful, so it’s important to understand the different pain relief options available to you and the ways your birth partner can help.
There are lots of practical things you can do to help during labour, although none as important as just being there.
We are pleased to announce that birth partners can now stay overnight in the maternity ward at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, in the bedside chairs provided.
When you go home, you can expect a visit from a community midwife, who will continue your care ensuring both you and your baby are …
Whatever method of feeding you choose, your midwife, health visitor, or breastfeeding counsellor can explain how to do it.
Our birth centre in Cheltenham is run by midwives and has been specially designed to make your journey into parenthood as smooth as possible.
The birth unit at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital’s women’s centre is designed to encourage active, natural labour in a home from home environment.
The delivery suite at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital is a state of the art facility, designed to give you the best possible service if you need …
Stroud maternity unit is a small midwife led centre that helps deliver around 300 births every year, and offers a home from home environment for …
Our team of experts provide high quality, expert care for ill and premature babies at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
There is no right or way to respond to the death of your baby, and our specialist midwives can support you through the process.
Find out how to stay healthy during your pregnancy.
Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is a severe form of pregnancy sickness which can start early in pregnancy and last for months.
Every parent-to-be should be aware of their baby’s movements during pregnancy.
Your birth plan is a way for you to communicate how you would like to give birth to midwives and other health professionals.
It is important for you to know the signs of labour and to be prepared.
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