When should I call my midwife during pregnancy?

Your first appointment with a midwife should happen before you’re 10 weeks pregnant. If you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant and have not seen a GP or midwife, contact a GP or midwife as soon as possible. They’ll see you quickly and help you start your pregnancy (antenatal) care.

When should I call my midwife during pregnancy?

Your first appointment with a midwife should happen before you’re 10 weeks pregnant. If you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant and have not seen a GP or midwife, contact a GP or midwife as soon as possible. They’ll see you quickly and help you start your pregnancy (antenatal) care.

When should I contact the midwife when pregnant?

As soon as you find out you are pregnant, contact a GP or midwife and they will help you book your first appointment. Your first midwife appointment (also called the booking appointment) should happen before you’re 10 weeks pregnant. This is because you’ll be offered some tests that should be done before 10 weeks.

When should I call maternity triage?

Triage is the assessment area for maternity where we assess many needs, not just labour. You may be referred to triage by your GP, community midwife or you may contact us directly after 20 weeks of pregnancy, up to 6 weeks after delivery of your baby.

Does it cost to have a midwife NZ?

Midwives provide free maternity care to all eligible women in New Zealand and the vast majority of New Zealand women have a midwife as their Lead Maternity Carer. LMC midwives work with other members of the health care team if women need additional care during pregnancy, labour and birth or the postnatal period.

How soon should I call my doctor when pregnant?

around eight weeks gestation
Answered by Katherine Lessman, MD: The most common time to have a first appointment is around eight weeks gestation or about a month after that first missed period and positive pregnancy test. That said, many pregnant people should be seen earlier than that.

Can my husband come to my first midwife appointment?

It’s fine for your partner or a friend to come with you. Remember you’re likely to be talking about some confidential and private things. It’s up to you whether you’d feel more comfortable discussing these things in confidence with just your midwife, or if you’d prefer to have someone else that you trust there as well.

When should I call my midwife?

Call your midwife or maternity unit for guidance when your contractions are in a regular pattern and: last at least 60 seconds. come every 5 minutes or. you think you are in labour.

Why choose Yeovil maternity service?

Yeovil Maternity Service serves the population of East Somerset and North Dorset and is based at Yeovil Hospital. If you choose to come to YDH to have your baby you will be cared for by a friendly, experienced team of midwives who, together with their obstetric and paediatric colleagues, strive to achieve excellent outcomes for mothers and babies.

Where can I give birth at Yeovil Hospital?

Around one third of women who give birth at Yeovil Hospital would be suitable to choose the MLU as the place to birth their baby. The self-contained unit is located on the third floor of the Woman’s Hospital in Yeovil, across the corridor from Labour Ward.

When can I have an ultrasound at Yeovil Hospital?

All women booked at Yeovil Hospital are offered two routine ultrasound scans in pregnancy, these are usually held in the first trimester between 11-14 weeks and then again in the second trimester at 20 weeks, and performed by our team of sonographers based on the ground floor of the women’s hospital.

What is a baby bonding scan at Yeovil?

Baby Bonding Scans at Yeovil are not undertaken as fetal abnormality checks. This service has been chosen by you, voluntarily and in addition to your NHS routine scans. If, however, we suspect that there might be a problem, we will explain in as much detail as possible.