Our 2 midwives, Hayley and Lise, are now working from the Surgery on Tuesdays and Thursdays. During the continued COVID-19 the midwife service is undertaking a risk assessed basis for antenal visits based up on whether it is a first baby or if this is a second or subsequent baby. In addition it is recognised thae pregant women that are included with a BAME background are potentially at greater risk with COVID-19.
When making an appointment, the midwife, GP or Patient Services may ask you for your ethnicity to ensure you are on the right pathway.
Therefore the antenatal pathway is presently at follows:
First baby
Booking (first) appointment with midwife
16 weeks QUAD test only with midwife
25 weeks with GP
28 weeks with midwife
32 weeks with GP
36 weeks with midwife
39 weeks with GP
41 weeks with midwife
If you have had a baby before
Booking (first) appointment with midwife
16 weeks QUAD test only with midwife
25 weeks with GP only if you are on scan pathway D – face to face appointment, urine and blood pressure checks
28 weeks with midwife
34 weeks with midwife
38 weeks with GP
41 weeks with midwife
BAME background – First baby
Booking (first) appointment with midwife
16 weeks with midwife
25 weeks with GP
28 weeks with midwife
31 weeks with GP
34 weeks with midwife
36 weeks with midwife
38 weeks with GP
40 weeks with midwife
41 weeks with midwife
BAME background – If you have had a baby before
Booking (first) appointment with midwife
16 weeks with midwife
25 weeks with GP only if you are on scan pathway D – face to face appointment, urine and blood pressure checks
28 weeks with midwife
34 weeks with midwife
36 weeks with midwife
38 weeks with GP
40 weeks with midwife
41 weeks with midwife
PLEASE NOTE:
- The Quad test is a test for Down syndrome and the women should have been told by the scan department to arrange this and is f2f.
- Scan pathway D is when they have extra scan to normal as they have raised dopplers and again the scan department should have informed them of this too.
- All appts are f2f, apart from the booking in appts.
