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Our maternity services are committed to ensuring you have access to high quality maternity care, wherever you choose to give birth.
You may find this information useful when talking with your midwife at your booking appointment which usually takes place around eight weeks into your pregnancy. It can help to support any choices and decisions regarding your pregnancy care in the beginning.
Once you find out you are pregnant you should:
Vist https://www.essexwellbeingservice.co.uk to browse a whole range of information to help you with your health
Expectant parents who live within the Mid and South Essex area have the choice to give birth at Basildon, Broomfield, Southend, St. Peters, WJC or at home.
Our teams will do their best to make sure that you have access to your preferred choice of both hospital site and type of birth, however this will depend on the capacity of each site at the time of your pregnancy referral and this could change unexpectedly or at short notice if your (or your baby’s) medical needs change.
Expectant parents who live outside of the Mid and South Essex area also have the choice of giving birth at one of our hospitals, although this will depend on the capacity of the individual site at the time of your pregnancy as safety of you and your baby is always our priority.
The pathway of care for both antenatal and postnatal appointments may look different for the expectant parents living outside of the Mid and South Essex area who are planning to give birth at one of our hospitals. This will be explained to you when you meet with the midwife following your referral.
The below link will take you to a very informative leaflet which has been produced by Mid and South Essex Maternity Services.
MSE - Better Births Choices Booklet[pdf] 581KB
Where to give birth – the options available to you
Visit the NHS website www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/where-can-i-give-birth/#home-birth
Some women choose to pay for private maternity care, either with an independent/private midwife or an obstetric consultant.
You could also choose to receive services from a paid for doula (who are additional support workers for pregnancy, birth and beyond).
For more information, visit Labour and birth of your baby.
For more patient information, please visit https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/patients/patient-leaflets/?q=hep+b&subject=Pregnancy+and+birth&orderby=titl
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