Are you pregnant?
There are many health benefits for you and your baby if you access maternity care as soon as you have a positive pregnancy test. To access care at Southend Hospital you will need to register your pregnancy online with the hospital pregnancy booking referral form.
Please complete the online referral form via the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust website at: https://connect-maternitydirect.mse.nhs.uk/
Antenatal Clinic
With Midwife, by appointment only. Please register by calling the booking line on 01702 385393 or send an email to pregnancybookingline@southend.nhs.uk
The Midwives hold their local clinics at Hamster Children and Family Centre which is at the side of Hamster Infant and Nursery School.
Are you pregnant? (poster) (PDF, 187KB)
Poster for Pregnant patients (PDF, 158KB)
For more information please visit: https://www.mse.nhs.uk/maternity-services/
Maternity Voices
If you are pregnant and you identify as Black, Asian or other Minoritised Ethnicity we want you to know...
We are here to support you.
Do you have concerns about your pregnancy on account of your ethnicity?
Research produced during the COVID-19 outbreak has shown that pregnant women from Black, Asian and minoritised backgrounds (which we often refer to in the NHS as BAME backgrounds) have an increased chance of having severe symptoms of COVID-19 that require hospitalisation (4 times the chance compared to white counterparts).
We want to support you with any anxieties you may have about your care or about coming to or staying in hospital. We want to reassure you we are here to help and support you.
- If you are in established labour, a birth partner who is free of COVID-19 symptoms can be with you to support you.
- We have translation services available if you need them. Please ask your midwife to arrange this for you.
- Limited visiting is now permitted on our maternity wards but our midwives and support staff are always there to help you. You are not alone.
If you have any concerns that your ethnicity might be affecting the type of care
you are receiving please call the Patient Advice Liaison Service:
Head of People’s Experience and Engagement, Maternity & Neonatal Services: lesley.overy@btuh.nhs.uk
Mid & South Essex Maternity Voices Partnership: msessexmvp@gmail.com
If you have a pregnancy related concern please call the ward number on your hand held notes.
"We are here for you"
The Maternity Team at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Southend: 01702 385333
Basildon: 01268 394440
Broomfield: 01245 514130