Maternity & Parenting
Maternity Services and Care
If you have a positive pregnancy test and wish to have your baby under the care of Mid and South Essex Maternity Services, you can contact us directly by completing the antenatal self-referral form without the need to see your GP first. Please scroll to the Maternity Services -Online self-referral, then complete the online form.
Best Beginnings
Working to give every child the best start in life
We work to inform and empower parents who want to maximise their children's long-term development and well-being.
Healthier Together
The Healthier Together programme relies upon patients and healthcare professionals working together to improve how local healthcare is delivered. The website provide advice for parents, young people and pregnant women, and clinical resources to support healthcare professionals – which means that your child is likely to receive consistently high-quality care, irrespective of which healthcare professional they see.
Tommy’s advice – Together, for every baby
If you've decided you're ready to start a family, find out how to get pregnant and some of the lifestyle changes that might help you.
Pregnancy due date calculator
The calculator on this page can help you work out when you might expect your baby to arrive.
Your pregnancy and baby guide
Am I pregnant? What should I be eating? Is it normal to be this tired? How can I help my partner during labour?
Whatever you want to know about getting pregnant, being pregnant or caring for your new baby, you should find it here.
Planning your pregnancy
You can improve your chances of getting pregnant and having a healthy pregnancy by following the steps and advice provided by NHS UK.
Find Maternity Services
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Safer Pregnancy
Having regular antenatal appointments is really important in pregnancy. Some of the tests and measurements have to be done at specific times, and your midwife will give you information as your pregnancy progresses. The midwife’s priority is for you and your baby to get the care and attention you need. Your appointments are also a chance to talk about how you feel physically and emotionally and to ask anything, however small, about your pregnancy.
The National Childbirth Trust
Their mission is to support parents through the first 1,000 days, to have the best possible experience of pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.
0300 330 0700
BabyCentre
BabyCentre® reaches more than 45 million mums globally each month in nine different languages, including eight in 10 new and expecting mums online in the UK.
Baby Buddy App
Baby Buddy is an award winning mobile phone app for new parents and parents-to-be, created by mums, doctors and midwives.