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The Community Midwifery service is made up of 6 teams consisting of both Midwives and Maternity Support Workers providing care for women in their local area.

Each team is based in one of the locality children’s centres or community clinics and is focused on a designated geographical area.

If you need to contact a midwife, for any non-urgent queries, a message can be forwarded to them via the Community Midwives office on 01752 437555 from Monday to Friday between 8.30am and 4.30pm.

Should you have any medical enquiries then please contact Triage on 01752 430200.

Local Children's Centres

Green Ark Team Green Ark Children's Centre Areas: Devonport, Stonehouse, Stoke, Keyham, North Prospect Tel: 01752 565555

Nomony Team Nomony Children's Centre  Areas: Lipson, Laira, Prince Rock, St Judes, Mutley, Efford, Mannamead, Peverell Tel: 01752 261844

Four Woods Team Four Woods Children's Centre  Areas: Crownhill, Ernesettle, Southway, Woolwell, Whitleigh, Estover, Leigham Tel: 01752 366795

South Hams Team Ivybridge Health Centre: 01752 896356 Kingsbridge (South Hams) Community Hospital: 01548 852349

South East Cornwall and Tavistock Team Torpoint Community Clinic, Oak Tree Surgery, Callington Health Centre, Saltash Callington 01579 389647 Liskeard 01579 349157 Liskeard Community Hospital 01579 373575 Looe 01503 265611 Saltash 01752 847419 Tavistock 01822 614210 Torpoint 01752 816569

Plym Team Plumtree Children's Centre (Rees Centre) Plympton 01752 340550 Plymstock Children's Centre Plymstock 01752 407496

 

Antenatal Care

Every woman has a named midwife who will provide antenatal care throughout pregnancy; following a positive pregnancy test you can contact the midwife directly linked to your GP surgery or Children’s Centre. Your Midwife will then arrange to  ‘book’ you for pregnancy care. 

Ideally your booking should take place between 8-10 weeks of pregnancy. The Midwife will complete your green hand held pregnancy notes, obtain information regarding your screening choices and take your pregnancy screening bloods if accepted. They will also start to discuss your choice of place of birth. If you have already decided you would like a homebirth you can refer yourself directly to our specialist team.

If you are unable to obtain an appointment with the Midwife between 8-10 weeks for any reason, please call the Community Midwives office on 01752 437555.

For the majority of women pregnancy is normal and uncomplicated.  If you are a healthy woman then you will be booked under the care of a Community Midwife and you will receive “Midwife Led Care”.  For those women with a medical or obstetric complication, “Consultant Led Care” is advised and an appointment at the hospital antenatal clinic will be arranged.

After this initial appointment the midwife will give you contact details and information on where and when your future appointments will be, with whom and ensure you have contact details to always be able to contact someone if you have any questions or concerns.

 

Postnatal Care

The Midwife based in the Community will arrange to see you after you have had your baby. 

On your first day at home you will either receive a phone call to check all is well and/or a home visit depending on the needs of you and your baby. The remainder of your postnatal care will usually, providing you are well, be in the children’s centre or GP surgery. 

The Midwife will care for you and your baby until your baby is a minimum of 10 days old. She will also advise and support you in your chosen method of feeding and inform you of support groups in your local area such as Plymouth Latch On. 

 

Registering the birth

Your baby’s birth must be registered within 42 days. You will be provided with a leaflet advising you of contact numbers for the details of the Registrar of Births in your area.