During your pregnancy your midwife and GP will care for you. Both hold antenatal clinics in the Windrush Medical Practice.
Pre-natal appointment
If you are newly pregnant, you will be seen by the community midwife around the 10th week of their pregnancy. This is called the booking appointment and can take up to an hour. Your partner is welcome to attend.
The booking appointment provides a good opportunity to discuss maternity care, place of delivery, health and lifestyle issues, and screening tests available. Follow up antenatal care is then tailored to meet your individual needs.
The majority of care will be given by your midwife. However, you may have some appointments with your GP and/or at the John Radcliffe Hospital.
If you feel that you need to speak to a community midwife before your first antenatal appointment please either leave a message with the receptionist, or you can contact the health visitor via the community midwifes’ office on Witney 708742.
Delivery of your bay
If you are looking to give birth in the community, you will be cared for by one of the Witney midwifery team.
If you are looking to give birth at hospital, the team at the John Radcliffe Hospital will look after you there.
Coming home from hospital
When you come home from hospital with your baby, you will be visited at hom eby a member of the community midwifery team. The midwife will be able to give you care and advice on most issues concerned with having a new baby.
You will be able to arrange further visits at home or at the midwives drop-in clinic until the baby is between 10 to 28 days old, after which care is handed over to the health visitor team.
Post-natal appointment
The next time you are seen by the GP is at the postnatal appointment where any issues from the pregnancy can be dealt with.