Covid-19
For the latest information on visiting restrictions click here.
For the latest update on restrictions in place across our maternity services click here.
You may find the following information useful:
Care during
pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period during COVID-19
Coronavirus - Planning your birth
Coronavirus - Parent information for
newborn babies
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Rotherham – we’re by your side
Supporting women and families in Rotherham is something we
take great pride in and our midwives, specialists and support teams are here to
make your experience as special as possible.
Our services have been highlighted by the Royal College of
Midwifery in the Maternity Service of the Year category of their annual awards
and we were proud to recently receive a visit from Her Royal Highness Princess
Anne.
Our service has won a number of Trust Proud Awards and our patients have
been active in nominating us for these!
We offer high quality maternity services across Rotherham
and our midwives work in the community and in hospital to support you closely.
Here
are just some of the features of our services:
- 14
birthing rooms, all with ensuite facilities
- Birthing
pool
- An
antenatal ward and antenatal day unit and postnatal ward
- A
high-dependency room on the labour ward
- A
pregnancy advisory service
- Working
towards Baby Friendly accreditation
- Continuity
of Carer services
- Homebirth
Service
- Preparing
for birth and parenthood classes – Please note that face to face sessions are
on hold due to Covid-19
- Peer
support for breast-feeding for new mothers
- Special
Care Baby Unit
- 24
hour consultants are available
- 24
hour epidural service
- Midwives
who specialise in a range of areas from including diabetes
- Specialist
counselling services and bereavement service
- Rotherham’s Infant Feeding Team provide a specialist
breastfeeding clinic to support mothers and babies. Contact them via: rgh-tr.rotherhaminfantfeedingteam@nhs.net
- Midwives
trained in administrating Sterile Water Injections for back pain in labour
- Our
own Obstetric Theatre located in close proximity to the delivery suite and
Special Care Baby Unit for maternity theatre cases
Rotherham Maternity Services also has an afterthoughts service where women
can discuss their experiences - Rotherham Maternity
Services offer Balloon induction methods for low risk women needing their
labour inducing
Our services close up
Our teams have taken to the screen to help you find out more about
having a baby in Rotherham.
Click here to watch a tour of our maternity services and facilities at
Rotherham Hospital.
Other useful videos can be found on our YouTube playlist here
It may be useful to watch these videos with a partner, friend or relative so that they can support you.
Social media and Olive, our
e-midwife
Our e-midwife, Olive, is available to answer your questions via
direct messaging. Her page can be found on Facebook at @Oliveemidwife or by
searching 'Rotherham Maternity Services - Ask Olive'. This service is staffed
by experienced, fully qualified Rotherham midwives.
Our Continuity of Carer teams keep you up to date on Instagram and
Twitter too.
For general news and updates about The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/TheRotherhamNHSFoundationTrust or on
Twitter @RotherhamNHS_FT
Contact
us
We’re by your side – and we want to hear from you if you have any
concern or question, big or small, about your pregnancy.
If you are concerned about your own or
your baby’s wellbeing please call our maternity triage line on 01709 427700
(24/7) or call 999 in an emergency.
Other
useful numbers are included in the right hand column of this page
Please use the menu to the left hand side
of this page to read more about Rotherham Maternity Services.