Maternity services

Just found out you are pregnant?

Congratulations!

Please use the link below to complete the online self-referral form (available in different languages using google translate) with as much detail as possible if you would like to give birth to your baby at East Surrey Hospital or have a homebirth in our area. A midwife will contact you to arrange your maternity screening tests and first appointment as soon as possible. We’re looking forward to meeting you and giving you the best care that we can through your maternity journey.

Go to Self Referral Maternity Form >>

While we will not hold any of your information on our website, Surrey and Sussex NHS Foundation Trust cannot be held responsible for the security of your personal information sent by email that is open to interception and alteration.

Please take the time to review the resources below that will give you information on healthy early pregnancy and the screening tests that you should expect, available in written format for different languages.

www.gov.uk/government/publications/screening-tests-for-you-and-your-baby-description-in-brief

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Please see our dedicated page for information about pregnancy and coronavirus. For further information on visiting our services, please click here. 

Infant feeding information

Watch a tour of our maternity unit

Download a transcript of the video

The maternity unit for all of the SASH geographical area is based at East Surrey Hospital. Last year, the maternity team cared for around 5,000 women and was the location for 4,500 births making it one of the busiest maternity units in the area. The service provides antenatal, intrapartum (labour and birth) and postnatal care, delivered by 128 midwives and supported by a team of obstetric and gynaecological consultants.

Midwifery key contact information

Maternity triage: 01737 231 764

To leave a non-urgent messages with your local community team please see below.

Out of Area for Antenatal clinic – antenatalclinic.esh@nhs.net 

Surrey Community Team – 01737 768511 ext 6822

Horsham Community Team – 01403 227017

​Crawley Community Team – 01293 600 300 ext 3631

Surrey Maple Community Team – sash.surreymapleteam@nhs.net

Sussex Maple Community Team – sash.sussexmapleteam@nhs.net

Evergreen (Elective Cesarean Births) – sash.elcsteammidwives@nhs.net

sash.surreyoakteam@nhs.net

sash.surreywillowteam@nhs.net

For general enquirers please email sash.sasha@nhs.net

Neonatal unit: 01737 231 765

Bump to Birth clinic

Bumps to Birth – temporarily cancelled

Visiting within maternity has changed

• Maternity: One birth partner for a woman in labour
• Antenatal scans: One birthing partner permitted. No children are permitted
• Antenatal ward/induction of labour: One birthing partner permitted for a one hour scheduled visit per day. The time should be agreed in advance with the ward (please see below). Ward contact details can be found here.
• Postnatal ward: One birthing partner for a one hour scheduled visit per day. The time should be agreed in advance with the ward.
• Neonatal units: Both parents / a carer for a baby
• Inpatient / postnatal wards: One nominated visitor per day, by prior arrangement. The time should be agreed in advance with the ward

Would you like to know more about the choices you have on where you give birth? Come along to the Bump to Birth clinic to learn about the different birth options and help you make the choice that is right for you.

Join us for a cuppa and a chat and meet our team. The clinic is held on the last Saturday of each month, 11am, 1pm and 3pm, in the Birth Centre training room, East Surrey Hospital. Booking is highly recommended. To confirm your place please email sash.bump2birth@nhs.net.

Midwifery key contacts

More information

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