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Women's & Newborn Unit (Maternity)
General Information
Our Women's & Newborn services provide a comprehensive service for more than 6,000 women and families every year.
We offer a full range of Women's & Newborn service based in hospital and in the community setting, ranging from specialist obstetric services to a home birth service.
We have an excellent safety record and are one of the few maternity services to be accredited CNST (Clinical Negligence Schemes for Trusts) Level 1 rating.
We provide 60 hours a week consultant cover on the Labour Ward (with 24 hour on-call cover), 24 hour anaesthetic service and a Supervisor of Midwives is available 24 hours a day.
We are a `Baby Friendly Initiative’ (BFI) hospital accredited for our good practice around infant feeding by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
No Smoking Policy
Smoking is not allowed within the hospital grounds or buildings.
Achieving Sustainable Quality in Maternity Services
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Philosophy of Midwifery Care in Bradford
Childbirth is a profound event, taking place in the social context of a woman’s life and in Bradford.
We see our midwifery practice as encompassing the social, emotional, cultural, spiritual, physical and psychological aspects of the woman’s childbearing experience.
We acknowledge pregnancy as a state of health, childbirth as a normal physiological process and health professionals and women working together in partnership.
This partnership is based on mutual respect and an understanding and appreciation of responsibilities on both sides. We will ensure that the information needs of all women are met and that this enables and empowers women to make informed choices for themselves as families.
Care provided will be based on the best available clinical evidence but will also take into account the feelings, beliefs, values and preferences of women, so that we can work together to achieve outcomes appropriate for each individual woman.
Further Information
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Antenatal Clinic (Hospital), Antenatal Day Unit and Specialist Clinics |
Antenatal care for women with high risk pregnancies. |
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The community midwifery service offers local women centred care by a midwife. |
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Screening tests in pregnancy |
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Maternity Assessment Centre (MAC) |
Provides triage/assessment service to women over 20 weeks pregnant offering advice and support both by telephone and in the unit. |
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18 delivery rooms. |
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Both M3 and M4 have 27 beds. |
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Nine bedded unit which provides care for babies who are not well enough to go to a postnatal ward - this keeps mother and baby together. |
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To help support parents who have suffered the death of their baby following early or late miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death and terminations for abnormality. |
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To promote breastfeeding and support women in their choice of feeding method. |
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To help parents to have a better understanding about pregnancy, health, labour (and its stages), coping mechanisms and to give them basic skills in caring for their newborn. |
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Homebirth is a good option for women who are at low risk and who feel more comfortable in their home surroundings |
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