Maternity Services

Last updated: Wednesday 18 September 2024

General introduction

We are here to support you through your maternity journey offering a flexible service to meet your individual needs. 

We will support you to make informed choices around where to birth your baby, and are able to support births either in the home or in our Maternity Unit at Warrington Hospital. All facilities provide a spacious, clean bright environment for women, their babies and families. 

We work as a close multi-professional team to ensure that you receive the care that you need with the right professionals supporting your journey. Whether you have a straightforward pregnancy or more complex needs we will work with you to provide safe, personalised and effective care. 

Our Maternity Unit supports an average of eight women each day to birth their babies, whether your choice is to deliver at home in our Birth Suite (Labour Ward) or our modern Midwifery-Led Unit (MLU) – The Nest. 

We will welcome you to register for our service at any stage of your pregnancy, even if you have previously arranged to have your baby elsewhere.

When to call the hospital

If you experience any of the following symptoms during pregnancy you should contact the Maternity Service for advice. Call the Birth Suite on 01925 662334:

  • if you experience regular contractions which are approximately five minutes apart and last at least one minute over a few hours or think you may be in labour

  • if you experience contractions before 37 weeks' pregnant

  • if you think that your waters have broken, even if your contractions have not started 

  • if you are worried about the pattern of your baby's movements 

  • if you experience any continuous abdominal pain 

  • if you have any fresh red bleeding 

  • if you feel unwell, particularly severe headache, severe heartburn and blurred vision 

  • if you are experiencing severe itching

How to access this service

Once your pregnancy has been confirmed, you can contact us directly to arrange a booking appointment with a midwife; whether you live within the Warrington area or outside the catchment area you can self-refer to us. You do not need to be referred via your GP.  

Complete the self-referral form for Maternity Services. 

If you do not hear from us within five days please contact the Community Midwives Team on 01925 662092 between Monday to Friday, 9am and 5pm (answerphone available outside of office hours). 

About the team

You may be seen by one of our advanced practitioners who often have several years of experience within the NHS, as nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and midwives within the clinical speciality. They apply their clinical skills and decision making to provide high level of knowledge and clinical care to our patients and their families.

Useful information

Please see below some useful pages that will help you throughout your pregnancy


Your pregnancy journey
Your health in pregnancy
Resources and services to support you and your family
Maternity - Antenatal clinics
Maternity - Birth Suite (Labour Ward)
Maternity Triage Assessment Unit
Maternity - Ward C23
Gynaecology - Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit (EPAU)
Midwifery-led Unit - The Nest

Contact Us

Telephone

Antenatal Clinic Appointments

01925 662260 

Antenatal Clinic Midwives

01925 662667 

Antenatal Day Unit

01925 275203 

Triage Assessment

01925 275200  

Birth Suite (Labour Ward)

01925 662334 

The Nest

01925 662043 

Community Midwives

01925 662092 

Maternity Ward C23

01925 662258   

Gynaecology Assessment Unit (GAU)

01925 662063 

See 'useful information' section for more information about some of the above contacts. 

Visiting times

Read more about our visiting times

Addresses

Croft Wing

Warrington Hospital

Lovely Lane

Warrington

WA5 1QG

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