Hospital: Pilgrim Hospital

Pilgrim Hospital

Pilgrim Hospital

Address

Sibsey Road 

Boston 

Lincolnshire  PE21 9QS

You should try to get your first booking appointment before ten weeks.Attend Anywhere appointmentsTo ensure women are encouraged to attend all their appointments and consultations during their pregnancy and following birth. The Attend Anywhere system allows women in Lincolnshire to attend appointments by video call when it is difficult or not possible to attend in person. Attend Anywhere covers maternity, perinatal mental health, breastfeeding services and health visiting to ensure that women and their families are being supported wherever possible.To organise an Attend Anywhere video call appointment/s you will need to contact your community midwife and ask her to arrange this for you.

"Our vision is to provide excellence in rural health (#ExcellenceInRuralHealthcare) and we have five core values, four ambitions and five work programmes to help us achieve this."

Take a look at our values and more information on our website here:

Almost 6,000 babies are born annually at United Lincolnshire Hospital Trusts (ULHT) hospitals. They provide support for women and their families through pregnancy, labour, birth and the postnatal period.

Antenatal safety campaigns

Lincolnshire has launched its own safety campaigns for mothers-to-be in response to local needs and user feedback.

Find more information and signposting to relevant services here:

Our specialist services include

Services include:

  • Local neonatal unit 
  • Specialist diabetic service 
  • Complementary therapies clinic  
  • Smoking cessation service 
  • Maternal medicine unit  
  • Perinatal mental health service 
  • High complexity antenatal service 
  • Consultant midwife birth choices clinic  
  • VBAC clinic 
  • One to one case loading team – (continuity of carer) 
  • Homebirth service 
  • Aromatherapy services in labour.

Safe, supportive and personalised care is our priority.

Please follow www.betterbirthlincolnshire.co.uk for more information and signposting to relevant services as well as YouTube NHS Better Births Lincolnshire videos.

Transport

Get directions

Pilgrim Hospital is located near to the centre of Boston, situated on Sibsey Road and is signposted from all major routes. All transport options are detailed here:

Parking

Over 500 car parking spaces are available for patients and visitors on site at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston.

 

The main car park is located directly outside the main entrance to the hospital. As you enter, your number plate will be photographed by the cameras at the entrance. When you are ready to leave simply visit one of the pay kiosks and enter your number plate. An image of your car will then appear and you will be told how much you need to pay based on the length of your stay. The kiosks can take payments via coin, notes, credit/debit card, contactless and the kiosks can provide change. You can also pay using the good2go website.

Hospital: Lincoln County Hospital

Lincoln County Hospital

Lincoln County Hospital

Address

Greetwell Road 

Lincoln 

Lincolnshire  LN2 5QY

You should try to get your first booking appointment before ten weeks.Attend Anywhere appointmentsTo ensure women are encouraged to attend all their appointments and consultations during their pregnancy and following birth. The Attend Anywhere system allows women in Lincolnshire to attend appointments by video call when it is difficult or not possible to attend in person. Attend Anywhere covers maternity, perinatal mental health, breastfeeding services and health visiting to ensure that women and their families are being supported wherever possible.To organise an Attend Anywhere video call appointment/s you will need to contact your community midwife and ask her to arrange this for you.

"Our vision is to provide excellence in rural healthcare (#ExcellenceInRuralHealthcare) and we have five core values, four ambitions and five work programmes to help us achieve this." 

Take a look at our values and more information on our website here:

Almost 6,000 babies are born annually at United Lincolnshire Hospital Trusts (ULHT) hospitals. They provide support for women and their families through pregnancy, labour, birth and the postnatal period.

Antenatal safety campaigns

Lincolnshire has launched its own safety campaigns for mothers-to-be in response to local needs and user feedback.Find more information and signposting to relevant services here:

Our specialist services include

  • Local neonatal unit
  • Specialist diabetic service
  • Complementary therapies clinic
  • Smoking cessation service
  • Maternal medicine unit
  • Perinatal mental health service
  • High complexity antenatal service
  • Consultant midwife birth choices clinic
  • VBAC clinic
  • One-to-one case loading team – (continuity of carer)
  • Homebirth service
  • Aromatherapy services in labour.

Safe, supportive and personalised care is our priority.

Please follow www.betterbirthlincolnshire.co.uk for more information and signposting to relevant services as well as YouTube NHS Better Births Lincolnshire videos.

Transport

Get directions

Lincoln County Hospital is located near to Lincoln city centre around 10 minutes walk from the Cathedral and Bailgate area. All transport options are detailed here:

Parking

Over 600 car parking spaces are available for patients and visitors on site at Lincoln County Hospital. The main car park is located directly outside the main entrance to the hospital. As you enter, your number plate will be photographed by the cameras at the entrance. When you are ready to leave simply visit one of the pay kiosks and enter your number plate. An image of your car will then appear and you will be told how much you need to pay based on the length of your stay. The kiosks can take payments via coin, notes, credit/debit card, contactless and the kiosks can provide change. You can also pay using the good2go website.

Feedback of your Trusts’ websites

Feedback on Suffolk NHS Trust websites

NHS logoWomen and their families are encouraged to provide feedback in a variety of ways. Both ESNEFT and West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust offer you opportunities to complete our Friends and Family feedback directly on the Trust websites. The information collected on the website is taken directly back to the Trust hospitals to ensure continued improvement of services.

Feedback of your Trusts’ websites

Feedback on Somerset%27s website

NHS logo

Women and their families are encouraged to provide feedback via Somerset Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP). This is an independently run working group: a team of local maternity service users, people that support them and healthcare professionals, working together to review and contribute to the development of our local Maternity care.

We want to hear your thoughts and experience of Maternity and Neonatal care in Somerset. You can get involved by sharing your feedback, attending meetings or joining the team, find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Email: SomersetMVP@healthwatchsomerset.co.uk

Planning contraception after birth

Planning contraception after birth

Close up of laughing couple hugging It may seem strange to be thinking about and planning contraception whilst you are pregnant. However, research has shown that many couples start having sex within six weeks of the birth of their baby. Did you know that it is possible to become pregnant when your baby is only 21 days old and before your menstrual period returns? Effective, safe contraception is available at your maternity unit and can be started as soon as you give birth. This means you don’t need extra appointments at your GP or sexual health clinic to start contraception. This is particularly helpful at a time when you will be busy looking after a newborn baby and yourself. Take some time to speak to your midwife or doctor about the options available to you, some of which may be available immediately after the birth of your baby. Planned pregnancies with an interval of at least one to two years are associated with a healthier pregnancy for you and your baby. Pregnancy spacing of greater than one year reduces the risk of pre-term birth, low birth weight and neonatal death. It also reduces the risk of complications in a future pregnancy particularly if you have given birth by caesarean section, because it allows the scar on your womb to fully heal. Effective contraception puts you in control of deciding when and if you would like to have another baby and can have some beneficial effects on your periods and long term health. You will be asked about your plans for contraception during antenatal appointments. Take some time to think about the different options and what might be right for you. Talk to your midwife or doctor and ask for any further information you may need. Once you have made a choice it can be entered into your personalised care and support plan and provided to you after birth.

Which form of contraception is right for me?

The most effective options for contraception are usually those that last for a few years and you do not need to remember to take every day. These are called Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) and include a progestogen or hormone coil, copper coil or progestogen implant. Short-term methods (those that you need to remember to take every day) include the contraceptive injection (known as Depo-provera or ‘depo’), progestogen only pills (POP or ‘mini pill’) and combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP). Permanent family planning methods are sterilisation, where the fallopian tubes (tubes connecting the ovaries to the womb) are clipped or cut and for male partners, vasectomy. It is important to remember that none of these methods protect against sexually transmitted infections. If you are at risk from infection, for example when having sex with a new partner you should also use a barrier method or condom. Find out more about all the options available in the link below.  Most can be provided as soon as you have given birth. Just ask and remember to make a note of what you would like in section 16 of your Health and wellbeing in pregnancy personalised care and support plan.