University College London Hospital

Address

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

26 Grafton Way

London WC1E 6DB

"We are committed to delivering top-quality patient care, excellent education and world class research."

At University College London Hospital, the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (EGA) Wing provides comprehensive, high quality care with the latest technology for women and their babies in the areas of gynaecology, maternity and neonatal care. Maternity services offer access to a full range of care options in different settings including home birth, community care, a co-located birth centre and our labour ward with a highly skilled team of midwives and obstetricians – and two dedicated theatres. The gynaecology service offers both inpatients and outpatients care, whilst the level 3 neonatal unit ensures the safest and highest quality care for babies born with us and from across London.

Our specialist services include

Fetal medicine, maternal medicine and various maternity specialities to provide high quality care for women and their babies.

Fetal Medicine

Level 3 Neonatal Unit:

Our neonatal service is a recognised centre of excellence caring for acutely ill and preterm babies from our local area and beyond. We are the only level 3 neonatal unit in the area, which means we offer the highest level of intensive care to very ill babies, including a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

The Neonatal Unit provides 24-hour care for premature and sick babies. It is divided into three areas:

1. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) – provides support for babies with breathing problems and other specialist treatment needs.

2. High Dependency Unit (HDU) – provides support for babies who require less intensive care than babies in NICU, but are still not stable enough for care in the SCBU

3. Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) – provides support for babies who need tube feeding, additional oxygen support and light therapy (phototherapy)

Multiple Pregnancy Service

Speciality in the management of twin to twin transfusion syndrome in monochorionic twins; using fetoscopic laser ablation to placental vessels and has referral from all over the UK.

Fetal Medicine Unit provides a comprehensive service throughout pregnancy in the diagnosis and management of all fetal conditions. Our neonatal service is a recognised centre of excellence and our close relationship with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children allow us to offer unrivalled antenatal and postnatal care in:

• High risk pregnancies

• Prevention of Preterm birth

• Invasive prenatal diagnosis

• Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT)

• Fetal therapy and surgeries

• Fetal Cardiac anomalies

• Down’s syndrome screening

• Early diagnosis of fetal abnormalities

• Spina bifida open fetal surgery

• Spina bifida surgery in the womb – ONLY done at UCLH

Maternal Medicine

Midwifery specialist services available at UCLH:

• Diabetes specialist

• Infant feeding specialists

• Peri-natal mental health

• Fear of Birth Clinics

• Safeguarding

• Bereavement

• Infectious diseases specialist

• Research midwives

At UCLH, we strive to provide top quality care to all our women and babies. In addition to our specialist care service, we provide care for other complex matters in pregnancy. Some of this are as follows:

• Body Mass Index during pregnancy

• Language barrier – where your first language is not English

• Planning a vaginal delivery after a caesarean section

• Peri-natal loss

• Care and long term management of third and fourth degree tears

• IVF pregnancies

• Previously undergone bariatric surgery

• Pre-eclampsia

• Chronic Histiocytic Intervillositis (CHI)

• Haematology issues

At UCLHl you will receive screening tests during your maternity pathway. Watch this video for details:

Transport

Public transport options

• Warren Street (Northern / Victoria Lines)
• Euston Square (Circle / Hammersmith & City / Metropolitan Lines)

Parking

Congestion Charge and ULEZ