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Community midwife and support workers
Community midwife and support workers
Community midwife
After you leave the maternity unit, you will be seen at home or in postnatal clinics by a community midwife. This midwife will come from your closest maternity unit, which may not be the one in which you gave birth – therefore please confirm the contact details with your midwife in the maternity unit prior to being discharged home. Your community midwife will explain the pattern of visits that you can expect, and provide information on your local services. If you have any problems, you should request an additional home or clinic visit, or telephone consultation with your community midwife team. If you have not heard from a community midwife within 48 hours of being discharged home, contact the maternity unit where you gave birth.Community maternity support worker
Community midwives are often supported by community maternity support workers in assessing maternal and newborn wellbeing and are fully trained to help you with infant feeding. For information on the infant feeding support available, speak to your community midwife.Midwives on the postnatal ward
Midwives on the postnatal ward
As part of your wellbeing and follow-up care your midwives will:
- perform several checks on you before you go home
- arrange any medication you may need to take with you
- check how well your baby is feeding and talk through the things you can expect once at home
- arrange for a midwife to visit/contact you within the next two days
- give you some important paperwork, including the Personal Child Health Record (or red book).
Your postnatal care team
Your postnatal care team
Use the related link below to learn about what you can expect from postnatal care.
