Maternity Services

In line with the governments ‘Better Births’ strategy, maternity services are having to offer all pregnant people care in continuity teams so that their antenatal/birth/postnatal care is delivered by a team of midwives, rather than individuals. This has meant that there will be some necessary changes to the service, including all pregnant patients registered with Trinity Medical Centre will now need to be seen by the Team at the Hove Midwifery Hub, located on Cromwell Road. If you need to book a midwife appointment, please telephone 01273 523149.

We understand that this is a significant change to our pregnant patients and we thank you for your understanding.

New maternity services finder launched to help people self-refer directly into maternity services    

A new maternity services finder is available on NHS.UK to help women self-refer directly into maternity services to start NHS pregnancy care.     

By completing a simple online form on NHS.uk, mums-to-be can now refer themselves directly to their local maternity services without seeing a GP first.    

The new NHS England service enables families to choose which NHS trust to refer themselves to, helping them to meet their midwife and begin NHS pregnancy care as early as possible. While most women do not need to see a GP before they start their pregnancy care with their midwife, anyone can still request to see their GP if they’d like to – and those with other health conditions will still be encouraged to meet with their doctor to discuss any changes to their existing care.