Welcome to Maternity
Urgent maternity care
Women and birthing people can access our Maternity Triage from 16 weeks of pregnancy until 42 days after the birth of their baby.
Please phone if:
- Your baby's movements have changed
- You have any concerns relating to pregnancy e.g. pain, bleeding, feeling unwell
- If you think your waters have broken
- If you think you are in labour
- Postnatal concerns (up to 6 weeks)
Pregnancy Assessment Unit (PAU) at Royal Derby Hospital
Tel: 01332 785796
Maternity Assessment Unit (MAU) at Queen's Hospital Burton
Tel: 01283 593038
If you think your baby’s movements have changed, contact Maternity services immediately. Do not put off calling until the next day to see what happens.
Maternity services post coronavirus pandemic
Get information on:
- Advice for pregnant women
- Changes to our services
- BSL video of updated guidance
Find out how our maternity services have changed post coronavirus pandemic >
Your pregnancy journey
Get information on:
- Community midwifery teams
- Ultrasound scans
- You and your baby's health during pregnancy
- Bonding with your baby
Choosing your place of birth and labour
Get information on:
- Hospital or home birth?
- Our birth centres
- Our labour wards
- Video tours of maternity facilities
- Supporting your labour and birth
After baby is born
Get information on:
- Our maternity wards
- Our neonatal care units
- Postnatal care at home
- Meeting your baby for the first time
- Using contraception after childbirth
- Safer sleeping for baby and parents
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