Maternity

• 10 pregnancy appointments to check the health and development of you and your baby (7 if you’ve had a child before)
• routine checks and screening tests e.g. blood tests and ultrasound baby scans
• antenatal care classes to help you prepare for your baby’s birth
• vaccinations for flu and whooping cough
• home, hospital or midwifery unit births
• postnatal care and clinics
• breastfeeding support at home and weekly support groups

Your 1st midwife appointment lasts around 1 hour. Appointments can take place in your home, or in your local GP surgery, hospital or children’s centre. During the appointment we’ll ask you some questions to help us make sure you get the right care.

We might carry out some checks and tests such as urine and blood pressure checks. We’ll also tell you about the other appointments you’re likely to be invited to and explain how each of them will work. You can also ask us questions or talk about anything that’s worrying you.

At this appointment, we’ll also talk to you about your maternity notes. You need to take these with you wherever you go in case you need medical attention. You can either have a printed copy of your maternity notes or you can download an app. The app allows you to be paper free and:

• keep track of appointments
• see your antenatal and postnatal information
• document your pregnancy with photographs

Whether you have already made your booking appointment with your GP practice, or whether you still require a booking appointment with the midwife, we would like you to send over some details. This allows the midwives in your area to give you access to the new Maternity Notes App and book in your first appointment if not already booked.

Once the midwife has received your online referral, they will set you up with access to your maternity notes through the app/website and email you with further instructions on how to register with your email address and password.

The app will help you to keep track of appointments, track your pregnancy journey, see your antenatal and postnatal information and upload pictures of you, your bump and your baby to document your journey. Using the app means you will no longer need to carry around handheld paper notes, all your pregnancy information will be available on your phone with the tap of a few buttons!

Step 1

Please click on the name of the team closest to you in the list below.

This will open an email for you to complete, these mailboxes are checked on a daily basis, and your community midwives will get back to you as soon as possible.

Please check your email spam folder.

Appleby Community Midwives

Brampton / Longtown Community Midwives

Carlisle Community Midwives

Cockermouth Community Midwives

Maryport Community Midwives

Penrith Birth Centre Midwives

Whitehaven Community Midwives

Wigton Community Midwives

Workington Community Midwives.

Step 2

In preparation for your midwife sending through your registration information, please download the 'Maternity Notes' app on the Apple App Store or Google Play store. It should look like the icon below and is provided by Clevermed Ltd.

If you can't access the app, you can go to www.pregnotes.net.

Step 3

Maternity Notes app user guide

Cumberland Infirmary

01228 814269

Penrith Birth Centre

01768 245558

West Cumberland Hospital

01946 523242

Community midwives contact numbers:

• Appleby: 01768 54959
• Brampton: 016977 41365
• Carlisle: 01228 814872
• Cockermouth: 01900 705760
• Copeland: 01946 523229
• Keswick and Penrith: 01768 245558
• Maryport: 01900 811840
• Wigton: 016973 66609
• Workington: 01900 705033