OUR DEPARTMENTS

Antenatal

What we do

Antenatal care is community based for all women with uncomplicated pregnancies.  Midwives and GPs have direct referral access to consultant clinics and the Day Assessment Unit should complications occur.

The Antenatal Clinic is consultant led with a Consultant Diabetologist and team, Consultant Anaesthetic clinic and Consultant Haematologist each attending one session per week.

Links with other specialist services are also available on site, for example with HIV services.

Blood testing and Physiotherapy services are available within the department.

Obstetric ultrasound is carried out in the main ultrasound department (this is in the main part of the hospital) with the dating scan service carried out in the Antenatal clinic.

For more information on our maternity services, please look at the maternity page.

How to contact us

  • Antenatal Clinic

020 8539 5522 ext: 5732
  • Antenatal appointments

020 8539 5522 ext: 5573
  • Community Midwifery Service (24hrs)

020 8558 0234
  • Magnolia ward (Day Assessment Unit & Forest Suite)

020 8539 5522 ext: 5395

  • Maple ward (Antenatal ward)

020 8539 5522 ext: 5067

Where to find us

  • Antenatal clinic
    Is situated on the ground floor of the maternity building, which is near the James Lane entrance of the hospital, in the Purple Zone.
  • Obstetric ultrasound
    Is carried out in the main ultrasound department, which is located in the main part of the hospital, Junction 7, in the Pink Zone.
  • Dating scan service
    This is carried out in the Antenatal clinic.
  • Magnolia Ward
    Situated on first floor of the maternity building and includes the Day Assessment Unit.
  • Amenity Rooms
    There are five of these rooms located on Magnolia ward.
  • Community Midwifery Service
    The office is on the first floor of the maternity building. Community midwives undertake antenatal, booking and postnatal clinics in GP surgeries, health centres and children centres.
  • Maple Ward
    On the second floor of the maternity building. This is a 20-bedded antenatal ward consisting of six four-bedded bays with four single rooms.

How to find us

For more information on how to find these locations or how to get the hospital please look under our 'Where to find us section'.

Opening times

  • Antenatal Clinic

9am - 5pm
Monday to Friday
  • Day Assessment Unit

9am - 9pm
  • Maple ward

    Restrictions:
    Two adult visitors per patient
    Only patient's children allowed

8.00am to 8.00pm
For husbands and partners

2.30pm to 8.00pm
For relatives/ friends

There are tours of the maternity unit held every Sunday at 2pm.
For anyone interested in having a tour of the unit they are advised to report to the security desk at the main entrance by 2pm.  There is no need to book  in advance.

How to get treatment

Most women are usually referred to the service by their GP.

For women that do not have a GP, please contact the community midwives on: 020 8558 0234 (24hrs) who can arrange to do your booking.

It is recommended that women have contact with the GP or midwife as early as possible in the pregnancy in order that important tests are not missed.

Documents to download

Below are some of our leaflets which may be of use to women who have booked to have their baby at Whipps Cross University Hospital.

Please note that the files are formatted as folding leaflets - please print double-sided and fold down each margin.

Files