Gloucestershire Maternity Voices
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Hi everyone,Thank you so much for your patience while we’ve been trying to get the latest information for you. Please see the update below from Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust which we hope you will find helpful and answers lots of your questions.It might be that you need to speak to your midwife or maternity unit with any specific questions, but we will do our best to answer anything else that’s not covered by this update.Emma xAre you pregnant or have you just had a baby?We are facing unprecedented times as the coronavirus pandemic has become a part of our daily lives and is impacting us all in different ways. The maternity services at GHNHSFT are here to support you through this challenging time. We want to reassure you that your care will continue to be provided throughout your pregnancy and journey to parenthood and that we are here to support you every step of the way. We have had to make some changes to the way we provide your care and we will of course keep you up-to-date with these changes as they occur. At the present time, we have imposed visiting restrictions and some changes to outpatient appointments; while these are in line with national guidance, we know that these can be difficult for you and assure you that everyone looking after you in our maternity units and across the community is very empathetic to how the current situation is impacting you and your loved ones. Understandably, we have had lots of questions since our last post here and in response to these, we have just updated our advice page: www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/coronavirus-covid-19/high-risk-and-vulnerable-patients/advice-if-you-are... There is also a survey on this page where you can let us know whether you feel you are getting the right level of information at this time. Please do continue to be honest with us about any symptoms of Coronavirus that you or your partner may have as this information helps us to protect the community and those who are caring for you. If you are worried about your baby’s movements or if you have any other urgent pregnancy concerns, please call Maternity Triage – 0300 422 5541. Other useful numbers are on our maternity page: www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/our-services/services-we-offer/maternity/our-maternity-services/contact-...If you have just had a baby, our postnatal film offers you lots of helpful advice and information: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4ba0QwDAnQWe are working closely with our Maternity Voices Partnership to ensure your questions are being heard and answered – you can contact Gloucestershire Maternity Voices (www.facebook.com/GlosMVP/)We will continue to use our Facebook pages to provide you with any updates and local service changes. *Please do share with anyone who may find this useful* ... See MoreSee Less
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* Edited to add:Thank you for your questions. We are listening and have forwarded all of your enquires (both comments and messages) to the maternity team at Gloucestershire Hospitals Trust (GHT) for a response. GHT are working on an FAQ document and hopefully that will be available by the end of this week. We will share that here as soon as it becomes available.We appreciate that this is a very anxious time for many of you and we are doing our best to get the correct, most up to date information for you. Thank you all for your patience.Emma xHi everyone,We have today received the following message from the midwifery team and been asked to communicate it across all platforms. We will soon be putting out a Q&A to help answer a lot of the common questions we’re receiving at the moment, as we understand lots of you are understandably anxious.Emma xMATERNITY APPOINTMENTS Unfortunately due to the current situation with Coronavirus (COVID-19) please be aware that pregnant women are now required to attend their hospital appointments alone in order to minimise risks to both staff, themselves and their families. This includes ultrasound scans, Glucose Tolerance Tests (GTT's), Day Assessment Unit appointments and Antenatal Clinic appointments. Currently if you are booked for a fetal medicine scan or attending maternity triage you may bring with you one person as long as they do not have any symptoms of Coronavirus. For your birth you may have one birth partner or doula only who may remain with you during your stay in hospital. General visiting in maternity has been suspended until further notice. Please also note if you have upcoming antenatal appointments either in the community or hospital you may be contacted to see if it is possible to do you appointment over the telephone in order to reduce risks and save you entering hospital premises. We understand that this may be upsetting but hope that you understand that we are doing everything to keep our patients and staff as safe as possible at this time. ... See MoreSee Less
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Visiting has been suspended with effect from today across all Gloucestershire hospitals. A few exceptions will be made, detailed in the below post, including birth partners who will still be able to come in as long as they are not showing any symptoms.*CHANGE TO VISITING HOURS* The NHS in Gloucestershire will stop visiting* to its hospitals effective from tomorrow (Monday 23rd March 2020). The steps are a responsible and proactive measure as part of coronavirus (COVID-19) preparedness and are aimed at protecting patients and our staff. Hospitals affected:· Gloucestershire Royal Hospital· Cheltenham General Hospital · Cirencester· The Dilke (Cinderford)· Lydney· North Cotswolds (Moreton-in-Marsh)· Stroud· Tewkesbury· The Vale (Dursley). Special allowances will be made for birthing partners, parents or guardians of patients under the age of 18, patients with a learning disability or autism who require a carer, relatives collecting patients on discharge and those at the end of life. These will be restricted and visiting must be pre-arranged with the nurse or midwife in charge.www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/about-us/news-media/press-releases-statements/hospital-visiting-stopped/ ... See MoreSee Less