Maternity Services
Our dedicated teams are here to help you through your pregnancy and birth. Providing you and your baby with the best care to suit your individual needs.
Maternity Helpline
Please call 01536 492848, if you have any questions or concerns with your pregnancy; if you are worried your baby’s movements have reduced or you think you are in labour. Open 24 hours a day 7 days week.
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Book your new pregnancy with the Midwifery Team
To book your new pregnancy with the Midwifery Team please contact the team below depending on where your GP is based. If leaving a voicemail please leave your full name, date of birth and contact number. We aim to come back to you within a week. A midwife will arrange a booking appointment with you.
Wellingborough and East Northants Midwifery Team (Wellingborough, Earls Barton, Wollaston, Bozeat, Rushden, Thrapston, Raunds, Higham Ferrers, Irthlingborough)
Telephone: 03000 272255
Between 9am and 12pm (midday), Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays.
Kettering Midwifery Team (Kettering, Finedon, Burton Latimer, Mawsley, Desborough, Rothwell)
Telephone: 01536 492889
Between 9am and 12pm (midday), Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays.
Corby Midwifery Team (Corby, Oundle, Market Harborough)
Telephone: 01536 494101
Between 9am and 12pm (midday), Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays.
Visiting our Maternity Services
Visiting is between 8.00am and 8.00pm for a birth partner and siblings.
Additional visitors are welcome between 3.00pm and 8.00pm. With a maximum of three people including siblings at any one time, on the antenatal and postnatal ward. Children who are not siblings of the newborn are not permitted on the ward.
- Two birthing partners are welcome whilst you are in labour.
- For pregnant people your birth partner is welcome to accompany you to all your appointments including your scans, however children are unable to attend.
- There is a drop off area outside Rockingham Wing, but currently no parking spaces directly outside. Please use the multi-story car park (B) and ask your midwife for an extended stay car parking permit. For more information on car parking at Kettering General Hospital.
- We are currently having some urgent estates work taking place at the front and upper levels of Rockingham Wing. Please bear with us during this time.
- Both antenatal and postnatal care is provided in Maple Ward, on the 1st floor of Rockingham Wing.
- One birth partner is welcome to remain on Maple ward overnight; we will ask that you follow the guidance, outlined in the Birthing Partner Staying Overnight Leaflet, which will be issued on arrival at the ward.
If a visitor or support partner has tested positive or are displaying symptoms of COVID, they are asked to remain at home. If you have any concerns, please speak to your midwife. Please continue to use hand gels or wash hands, as appropriate.
Guidance for birthing partner staying overnight
We will ask you to respect our principles to enable us to provide the most suitable environment we can these include:
- While you are staying with us, please refrain from sleeping in any of the beds, these are for service users only. This includes co-sleeping with your partner or sleeping in another bed which may be empty on the ward.
- Please use the hand gel and wash your hands when entering and leaving the ward.
- If you have been ill or in close contact with someone who has diarrhoea or vomiting, a flu-like or contagious illness in the last 48 hours, please do not come into the maternity unit.
- This Trust operates a zero tolerance for aggressive and disruptive behaviour. We will ask you to leave if you make anyone within the maternity unit feel unsafe or if we consider you to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. We have an onsite security team who will be asked to attend if we require support.
Additional ‘Night Mode’ principles operate between the hours of 10.00pm and 6.00am to enable us to provide the most suitable environment we can, to permit rest, including:
- Noise to be kept to a minimum.
- Please try to avoid going on and off the ward.
- All tablets and mobile phones must be on silent mode.
- Headphones to be used with electronic devices.
- Loudspeaker function is not used for phone calls.
- Video calls must be taken in the Day Room.
Please be aware there is limited space around the bed area and access will be required to perform care duties by staff at all times.
We are unable to provide facilities such as beds, pillows or blankets, showers or regular meals for a birth partners who choose to stay overnight. The facilities which are available include:
- Use of the dedicated toilet, which is located on the antenatal side of Maple Ward.
- A recliner chair within each bay space for you to rest in (while you are staying with us, please do not sleep in any of the beds, these are for service users only).
- Refreshments and snack, which are available from the family day room.
Facilities at Kettering General Hospital
The Basement Brasserie offers a range of food options. It is based on the lower ground floor of the main hospital and is open Monday to Friday between 9.00am and 3.00pm. Alternatively there are food outlets in the main entrance of the hospital, open opening hours vary. For more information on facilities available at Kettering General Hospital.