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.
The Listen to Me Campaign
The Listen to Me campaign is a simple yet powerful principle: every individual deserves to feel respected, valued, and heard during their pregnancy and birth journey. By creating a culture of open communication and collaboration, we aim to deliver maternity care that is not only safe but also deeply responsive and positive.
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.
Please use the helpline for post natal advice, midwives can support and advise you for 6 weeks after the birth of you baby.
Don't wait to see how you feel tomorrow (YouTube Video) - If you feel something isn't right please contact your midwife, don't wait to see how you feel tomorrow.
Period late, tell us by 8 weeks - register your pregnancy
Once you know you are pregnant, let us know. Booking your pregnancy by 8 weeks helps us to plan your care and book your scans.
To book your new pregnancy with the Midwifery Team please complete the Badger Notes self referral form.
Your local community midwife team will then contact you to arrange a booking appointment.
Badger Notes is a new improved digital platform for you maternity notes, find out more about Badger Notes.
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 or ward clerk, on admission to the unit, for a concession slip for you stay. 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 welcome birthing partners to stay overnight however 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. See guidance for birthing partner staying overnight for more information.
Rockingham Wing Extension
Over the past year we have been dealing with the consequences of discovering RAAC in the roof of Rockingham Wing. We have had to relocate services from the building and delay plans to upgrade our Special Care Baby Unit and Bereavement Suite.
We have received funding to construct an extension to the building this will help address our accommodation issues.
Find out more about the Rockingham Wing Extension.