Postnatal Care

Postnatal Care, Infant Feeding, Safe Sleeping and Women's Health

Postnatal Care

Postnatal visit schedule following the birth of your baby

Postnatal care will be individualised according to you and your baby’s need - as a minimum:

All mums will have telephone contacted by their Midwifery Team the day after discharge from hospital or the day after their birth at home. If required or requested a face to face visit will be arranged.
All mum’s if at home will be contacted on day three by a Maternity Support worker or Infant feeding Midwife for infant feeding support
All mum’s will have a face to face Midwife home visit on day five
Discharge visit on or after day 10 will be either virtual or face to face.

Further home visits will be undertaken based on mum and baby’s individual needs

We are using Google Duo to call when possible.

In line with the latest RCOG /RCM guidance Published -19 June 2020

How to register your baby’s birth

Your baby must be registered within 42 days of birth

To book an appointment to register your baby’s birth, or for additional information, please go to Northamptonshire County Council’s website:

www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/registration Or telephone 0300 126 1000

If you have a Market Harborough address, you can make an appointment using the telephone number above or you can call Market Harborough direct on 0116 3056565.

However if you choose to attend Market Harborough please be aware you will only be given declaration of birth and a birth certificate will follow approximately 7 days later.

If you are currently in the UK on a visa and you have paid the Health Surcharge then baby is exempt from NHS charges for the first 3 months from birth. You will need to either add baby to your current visa or ensure you have adequate private medical insurance to cover baby until your next application.

For more information go to: https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa

Local registry offices
Kettering Registry Office	Kettering Library Sheep Street Kettering NN16 0AY
Corby Registry Office	The Corby Cube Parkland Gateway George St Corby NN17 1QG
Northampton Registration Office	Northampton Central Library Abington Street Northampton NN1 2BA
Oundle Registry Office	Oundle Library Glapthorn Road Oundle PE8 4JA
Wellingborough Registry Office	Wellingborough Library Pebble Lane Wellingborough NN8 1AS