Andover Health Centre Medical Practice

Maternity services – your views matter

Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust wants to find out people’s views on birthplace choices. The birth centre in Andover is popular for ante and postnatal services but is less well used for deliveries. On average, just four babies have been born there each week.

The Trusts wants to understand why so few mothers have their babies at Andover and find out what kind of midwife-led service women would like and would use. A ‘midwife-led’ birth means supporting a woman through a ‘natural’ labour – one that does not require surgical intervention or the assistance of consultants. It is important that any new proposals about different ways of providing this service are based on as much feedback as possible.

Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust wants to provide a midlife-led birthing service that is accessible to women across the area we serve. (the map attached shows the area we cover).

Please help by completing this surveyhttps://web.nhs.net/owa/redir.aspx?C=f20885b6b39e43b0938d2d2852b306ee&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.surveymonkey.com%2fs%2fGR5GHXZ, sharing it with your friends and family and getting in touch if you would like Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust to give a presentation to a group or local club on maternity services.’