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Maternity
We provide maternity care for around 5,000 mothers and their babies every year. Our maternity services are provided at both the Epsom and St Helier hospitals. Both hospitals have inpatient antenatal (during pregnancy) and postnatal (after the birth) facilities along with midwifery-led birth centre and obstetric-led labour wards.
We provide a full range of maternity services from the start of your pregnancy, through the birth and the early days with your baby, for all women living in our local area. Although every woman’s pregnancy is different, all mothers to be will receive midwifery-led care, usually shared with your GP. Our experienced midwifery teams are here to help you have as an enjoyable pregnancy and birth experience as possible, and to guide you in making the choices that best fit your needs. For those who have any medical or pregnancy complications, there is a team of obstetricians available 24 hours a day.
We take great pride in providing maternity care which is centered on your personal needs and circumstances.
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In this section you'll find information on:
Maternity services
We are an accredited Gold Baby Friendly Service
We are proud to be an accredited Gold Baby Friendly Service, recognising our high standards in encouraging and supporting new mums to bond with their babies and make the best personal choice in how to feed their newborn. For more about the benefits this brings, please visit
www.unicef.org.uk/BabyFriendly (opens in a new window).
The International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes
As a Baby Friendly unit, we adhere to the World Health Organization's (WHO) International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes (opens in a new window). The code states that there should be no display or distribution of any materials produced by the manufacturers of breast milk substitutes, bottles, teats or dummies in any part of the healthcare facility.
This requirement is intended to restrict the influence of commercial interests around infant feeding and so protect breastfeeding and bottle-feeding mothers from inaccurate or misleading information.
Virtual tours
Please watch the videos below for a virtual tour of our maternity departments at Epsom and St Helier.
Key staff
Kathryn Hughes, Divisional Director for Women and Children’s Services
- Hazel Gleed, Deputy General Manager for Women and Children’s Services
- Mr Ramesh Ganapathy, Clinical Director for Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Mr Haider Jan, Clinical Lead for Gynaecology
- Marion Louki, Director of Midwifery and Gynaecology Nursing (cross site)
- Miss Antoinette Johnson, Clinical Lead for Obstetrics
- Mr Mike Katesmark – Gynaecology Oncology Lead (Epsom)
- Mr Manish Maheshwari – Gynaecology Oncology Lead (St Helier)
- Dr Arun Kundu – Clinical Director for Paediatrics
- Dr Salim Yasin – Clinical Lead for Paediatrics (St Helier Hospital/QMHC)
- Dr Tim Marr/Dr Stephanie Kirk – Clinical Lead for Paediatrics (joint role, Epsom)
- Dr Aileen Alston – Quality Lead, Paediatrics (Trust-wide)
- Nadine Mitchell – Head of Nursing (Paediatrics and Neonatal)
- Louise Proffitt – Deputy Heald of Nursing for Neonates, Children and Young People
- Yasmin Ashrafi – Women’s health Service Manager
- Angie Molineaux – Assistant Service Manager for Women’s health
- Julia Sinclair – Paediatrics Service Manager
- Linda Mccallum – Assistant Serivce Manager for Paediatrics
- Wendy Millar, Quality Manager for Gynaecology
- Mary Shewell, Quality Manager for Paediatrics
- Margaret Mansfield – Lead Nurse for Safeguarding Children
- Carol Erzen, Directorate Co-ordinator
- Catherine Malins, Patient Experience - Paediatrics
- Mary Willocks, Inpatient and Antenatal Services - Epsom
- Margaret Flynn, Gynae Matron
- Louise Emmett, Consultant Midwife for Normality – Epsom based
- Julia Lidderdale, Consutant Midwife Public Health (cross site)
- Laura Rowe, Lead Midwife for Clinical Governance and Risk
- Emilie Lacquement, Lead Midwife for Inpatient Services (St Helier) (currently on maternity leave)
- Covering for maternity leave (until summer 2019) - Suzanne Powroznyk
- Diane Weir, Maternity Transformation Lead
- Patience Ohikhena, Lead Midwife for Antenatal (St Helier) and Community (cross site)
- Nicola Shepherd, Deputy Head of Midwifery (cross site, Epsom based)
- Michelle Knight, Lead for Normality (St Helier based)
- Sue Taylor, Infant Feeding Lead
- Infant Feeding Team (07975 232374 or email esth.infantfeedingteam2@nhs.net)
- Elizabeth Cullen, Named Midwife for Safeguarding
- Community Teams (Epsom):
Reception: 01372 736566
Epsom and Ewell: 01372 6406/6410
Banstead and Cobham: 01372 5140/6721 - Community Teams (St Helier) 020 8296 2990
- Home Birth Team:
Maria Mill Shaw Home Birth Lead Midwife 07975 232101
Pippa Davies 07828 224703
Nina Johnson 07975 232106
Jill Pidler 07975 232102
Visit our Home Birth Team Facebook page.
Complementary Therapies
We also offer a number of complementary therapies at our Trust for our maternity patients. Please see the following leaflet for more information: Complementary therapies - information leaflet[pdf] 293KB
Local and national support groups and resources
Below are a list of local and national support groups and other resources which may be of use to pregnant women and new families.
- Public Health England Screening tests for you and your baby [pdf] 4MB - explains the screening tests offered during and after pregnancy
- ARC (Antenatal Results and Choices) (opens in a new window) - a national charity helping parents and healthcare professionals through antenatal screening and its consequences
- Down Syndrome Association (opens in a new window) - a national charity which aims is to help people with Down’s syndrome live full and rewarding lives.
- Positive about Down Syndrome (opens in a new window) - a website for parents and parents to be about Down syndrome
- Get on Downs (opens in a new window) - a parent lead support group in the London Borough of Sutton and surrounding areas. The support group meets weekly for coffee, chat and cake. Children of all ages are welcome to play with stimulating toys, in the sensory room or outdoors (weather permitting). They offer support and advice for new families, arrange useful speakers for informal discussions, social events, pamper sessions and spa days.
- SOFT (opens in a new window) - a support group for Trisomy 13 (Patau’s syndrome) and 18 (Edwards’ syndrome):
- Shine (opens in a new window) - specialist advice and support for spina bifida and hydrocephalus
- Miscarriage Association (opens in a new window) - information about pregnancy loss and support
- Tamba (opens in a new window) - Twins and Multiple Births Association.
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