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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 Baby Friendly unit
We are proud to be an accredited Baby Friendly maternity unit, 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
- Mr Ramesh Ganapathy, Clinical Director for Obstetrics and Consultant Obstetrician
- Marion Louki, Director of Midwifery and Gynaecology Nursing
- Miss Antoinette Johnson, Clinical Lead for Obstetrics and Consultant Obstetrician
- Julia Lidderdale, Consutant Midwife
- Laura Rowe, Lead Midwife for Clinical Governance
- Emilie Lacquement, Lead Midwife for Inpatients (St Helier)
- Diane Weir, Lead Midwife for Inpatients (Epsom)
- Patience Ohikhena, Lead Midwife for Antenatal and Community (St Helier)
- Nicola Shepherd, Lead Midwife for Antenatal and Community (Epsom)
- Michelle Knight, Interim Lead for Normality
- Infant Feeding Team (07975 232374 or email esth.infantfeedingteam@nhs.net)
- Carolyn Payne Safeguarding Lead Midwife
- Community Teams (Epsom):
Reception: 01372 736566
Epsom and Ewell: 01372 6406/6410
Banstead and Cobham: 01372 5140/6721 - Community Teams (St Helier) 0208 2962990
- Home Birth Team:
Maria Mill Shaw Home Birth Lead Midwife 07975232101
Pippa Davies 07828224703
Nina Johnson 07975232106
Jill Pidler 07975232102
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Epsom and St Helier Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP)
Our Maternity Voices Partnership (MVP) works with the local maternity staff to improve the maternity care and facilities for patients and babies.
The Epsom and St Helier MVP discusses, challenges and feeds back on local maternity services, aiming to drive continuous improvement and achieve the annual focus.
Members
The Epsom and St Helier MVP is an advisory group made up of professionals and parents working in partnership, including:
- Representatives from Surrey Downs and Sutton clinical commissioning groups (CCGs)
- Midwives and doctors involved in Maternity Services
- Parents from the local community who have used the services in the last five years
- Members of groups who offer their services to parents and their babies such as National Childbirth Trust (NCT) and Get on Downs.
Some of the work achieved by the Epsom and St Helier MVP
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Feedback and surveys from mothers who have used the service within the last two years
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Working with the Trust’s Communication Team to improve the methods and frequency of communication
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Audits of the maternity department in conjunction with the midwifery staff ‘walk the floor’.
Getting involved
The success of the MVP relies on the diversity and experiences of its members. If you are interested in joining the Epsom and St Helier MVP and care about the future experiences of local mums and their babies and can commit to a two hour meeting every two months then please contact Ann Yardley, Secretary to the MVP, at ann.yardley@esth.nhs.uk. Alternatively you could join the Epsom and St Helier Maternity Voices Facebook group and contribute your views that way.
The MVP is always keen to hear from women and their families who have recently received maternity care from Epsom and St Helier hospitals. To give your feedback anonymously please fill in this short survey (opens in a new window).
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
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