Clacton: Midwife-Led

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Facilities

Birthing rooms

2

Ensuite

2

Birthing pools

2

Theatres

Not available. Transferred to Colchester

Neonatal care

Not available. Transferred to Colchester

Equipment

Bean bags

Available

Telemetry (wireless monitoring)

Not available

Reclining chair

Available

Aromatherapy service

Not available

Birth mats

Available

TENS machine

Not available

Hypnobirth friendly

Available

Birth balls

Available

Dimmable lighting

Available

LED candles

Available

Birth stool

Available

Supporting rope/sling

Available

Audio facilities for iPod/phone

Available

Pain Management Options

Entonox

Available

Morphine Sulphate (Oramorph)

Not available

Pethidine

Not available

Epidural

Not available

Meptid

Not available

AfterYour Birth

Provision For Partners

Partners can stay with the birthing person throughout labour and birth at anytime of the day or night.

Your Stay After Birth

After you have given birth, midwives will continue to check you and your baby for a few hours to ensure you are both well and ready to go home.
If you or your baby need a little extra care following birth, it will be recommended you both are transferred to Colchester maternity where you can be monitored and cared for until you are ready to home.
If your baby needs further care or medical treatment from specialist doctors and midwives they will be transferred to Colchester Neonatal unit.

Contact Information

Useful Contacts

Main telephone number 01255 201 600

If in labour telephone number 01255 429 690

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Booking self refer here – Let a midwife know you’re pregnant

Location

Clacton Maternity
Clacton and District Hospital,
Tower Road,
Clacton on sea,
Essex
CO15 1LH

By Bus

There is a bus stop on Tower Road outside Clacton Hospital. Services 4 and 4a operated by Hedingham Buses stop here.

Services 134 and X76 operated by Hedingham Buses stop at the Westcliffe Theatre bus stop on Tower Road.

By Car

Leave the A12 at junction 29, following the signs for A120 Harwich and Clacton. Continue on the A120 for 5.1 miles then follow the left hand demerge lane onto the A133.

Continue on the A133 into Clacton. The hospital is on Tower Road off Marine Parade. The easiest route to the hospital is via Wellesley Road, Pier Avenue, Rosemary Road and then into Tower Road.

Visitor Information

Partner

No restrictions on partners during labour and birth.
Refreshments available from onsite café, during opening hours only

Your Own Children

After birth, if transferred to Colchester postnatal ward 8am -8pm

Friends and Family

During labour and birth – Two birthing partners only

Car Parking

Woman/Birthing Person in Labour

Drop off only outside of entrance.

Partner and Visitor

Hospital Car Park

Hospital car park Free 24 hours

Other Useful Information

Specialist Midwifery Teams

Antenatal screening
Bereavement
Diabetes
Infant feeding
Vulnerable women
Dedicated Home birth community team
Community team
Teenage pregnancy support team

Specialist Clinics and Services

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Birth debrief service
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Scans Dating/20 week/Growth
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Consultant clinics
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Perinatal Mental Health
The coastal birthing unit aims to provide holistic maternity care for the community

Accessibility

Wheelchair access to all spaces
Limited mobility: lifts available and disabled toilets
No access for mobility scooters
BSL Service not provided but can be booked in advance
Sight complexities – Guide dogs allowed in building
Additional learning needs – supported by specialist midwifery team
Neurodivergent – supported by specialist midwifery team

Accessibility Guides

AccessAble (formerly DisabledGo) provides accessibility information to work out if a place is going to be accessible to you.

Interpreting Service

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Face to face Interpreting service can be booked. Out of hours service available through language line

Neonatal Care

No neonatal care onsite, transfer to Colchester maternity
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