ulster hospital maternity

rjh090384

heya

anyonw who has given birth in ulster hosipiatl can they tell me when they had their bookingin appointment please?

thanks

inkie

No experience of that hospital i'm afraid, but i'm a MW, and procedures tend to be universal. Most of the bookings are now done by your comm MW (at your GPs), and then depending upon whether you will be a consultant / shared care (MW and hospital), or MW only, then you will have a first appointment at the hospital to see the consultants team. The main thing is having that first booking in appointment at the MW clinic at the GP surgery - she can then just ring up the ANC at the hospital to get you a first appointment and tell you there and then when it will be.

Hope this helps

rjh090384

thanks. was told by gps that booking in was at hospital and the hospital would contact we re this but havent heard anything yet. am only 10 weeks but stupid doctor decided i would be 12 weeks by now cos she didnt calculate ovulation times so she would have referred me on that basis.

inkie

Ask at the surgery to book into the booking clinic that the midwives run there. They should have one. If you are getting no joy, then ring the maternity dept at the hospital and explain the situation. You should have been seen by a midwife by now - you would have been if you were one of mine.

rjh090384

thanks inkie. i phoned the hospital and they said they sent me a letter bout booking in but i must not have received it. it is end of october. also phoned docs they say they dont do booking in there. luckily i have already had a scan anyway at the early preganncy unit due to a car crash so i know everything is ok but it seems a bit worrying that some woman arent getting to see a midwife until they are 14 weeks!!