Some women will need more home visits than others depending on individual need, the midwife will explain this.
- Rhesus negative women given Anti-D, and vaccinations, if needed, can be offered
- Assistance with breast feeding is given via your midwife and Home Start workers
- Baby has neonatal and hearing assessments
- Day time and night time contact numbers are given on discharge from the unit
- The Community Midwife will visit the day after discharge home and arrange subsequent visits according to individual needs
- Day 5-8 – The baby will be weighed and have the Blood Spot heel prick test
- Day 12-14 – last planned midwife visit with hand over of care to the Health Visitor and GP
- You can contact your midwife for up to 28 days post delivery
- Obstetrician follow-up appointment will be made if there have been any complications
Blood spot
This is a routine heel prick test done on the baby, by the midwife between days 5-8. It screens the baby for a number of conditions including:
- Phenylketonuria
- Congenital hypothyroidism
- Sickle Cell Diseases
- Cystic Fibrosis
- MCADD
For further information please see Newborn blood spot test NHS page in Related Link to left.lick on here for further information: Newborn blood spot test - NHS (www.nhs.uk)