Community Midwives provide care and support throughout pregnancy and after birth, offering advice and guidance on all aspects of antenatal and postnatal care.

This service is provided by our NHS partners at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

How Community Midwives can help

Community Midwives can support you with:

• Pregnancy care and health checks

• Birth planning and preparation

• Postnatal care for parent and baby

• Feeding support and early infant care

• Advice on physical and emotional wellbeing

Care is tailored to your individual needs and follows national NHS maternity guidelines.

Accessing midwifery care

• You canself-refer to maternity services as soon as you know you are pregnant

• Midwives work closely with GPs, Health Visitors, and hospital teams to ensure joined-up care

Community Midwives play a key role in supporting safe, informed, and compassionate maternity care.

Further information

• Maternity Matters Dorset – Bumps and Beyond

• NHS – Pregnancy and Maternity Services:
  https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/

• Dorset County Hospital – Maternity Services:
  Maternity Service | Dorset County Hospital