UHSussex Maternity Services

UHSussex Maternity Services The UHSussex Maternity team provides a safe, high-quality, woman-centred care across four sites.

❤️ At UHSussex Maternity Services, we pause today to remember and honour all who served.As we welcome new life every day...
11/11/2025

❤️ At UHSussex Maternity Services, we pause today to remember and honour all who served.

As we welcome new life every day here in our Maternity Units, we are today reminded of the courage and sacrifice of generations past — and the importance of hope, love, and peace for generations to come.

On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month…

Lest we forget 🌺

Are you currently pregnant? 🤰🏽 We’d love your input! Our team is conducting a short survey to learn more about your cont...
07/11/2025

Are you currently pregnant? 🤰🏽

We’d love your input!

Our team is conducting a short survey to learn more about your contraception and sexual health experiences and needs.

📋 The survey takes less than 10 minutes to complete — and your responses will help shape better resources and support for pregnant women and people.

The 🔗 link to the survey is here:

http://bit.ly/4oZyC49

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07/11/2025

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We’re inviting black, brown and minoritised ethnic women and birthing people, and anyone whose first or preferred language isn’t English, to join us for a focused Maternity & Neonatal Listening Event in Central Brighton on.

📌 Monday 24th November 2025.
📌 10am–2pm

What to expect:

📌 Small group discussions facilitated by Bridging Change & Sussex Interpreting.

📌 Language support in Bengali, Arabic, Turkish

🥗 ☕️ We will provide lunch, refreshments, travel reimbursement & a safe space to share your story.

Bring your baby or child (up to 4 years) 👶🏽 🧒

To register:

Bengali/Arabic/Turkish speakers:

email laura@sussexinterpreting.org.uk

Or register via the link in our stories

Or email uhsxmaternityvoices@gmail.com

Limited places available – secure your spot today!

This listening event is run by UHSussex Maternity & Neonatal Voices Partnership, in partnership with Sussex Interpreting Services & Bridging Change.

Are you pregnant?🥳 Want to take part in an exciting study around newborn health? 👉Join the Generation Study - a groundbr...
04/11/2025

Are you pregnant?

🥳 Want to take part in an exciting study around newborn health?

👉Join the Generation Study - a groundbreaking NHS research project offering whole genome sequencing to newborns across Sussex. 👶

Newborn babies are now eligible for testing for over 200 rare genetic conditions, thanks to a pioneering national research study taking place in NHS hospitals across England.

The Generation Study aims to screen 100,000 newborns and could transform early diagnosis and treatment for hundreds of families.

Led by Genomics England in partnership with NHS England, the study offers whole genome sequencing using blood samples typically collected from the umbilical cord shortly after birth.

This cutting-edge approach allows clinicians to detect rare but treatable conditions before symptoms appear - potentially improving outcomes, slowing disease progression, and even extending lives.

🙌 Register your interest today.

Email our Maternity Research Team:

🌟 uhsussex.generationstudy@nhs.net 🌟

Registering your interest doesn’t mean you’ve consented - our team will be in touch to guide you through the next steps.

Please note: you can only take part in the study if you have signed up in pregnancy.

Whether you’re due, find out you’re pregnant, celebrating a birthday or anything in between…. we hope November is kind t...
01/11/2025

Whether you’re due, find out you’re pregnant, celebrating a birthday or anything in between…. we hope November is kind to you 🧡

🖊️ Let us know if you are due or have your baby this month….

Here are some November facts:

🩶 November is the 11th month of the year - but is named after the Latin for ‘nine’ as it used to be the 9th month

🩸 In Anglo-Saxon times, November was known as Blotmonaþ (blood month)

👮🏼 November is the only month to be used in the phonetic alphabet…

🗓️ November is the last month to have 30 days

🎆 🔥 Guy Fawkes Night - Bonfire Night is celebrated on 5th November every year - celebrating the foiled ‘Gunpowder Plot’

🌺 Remembrance Day falls on the 11th of the month - commemorating war veterans

🌙 The full moon in November is called the Beaver Moon

🦃 In America ‘Thanksgiving’ is celebrated on the 4th Thursday of the month (27th this year) and is a time to slow down and give thanks to life’s blessings.

💎 Topaz is November’s birth stone

🌸 The birth flowers for November are the Chrysanthemum and the Peony

♏️♐️ The star signs for October are Scorpio (until 23rd) and then Sagittarius

🏥 Here at UHSussex Maternity Services we are lucky enough to have 17 amazing Nursery Nurses who are there to support and...
31/10/2025

🏥 Here at UHSussex Maternity Services we are lucky enough to have 17 amazing Nursery Nurses who are there to support and guide you at the start of your post natal journey - as well as ensuring the wellbeing of your new arrival.

👶🏼 From supporting new parents with infant feeding…

🩺 ….to carrying out newborn checks and routine observations.

🧑🏽‍⚕️ From referring and liaising with the paediatric team ….

💙… to weighing your baby and taking those all important blood tests.

☀️ From checking for, monitoring and treating jaundice….

☕️…to being a friendly, reassuring ear or shoulder to cry on.

These are just a few of the many, many roles that our Nursery Nurses take on every day. As midwives, we certainly could not be without them!

You may find yourself in the care of a Nursery Nurse during your stay at one of our 4 Maternity Units.

Whether or not it is the Unit you had hoped to birth in, rest assured our Nursey Nurses will give you and your baby the best care.

We try our best to see you at the maternity unit that you have chosen to birth your baby/ies, however sometimes it is necessary for you to be cared for at one of our other maternity units. This would be recommended for your safety and that of your baby.

👩🏼‍⚕️ All our staff are trained to look after you, wherever you receive your maternity care

(These figures are correct at time of writing but are changing frequently)

🖊️ We would love to hear from you if you have been lucky enough to have input from one of our wonderful Nursery Nurses (they wear lilac scrubs)

👀 Keep your eyes out for our “Day in the life of a Nursery Nurse” which will be out very soon…

🏥 WORTHING HOSPITAL (Worthing) 🗓️ August 2025Here is a little snapshot of some of our frequently asked about statistics....
28/10/2025

🏥 WORTHING HOSPITAL (Worthing)

🗓️ August 2025

Here is a little snapshot of some of our frequently asked about statistics.

We have added some context around the Induction of Labour and Caesarean/Belly/Abdominal birth figures with our rundown of the top 5 reasons each month:

Caesarean/Belly/Abdominal Birth:

1. Previous caesarean section
2. Concerns with Fetal monitoring during labour
3. Maternal request
4. Little or no progress in the first stage of labour
5. Concerns with fetal monitoring - not in labour

Induction of Labour: (25%)

1. Recurrent reduced fetal movements
2. Post dates - overdue
3. Hypertensive disorder - concerns with maternal blood pressure
4. Diabetes
5. Prolonged rupture of membranes and no labour

The pie chart breaks down numbers of Assisted delivery, Caesarean/Belly/Abdominal birth, Vaginal Deliveries but here you can see those numbers:

Assisted Delivery: 14

Caesarean/Belly/Abdominal Birth: 81
Planned Caesarean: 34
Unplanned Caesarean: 47

Vaginal Delivery: 68

🚗 In transit or before arrival of a midwife.

⚖️ Birth weights are taken from term babies (over 37 weeks gestation)

👶🏼 Breast milk within 48 hours includes breast milk from a breast feed, or expressed breast milk from a syringe, cup or bottle.

🗓️ Day that has the most number of babies birthed in 24 hours

🖥️ The data is pulled from our computer systems used to log births.

Please ask if you have any questions about any of this…

🗓️ We will be updating these figures each month

Do you and your baby fit anywhere into these August stats… let us know!

We love to hear from you ♥️ 🖊️

🏥 ST. RICHARDS HOSPITAL (Chichester)🗓️ August 2025Here is a little snapshot of some of our frequently asked about statis...
28/10/2025

🏥 ST. RICHARDS HOSPITAL (Chichester)

🗓️ August 2025

Here is a little snapshot of some of our frequently asked about statistics.

We have added some context around the Induction of Labour and Caesarean/Belly/Abdominal birth figures with our rundown of the top 5 reasons each month:

Caesarean/Belly/Abdominal Birth:

1. Maternal request
2. Previous caesarean section
3. Little or no progress in the first stage of labour
4. Unsuccessful induction of labour
5. Position of baby incompatible with vaginal birth

Induction of Labour: (34%)

1. Hypertensive disorder - concerns with maternal blood pressure
2. Diabetes
3. Post dates - over due
4. Prolonged rupture of membranes and no labour
5. Concerns with fetal growth - small

The pie chart breaks down numbers of Assisted delivery, Caesarean/Belly/Abdominal birth, Vaginal Deliveries but here you can see those numbers:

Assisted Delivery: 29

Caesarean/Belly/Abdominal Birth: 71
Planned Caesarean: 38
Unplanned Caesarean: 33

Vaginal Delivery: 99

🚗 In transit or before arrival of a midwife.

⚖️ Birth weights are taken from term babies (over 37 weeks gestation)

👶🏼 Breast milk within 48 hours includes breast milk from a breast feed, or expressed breast milk from a syringe, cup or bottle.

🗓️ Day that has the most number of babies birthed in 24 hours

🖥️ The data is pulled from our computer systems used to log births.

Please ask if you have any questions about any of this…

🗓️ We will be updating these figures each month

Do you and your baby fit anywhere into these August stats… let us know!

We love to hear from you ♥️ 🖊️

🏥 WORTHING HOSPITAL (Worthing) 🗓️ July 2025Here is a little snapshot of some of our frequently asked about statistics. ...
28/10/2025

🏥 WORTHING HOSPITAL (Worthing)

🗓️ July 2025

Here is a little snapshot of some of our frequently asked about statistics.

We have added some context around the Induction of Labour and Caesarean/Belly/Abdominal birth figures with our rundown of the top 5 reasons each month:

Caesarean/Belly/Abdominal Birth:

1. Maternal request
2. Previous caesarean section
3. Concerns with Fetal monitoring during labour
4. Presentation of baby not compatible with vaginal delivery
5. Little or no progress in the first stage of labour

Induction of Labour: (25%)

1. Post dates - overdue
2. Recurrent reduced fetal movements
3. Prolonged rupture of membranes and no labour
4. Concerns with fetal growth - small
5. Diabetes

The pie chart breaks down numbers of Assisted delivery, Caesarean/Belly/Abdominal birth, Vaginal Deliveries but here you can see those numbers:

Assisted Delivery: 16

Caesarean/Belly/Abdominal Birth: 77
Planned Caesarean: 45
Unplanned Caesarean: 32

Vaginal Delivery: 56

🚗 In transit or before arrival of a midwife.

⚖️ Birth weights are taken from term babies (over 37 weeks gestation)

👶🏼 Breast milk within 48 hours includes breast milk from a breast feed, or expressed breast milk from a syringe, cup or bottle.

🗓️ Day that has the most number of babies birthed in 24 hours

🖥️ The data is pulled from our computer systems used to log births.

Please ask if you have any questions about any of this…

🗓️ We will be updating these figures each month

Do you and your baby fit anywhere into these July stats… let us know!

We love to hear from you ♥️ 🖊️

🏥 ST. RICHARDS HOSPITAL (Chichester)🗓️ July 2025Here is a little snapshot of some of our frequently asked about statisti...
28/10/2025

🏥 ST. RICHARDS HOSPITAL (Chichester)

🗓️ July 2025

Here is a little snapshot of some of our frequently asked about statistics.

We have added some context around the Induction of Labour and Caesarean/Belly/Abdominal birth figures with our rundown of the top 5 reasons each month:

Caesarean/Belly/Abdominal Birth:

1. Maternal request
2. Previous caesarean section
3. Little or no progress in the first stage of labour
4. Unsuccessful induction of labour
5. Concerns with fetal monitoring in labour

Induction of Labour: (28%)

1. Post dates - over due
2. Prolonged rupture of membranes and no labour
3. Single episode of reduced fetal movements
4. Diabetes
5. Recurrent reduced fetal movements

The pie chart breaks down numbers of Assisted delivery, Caesarean/Belly/Abdominal birth, Vaginal Deliveries but here you can see those numbers:

Assisted Delivery: 22

Caesarean/Belly/Abdominal Birth: 87
Planned Caesarean: 47
Unplanned Caesarean: 40

Vaginal Delivery: 86

🚗 In transit or before arrival of a midwife.

⚖️ Birth weights are taken from term babies (over 37 weeks gestation)

👶🏼 Breast milk within 48 hours includes breast milk from a breast feed, or expressed breast milk from a syringe, cup or bottle.

🗓️ Day that has the most number of babies birthed in 24 hours

🖥️ The data is pulled from our computer systems used to log births.

Please ask if you have any questions about any of this…

🗓️ We will be updating these figures each month

Do you and your baby fit anywhere into these July stats… let us know!

We love to hear from you ♥️ 🖊️

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Dedicated to caring for you and baby during birth and beyond

We are part of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust‘s women’s services directorate.

Our staff provide a safe, high-quality, woman-centred service in a clean and welcoming environment at our consultant led maternity units at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath and Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. Our maternity services offer a choice of having you baby either in a hospital setting or a homebirth. Our hospital facilities include fully equipped labour wards and neonatal intensive care.

You can expect to be treated as an individual and respect will be given to your needs and those of your family to ensure your care is holistic. We will act with integrity and responsibility and share information to help achieve a happy healthy pregnancy and birth.