Advice on midwives

[katfin]

Hi,

I wonder if anyone can help?

I'm 7 weeks pregnant and registered with Dulwich Medical Centre. I also have a 1 year old. For my last pregnancy I was with the Lanes midwife team and they were really great.

I understand the from the reception team at DMC that Lanes are being disbanded and they currently have just one midwife. The only appointment they would offer me is a group appointment at 12 noon on the days they run. They couldn't tell me how long it would take and this doesn't work very well with feeding my 1 yr old and getting him down for a nap.

I've been given the phone number for the midwife but after leaving messages on three separate days I am running out of hope for hearing back from them.

Should I change GPs to try and register with another team? Does anyone have any other thoughts on what I could do. DMC reception have not been very helpful.

Thanks

[Giacomelli]

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?29,1556977,1557092#msg-1557092

Simonethebeaver wrote a really helpful post about the new midwife arrangements try clicking above.

It's all changed and I keep having appointments changed from one place to another!

[simonethebeaver]

Thanks, Giacomelli. I'm glad it was some use.

Kaffin, case loading midwifery, as the Lanes used to do, is now provided for East Dulwich by what used to be Oakwood, soon to be called Juniper. Give them a ring on 020 8299 5696 and find out how you can register with them.

[eliz01]

I'm very confused about what's going on. I live in East Dulwich and was just given a surgery in Brockwell Park, which isn't exactly the easiest place to get to. Anyone have suggestions? Thanks.

[katfin]

Thanks Giacomelli and Simonethebeaver, that's really helpful.

I'll look into how I can try and register with Juniper.

Thanks again

[notmyduck]

If you're prepared to give birth at St Thomas hospital you can register directly with the hospital and ask for a caseload midwife. They either visit you at home (if you're close to their catchment area, maybe round Myatt's Fields) or you go to them at Manor Place near Elephant - again, whether that's convenient depends on where you live/whether you mind a bus ride.