Community Midwifery Service

 

Community Midwives and Maternity Support Workers (known as MSW’s) will care for you during your pregnancy and in the early days when you are at home with your baby. The MSW’s work under the direction of the Community Midwives who coordinate your care and they work together to support you until your baby is approximately 10 days old, when your care is then transferred to a Health Visitor.

The Community Midwifery teams are based at a variety of places such as GP surgeries, Health Centres, Clinics or Children’s Centres. Where you see yours will depend on where you live. 

Maternity Notes

Once you have completed our online self-referral form, a member of the booking team will be in contact with you to set up access to your maternity notes. At NBT we use digital notes called Badger Notes, which can be accessed on the web or an app on your phone. Find out more about Badger Notes.

Contacting Your Midwifery Team

For general advice about your pregnancy, your baby or your appointments please contact your Midwifery Team. Monday to Friday calls will be dealt with within 48 hours. The telephone numbers can be found within the ‘hospital contacts’ tab of your Badger Notes or by visiting the Contact Maternity Services page on our website. Remember; you can also get general health advice from your GP service or NHS 111.

Contact North Bristol NHS Trust Maternity

Contact a midwife to book for antenatal care or leave a message on 0117 4146743

Antenatal Clinic (Appointments)
Telephone: 0117 4146924

Antenatal Clinic Midwives (Monday - Friday)

Telephone: 0117 4146929

Gestational Diabetic Team 

Telephone: 0117 4141072

Percy Phillips Ward (Postnatal Ward)
Telephone: 0117 4146821 or 0117 4146822

Transitional Care Ward 

Telephone: 01174145730

Maternity Triage Line

Telephone: 0117 414 6900

The Maternity Triage Line is available 24/7, 365 days a year for any urgent concerns for all pregnant and birthing people from 20 weeks pregnant through to 6 weeks postnatal, including if you are in labour. This replaces any numbers that were in use before 27 January 2026.

For all non-urgent and general enquiries, please contact your community midwife or relative department (eg Antenatal Clinic).

If you believe your concern to be an emergency , please dial emergency services.

Southmead Hospital Switchboard: 0117 9505050