What to expect from your care during pregnancy
Each GP practice area in Oxfordshire has a local midwife linked to the surgery. This will be your named midwife.Your named midwife is responsible for co-ordinating your care throughout your pregnancy and after the birth.
Your midwife will work as part of a small team who will care for you during your antenatal appointments and after the birth of your baby (or babies).
Having a small team of midwives to care for you helps you to build a relationship with them, and there are benefits to having continuity of carer throughout your pregnancy journey.
If you have just found out you are pregnant, please visit:
For details of when we will see you, please visit:
Our models of care
We offer the following models of care (sometimes called 'pathways'):
- Consultant-led care (CLC)
- Midwifery-led care (MLC)
- Continuity of carer
When you make your first appointment with your midwife, they will ask you questions about your health and, if you have been pregnant before, any previous pregnancy and birth.
They will complete a thorough assessment of your needs and discuss with you if they feel you need to see an obstetrician (doctor). If so, they will refer you for consultant-led care.
If you do not need to see an obstetrician, our midwives will care for you ('midwifery-led care').
At any point in your care, if you or your midwife feel that you need to see a doctor, we can transfer you to consultant-led care.
For further information on our models of care, please speak to your community midwife.
Continuity of carer
OUH Ivy Team
We are delighted to share that the Ivy Team has launched a new way of working within our Maternity Services - the continuity of carer model.
This approach enables a dedicated team of midwives to provide consistent, personalised care to women and birthing people throughout their entire maternity journey - from the first booking appointment, through labour and birth, and into the postnatal period.
Women registered at the Leys Health Centre (OX4) will be among the first to benefit from this model, receiving seamless support from a small team of midwives who will be with them every step of the way.
Most importantly, it helps build strong relationships between our midwives, women and their families - ensuring that each appointment is with someone they know and trust.
We are proud to see this initiative making a difference in the lives of families in our care.
Community Midwifery Teams
Each team is linked to a GP surgery in the local area.
- Banbury: 01295 229190
- Bicester: 01869 243763
- Blenheim (City of Oxford): 01865 220457
- Chipping Norton: 01608 697930
- Florence Park (City of Oxford): 01865 572288 / 9
- Witney: 01993 708742
- Didcot and Wallingford: 01491 826037
- Wantage and Abingdon: 01865 904832
Families outside of area
If you live out of area but would like to give birth in Oxfordshire, thank you for considering Oxford University Hospitals' places to give birth.
Please ask your local Community Midwife to complete their local antenatal booking appointment with you and then complete and send us an application to deliver at Oxford University Hospitals before 12 weeks of pregnancy.
