NHS Suffolk and North East Essex - Giving Birth Booklet

Colchester Hospital Maternity Service Turner Road, Colchester, CO4 5JL 01206 747 474 “ Our aim at Colchester Hospital Maternity Services is to provide individualised, high quality and safe care that puts you at the centre of all we do ” Specialist services Neonatal intensive care unit Fetal medicine service High risk labour ward Specialist support for women with mental health issues Diabetic service Support for pregnant women with heart disease Clinic for women with a history of previous loss or early pregnancy Support for women who have had caesarean birth but want a natural birth Teenage pregnancy specialist service Raised Body Mass Index (BMI) support ECV breech clinic - attempting to turn a baby from a breech position to a head down position Aromatherapy and alternative pain relief En-suite bathrooms Hypnobirth service