Maternity
Safeguarding & Support
Safeguarding and Support
Within RUH Maternity there is a safeguarding team based at the hospital that includes a Named Midwife for Safeguarding and 2 specialist Support Midwives, who can provide support with any complex social issues you may be experiencing.
There is also specialist support available for domestic abuse and learning disability.
If we have any concerns that your baby or older children are at risk of harm we have a duty to complete a referral to Children's Social Care in order to put support in place for you and your family.
We also have a dedicated team of community midwives called the Lotus team that can provide longer appointments, continuity of care and home visits for those women that require a higher level of support during their pregnancy and postnatal period.
Below are some links to specialist services:
Financial support and benefits
Drug and alcohol misuse, learning disabilities, mental health support
Information about domestic abuse and specialist support services (Refuge Website)
In Bengali, Hebrew, Mandarin Chinese, Punjabi, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese
Women's Aid The Survivor's Handbook (Women's Aid, 2009)
In Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, Greek, Gujarati, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, Polish
You Don't Have to Live in Fear: Protection against Domestic Abuse (Home Office, 2006)
In Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Polish, Somali, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh
Domestic abuse: Do you need help? [for refugees and asylum seekers] (Refugee Council, 2006)
In Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, Kurdish (Sorani), Portuguese, Pushto, Russian, Somali, Tamil, Tigrignia, Turkish, Urdu