Babies and children

ANTENATAL CARE

This is offered by the midwives Belinda Taylor and Rachel Smith in conjunction with all the GPs. The midwives are happy to offer pre-conception advice. If you are pregnant please inform your GP or one of the midwives so that arrangements can be made for your antenatal care. A short advice leaflet covering the dos and don'ts of pregnancy can be found here.

Your midwife will arrange a booking visit during which she will explain the checks that you will need, including blood tests, ultrasound examinations and regular visits to the surgery. She will give you information and a set of notes with details of your care, which you will need to bring to all your appointments.

Antenatal and Parent Craft classes are held at Ottery Hospital.

CHILD HEALTH SURVEILLANCE

Drs Brown, Dilley and de Sousa hold clinics at Ottery Hospital for child development screening in conjunction with the Health Visitors. A drop in clinic runs on Thursdays at 2pm for informal advice, checks and measurement.

More formal checks such as 'six week checks' are made by appointment. Eye checks for three year olds are also carried out by the Optometry Department, which visits from Exeter.

Your Health Visitor can also give you information and advice about vaccinations.

Babies and Children

Website of the Coleridge Medical Centre, Ottery St Mary

Coleridge Medical Centre
Canaan Way
Ottery St Mary
Devon EX11 1EQ

tel: 01404 814447
fax: 01404 816716