Worried about you or your baby? Reduced movements, bleeding or severe pain — call your maternity unit now. Emergency: 999.

Urgent help
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Urgent help

If you're worried, it's always okay to call.

You will never be wasting anyone's time. Trust your instincts.

Call 999 now

Heavy bleeding, a fit or seizure, collapse, chest pain or difficulty breathing, or your baby is not breathing, floppy or unresponsive.

If you have thoughts of ending your life or harming yourself or your baby and feel unable to stay safe, call 999.

Call 999

Call your Maternity Triage or Labour Ward now — don't wait

Your baby is moving less or differently, any bleeding in pregnancy, your waters break, severe headache, vision changes, sudden swelling of face, hands or feet, fever, severe tummy pain, or signs of labour before 37 weeks.

The number is in your maternity notes or app. Your unit is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

NHS 111 — urgent but not an emergency

If you need medical help and aren't sure where to go, call 111 or visit 111.nhs.uk. For a mental health crisis, call 111 and choose option 2.

Call 111

Specialist support

Tommy's midwife helpline

0800 0147 800 · Mon–Fri 9am–5pm · tommys.org

Call

Sands — stillbirth & neonatal death

0808 164 3332 · sands.org.uk

Call

Samaritans

116 123 · free, 24/7

Call

National Domestic Abuse Helpline

0808 2000 247 · free, 24/7

Call