How to get a referral

It is important for your and your baby’s health that you start your antenatal care early in pregnancy. We support the government’s target for all women to have started their antenatal care by ten to 12 weeks of pregnancy.
When you know you are pregnant, don’t delay; you can book your maternity care with us in several ways. You can either:
 

  • Make an appointment with your GP, who can refer you to us
  • Complete a self-referral form and send it to our secure email address (see below)
  • For telephone self-referrals, for both St Mary’s and Queen Charlotte’s Hospitals, please phone the Maternity Helpline on 020 3312 6135, where a midwife can take your referral. See more information about the Maternity helpline.
  • You can also come to one of the antenatal clinics at Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital or St Mary’s Hospital and complete a self-referral form there

You can also be referred to us by your social worker or by any midwife using the same self-referral form.

We look forward to looking after you. We aim to let you know the date of your first antenatal appointment within a week or less of hearing from you or your GP.

You can also be referred to us by your social worker or by any midwife using the same self-referral form.

We look forward to looking after you. We aim to let you know the date of your first antenatal appointment within a week or less of hearing from you or your GP.

Self-referral
You can now book your antenatal care and delivery with us by either telephone or email

Telephone self-referral
To book your care you can call our self-referral line on 020 3312 6135 between 10.00 and 18.00 from Monday to Friday. Outside of these times you can leave a message. If you leave your contact details we will call you back the next working day.

If you call our self-referral line we will ask you questions about you, your family and your medical background. Please be prepared to answer these questions fully so we can make sure you get the best possible care. The team will aim to offer you an appointment with a midwife over the phone.

Sending us your form
For Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital, please email your completed 
form to ichc-tr.qcchmaternity@nhs.net.
For St Mary’s Hospital, please email your form 
to ichc-tr.stmarysmaternity@nhs.net.
If you need help completing the form, please call one of our antenatal clinics on the following numbers:
• Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital: 020 3313 3526
• St Mary’s Hospital: 020 3312 1244

Confidentiality
To protect your personal information, your email will be sent to a secure inbox that is checked by clinic staff every day. Only members of the maternity team will see the information you provide.