North Devon Maternity Services Self-Referral Form

Welcome to North Devon Maternity Services. We are delighted to welcome you to our trust and Congratulations on your Pregnancy!

In order for us to understand your personal and individual needs, please fill in the *Self-Referral Booking Form and answer the questions below as best as you can.

Some questions are mandatory and you will not be able to submit the form unless answered.

Once you have submitted the booking form you will receive an on-screen confirmation to say your form submission has been successful.

If you have not received your booking appointment details with-in the 10 days specified or are experiencing any issues with the booking form please contact the Maternity Bookings Department on: rduh.maternitybookings@nhs.net

*Please note this form is for Northern Services including Barnstaple and the surrounding North Devon area only

For Eastern services including Exeter and the surrounding area please refer to our service by contacting the community team linked to your GP surgery, by clicking this link and selecting the ‘Community Midwives tab’ option.

Your details

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Please note this is a mandatory requirement as you will be contacted via email with your first booking appointment details
Do you require a language interpreter? * Please note should you require an interpreter, we have a translation service available. We advise that family members, or friends, are NOT permitted as interpreters during your appointment.
Do you have any additional requirements that we need to be aware of * (e.g. mobility, sight, hearing)

First day of your last menstrual period

If unsure of the exact date of your last menstrual period, please give a rough estimate as to the amount of weeks pregnant you think you might be, this will help us to plan your care appropriately.

Was this pregnancy conceived via IVF?
Was a donor egg used?
Was donor sperm used?

Important Folic Acid Information – Please read



It is important to take a 400 microgram folic acid tablet every day until you are 12 weeks pregnant, alongside 10 micrograms of vitamin D. Some women need a higher dose of folic acid, please click here

Your current/past medical history

Do you or the biological father of your unborn baby have any family history of hereditary/genetic conditions * e.g. Cystic Fibrosis / Sickle Cell or Thalassaemia

Your health

Do you currently have Gestational/Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes? *
Which type do you have?
Do you have the medical condition epilepsy *
Are you currently on medication for your epilepsy
Do you smoke tobacco? *

Your GP details

Are you newly registered with the GP?
Are you transferring care from another area with-in the UK or Abroad *

Next of kin/alternate contact person

Is this person your emergency contact that can be notified on admission?

Your first appointment

There may be rare occasions when there are no clinic spaces available in your chosen area due to demand of maternity services. In this event we will book you into the midwifery clinic nearest to your given preference.

THIS CHOICE MUST BE DIFFERENT FROM YOUR FIRST PREFERENCE

Please add any comments here that will be relevant to your booking appointment
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By submitting this form you will automatically be signed up for the MyCare MyChart app. This will give you access to your Healthcare Records; Maternity Notes; Upcoming and Past Appointments; Test Results and will also provide you with access to contact Healthcare Professionals and Community Midwives. Once you have registered with the MyChart app you must accept Notifications to enable appointments and results to be sent to you directly

FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN APPOINTMENTS BEING DELAYED AND MAY AFFECT THE CARE OF YOU AND YOUR BABY

Our NHS Trust collects and manages your personal data/information; we only share this information with other NHS and non-NHS organisations in order to support your care.
You can find out more about how we process your data by going to our Trust website and looking at our privacy notice