Obstetric Antenatal Clinics

Ninewells, Dundee

Contact phone number: 01382 633861

The antenatal clinic is open from 8.30 to 17.00 Monday to Friday offering care for women who need some discussion or care from the medical team. If you have some additional risk factors in pregnancy you may attend this clinic more than the community midwife, for example if you have diabetes or other medical condition or if you are expecting twins. We also have specialist clinics for women who need to be seen by other specialty doctors such as anaesthetists and the genetics team.

Perth

Contact phone number: 01738 473270

The antenatal clinic offers care from the Obstetrician for women who require it. This might be due to a twin pregnancy, previous pregnancy complications and/or medical conditions. There is also a combined diabetic/obstetric clinic for women with diabetes in pregnancy.

Angus

Contact phone number:  Arbroath 01241 822537, Forfar 01307 475225, Montrose 01674 623401

The Angus midwifery team provide antenatal care for all women in Angus and have clinics in the maternity units and health centres. They have support from a Consultant Obstetrician who holds monthly clinics in the units. Women who require medical input are referred to Ninewells antenatal clinic. Care will then be planned between the community midwife and the team in Ninewells.

Antenatal clinics are held within Whitehills Health and Community Care Centre (Forfar), Kirriemuir Health Centre, Brechin Health Centre, Edzell Health Centre, Carnoustie Health Centre, Monifieth Health Centre, Arbroath Infirmary and Montrose Royal Infirmary.

There are some ultrasound scan facilities in Montrose, Arbroath and Forfar which means many women can access their appointments close to home.

The midwives are available 24 hours per day to answer your questions and, if appropriate, provide you with a face to face review both before and after your baby is born.

The Day Assessment Unit (DAU): Ninewells

Contact Number: 01382 496704

The day assessment unit in Ninewells is open 8.30 to 17.00 Monday to Friday. It provides care for women who need some specialist care or monitoring. We carry out care for women with high blood pressure, women needing treatment for low iron levels, reviews of scans, women having glucose testing or monitoring or medical conditions. Care is usually planned but can sometimes be arranged at short notice in response to changes in pathways of care. Women are usually referred by their midwife or doctor to the day unit.

Perth Day Assessment

Contact Number: 01738 473557

We run a day assessment unit in Perth, offering locally based care for women who require additional care such as blood pressure monitoring, twin pregnancies, testing for diabetes etc.

This service runs 9.00-16.00 Monday to Thursday and 9.00-13.00 Friday. Women are referred by their midwife, obstetrician or GP.

Maternity Triage

Contact number : 01382 632075

All the Community Maternity Units provide 24 hour triage service for women, who may then be referred to Ninewells for additional care out-of-hours.
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