How are we doing on choice in maternity care?

Healthwatch is working with NHS North East London and Maternity Voices Partnerships to develop a better understanding of the choices women and pregnant people are making when it comes to antenatal care. When it comes to using maternity services, NHS North East London want to ensure all women and pregnant people have the best experience. The purpose of Maternity Choices engagement is to understand  whether service users felt they could make choices about their antenatal care. Moreover, this project aims to gain understanding as to why they chose to have their care in their chosen hospital, birth centre or a home birth.

The survey is led by 7 Healthwatch organizations across North East London – we are gathering responses through paper and online surveys, as well as face to face interviews. Once the survey has been closed, Healthwatch will share the findings from the survey responses with the North East London Local Maternity and Neonatal System – a partnership of organisations, women and their families working together to deliver improvements in maternity services in North East London.

This survey is anonymous and can be accessed online here: Maternity Choice Survey

If you need support to complete this survey, you can give us a ring on 0800 298 5331 and get support to complete it over the phone.