Red extreme heat warning
Very high temperatures are expected this week, so we’re asking everyone to take a little extra care if you’re visiting one of our hospitals.
Our teams are working hard to keep services running safely.
Please take a few simple steps to stay safe and comfortable:
- Drink plenty of water and stay hydrated
- Keep cool by wearing light, loose clothing
- Plan ahead and allow extra time for your journey if needed
- Read more on how to stay safe during hot weather
Can’t make your appointment?
If you’re unable to attend, please let us know as soon as possible. Find out more on how to manage your appointment.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to keep our patients, visitors and staff safe during the hot weather.
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Welcome to our maternity services
We delivered around 7,000 babies in 2025, making ours one of the largest maternity services in the country. We recognise that pregnancy and birth are really important times for women and their families and we will support your individual birth choices with up-to-date facilities, information and highly trained staff treating you with compassion and respect.
Philosophy of care
Our philosophy of care is based on the belief that every woman/birthing person and family that we care for is unique.
We believe that:
- Pregnancy and birth are significant life events for women/birthing people and their families.
- Women/birthing people have a right to good quality evidence-based information to help them make informed decisions about their care and the care of their baby.
- Everyone has a right to be treated with kindness, compassion, understanding and dignity and we will respect the privacy, religious and cultural beliefs of everyone we care for.
We aim to provide a safe and supportive environment for pregnancy and birth for you, your baby/babies and family. We hope to do what we can to ensure that the time that women/birthing people and their families have with us here is as positive an experience as possible.
If you book your care with us you will have your baby at Queen’s Hospital in Romford. You can self-refer yourself as soon as you know you are pregnant (even when you see that first pink/blue line!) to our maternity services by completing our self-referral form.
Please be aware that our catchment areas for women are a little different to our geographical borough boundaries. This may mean that even if you live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering or Redbridge, we may not be able to look after you during your pregnancy. These catchment areas were agreed with our Commissioners to ensure we can keep the women we look after safe and provide high quality care.
