Maternity Services – Luton and Dunstable University Hospital
Maternity Services – Luton and Dunstable University Hospital
Contact us:
Main hospital number 01582 491166 (ask for Maternity)
Urgent advice:
- If you are currently pregnant and receiving care at the L&D please contact us on 01582 329574.
- If you have just given birth at the L&D or had a home birth with us, please contact the Community Midwife on the number provided on discharge, or the Postnatal ward (Ward 33) on 01582 497558.
- If you think you may be in labour please contact our team so that they can prepare for your arrival. If you wish to have a water birth or use one of our birth pools for labour, let the team know when you call so they can check availability, 01582 329574.
Our Values
At Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, our values underpin everything we do, allowing us to achieve our vision – to attract the best people, value and develop them, so that the teams they work in deliver outstanding care to our patients.
We recruit based on our values, too. This allows us to find the very best people for our organisation.
Read a little more about our THRIVE values below…
Teamwork – Honesty – Respect – Inclusivity – (and) Valuing People – (which leads to) Excellence
T – Teamwork
We work mindfully and collaboratively to create a well-organised, professional, and supportive atmosphere that achieves the best possible outcomes for all.
H – Honesty & Openness
We are open, authentic and have integrity and in all we do, reflecting on our actions to improve the quality of care and experience we deliver.
R – Respect
We respect colleagues, patients and carers by actively listening, responding, and providing everyone with a voice to create a positive work atmosphere.
I – Inclusivity
We are fair and inclusive, giving access for all by considering and valuing difference and appreciating the diversity within our community and workforce.
V – Valuing People
We value patients, colleagues and carers as individuals by showing care and empathy, working to create a culture where we look after each other’s wellbeing.
E – Excellence
We share knowledge, information and support each other to develop, innovate and learn. Always looking at ways we can improve the care, safety and experience of our patients and the sustainability of our hospitals.
National Ambition
This way of working ensures we are progressing towards the national ambition to halve the rates of stillbirths, neonatal and maternal deaths and intrapartum brain injuries by 2025.
The Government has asked all organisations with maternity services to make a commitment to contribute towards achieving the national ambition and improve maternity outcomes. The Luton and Dunstable University Hospital’s Maternity Unit is part of this National Maternity Safety Strategy and has implemented a Maternity Safety Improvement Action Plan to support the national Maternity Safety Ambition.
Through the Maternity section of our website you can find out about the following:
- Maternity videos
- Early Self-Referral to a Community Midwife
- Choosing to have your baby at the L&D
- Choice of place of birth
- Giving birth
- After birth
- Breast feeding and infant formula
- Before the birth
- Meet the team or get involved