Better Births

Maternity Care across Mid and South Essex

This survey is about your experience of maternity care.

We will use the information you give us to shape maternity services for pregnant women and new mums across mid and south Essex.

All the organisations involved in providing maternity care in mid and south Essex are working together in a partnership called the Local Maternity System to improve maternity care. The NHS has set out a national plan for the development of maternity services to 2020/21 for all women in England, called Better Births.

The vision for maternity services across England is for them to become safer, more personalised, kinder, professional and more family friendly; where every woman has access to information to enable her to make decisions about her care; and where she and her baby can access support that is centred around their individual needs and circumstances.

And for all staff to be supported to deliver care which is women centred, working in high performing teams, in organisations which are well led and in cultures which promote innovation, continuous learning, and break down organisational and professional boundaries.

You can find out more about Better Births by visiting www.england.nhs.uk/mat-transformation.

The information you give us in this survey will help us to develop our local plan for changing and improving maternity services both in hospital and in the community for women living in mid and south Essex.

Closing date for this survey: Monday 18 September 2017

If you would like to receive a copy of the Mid and South Essex Maternity and Transformation Plan, due to be published in late autumn/winter 2017, then please email bbccg.contact@nhs.net

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* 1. Please tell us the first part of your postcode (eg SS14)

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* 2. How old are you?

16-19

20-29

30-39

40 or over

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* 3. Did you see the same midwife for most of your antenatal appointments?

Yes (skip to Question 5)

Don't know

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* 4. If you did not see the same midwife, do you think this had a negative effect on your pregnancy care?

Yes, it had a negative effect on my care

No, my care was unaffected

Don't know

Please give more details

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* 5. Did you attend NHS antenatal classes?

Yes

No (skip to Question 7)

Don't know

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* 6. If you attended NHS antenatal classes, did you find them helpful?

Yes

Don't know

Any suggestions for how NHS classes could be improved?

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* 7. If you didn't attend NHS antenatal classes, why not?

I didn't know about them

I attended them for an earlier pregnancy

I didn't feel they would be helpful

They were at an inconvenient time

They were at an inconvenient location

I went to different antenatal classes

Other reason

Other reason (please specify)

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* 8. Did you regularly use pregnancy apps or websites, and/or participate in online discussion forums to gain information and advice during your pregnancy?

Yes

Don't know

If yes, please tell us which apps or websites and forums you used most often

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* 9. Did you feel well informed enough to make appropriate choices about how and where to give birth?

Yes

Don't know

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* 10. Where did you give birth?

Midwife-led unit or birthing centre (name of unit)

In hospital (name of hospital)

At home (answer only yes or no)

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Did your birth experience reflect your initial birth plan that you discussed with your midwife or consultant?

Yes

Don't know

If not, briefly explain how it differed

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* 12. What interventions did you have during labour and/or delivery of your baby (indicate all that apply)

Planned caesarean section

Assisted delivery (e.g. episiotomy, forceps, ventouse)

Epidural

Emergency caesarean section

Induced labour

None

Don't know

How did these interventions affect your experience of the birth?

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* 13. Was your pain managed effectively?

Yes

Don't know

Please give more details

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* 14. Did you feel that you and your baby were in safe hands throughout your labour and delivery?

Yes

Don't know

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* 15. Do you feel that staff listened to you?

Yes

Don't know

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* 16. Please use this space to tell us anything else you would like to about your birth experience

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* 17. Did you experience, or are you still experiencing prenatal or postnatal depression or other mental health difficulties?

Yes

No (skip to Question 20)

Don't know

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* 18. Did you seek help or support for your mental health difficulties?

Yes

Don't know

If no, why not?

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* 19. If you did seek help for your mental health difficulties, did you receive appropriate care and support?

Yes

Don't know

Please tell us more about your experience of maternity mental health care

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* 20. Did you choose to breastfeed or formula feed?

Breastfeed

Formula feed

A combination of both

What is the main reason for your decision?

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* 21. Have you had enough advice and support to help you with your feeding choice?

Yes

Don't know

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* 22. Thinking about your postnatal care, has the level of care and support you have been given met your expectations?

Yes

Don't know

Please tell us more about your postnatal care

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* 23. Thinking about your whole experience, did you feel that staff responsible for your care communicated well with each other?

Yes

Don't know

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* 24. Did all staff involved in your care treat you with dignity and compassion?

Yes

Don't know

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* 1. Please tell us the first part of your postcode (eg SS14)

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* 2. How old are you?

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* 3. Did you see the same midwife for most of your antenatal appointments?

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* 4. If you did not see the same midwife, do you think this had a negative effect on your pregnancy care?

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* 5. Did you attend NHS antenatal classes?

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* 6. If you attended NHS antenatal classes, did you find them helpful?

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* 7. If you didn't attend NHS antenatal classes, why not?

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* 8. Did you regularly use pregnancy apps or websites, and/or participate in online discussion forums to gain information and advice during your pregnancy?

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* 9. Did you feel well informed enough to make appropriate choices about how and where to give birth?

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* 10. Where did you give birth?

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* 11. Did your birth experience reflect your initial birth plan that you discussed with your midwife or consultant?

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* 12. What interventions did you have during labour and/or delivery of your baby (indicate all that apply)

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* 13. Was your pain managed effectively?

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* 14. Did you feel that you and your baby were in safe hands throughout your labour and delivery?

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* 15. Do you feel that staff listened to you?

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* 16. Please use this space to tell us anything else you would like to about your birth experience

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* 17. Did you experience, or are you still experiencing prenatal or postnatal depression or other mental health difficulties?

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* 18. Did you seek help or support for your mental health difficulties?

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* 19. If you did seek help for your mental health difficulties, did you receive appropriate care and support?

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* 20. Did you choose to breastfeed or formula feed?

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* 21. Have you had enough advice and support to help you with your feeding choice?

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* 22. Thinking about your postnatal care, has the level of care and support you have been given met your expectations?

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* 23. Thinking about your whole experience, did you feel that staff responsible for your care communicated well with each other?

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* 24. Did all staff involved in your care treat you with dignity and compassion?

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* 25. Do you have any suggestions about how maternity care could be improved for others?

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* 26. Please use this space to tell us anything else that you would like to about your experience of NHS maternity care