Postnatal care for baby

Here you will find information and resources to support your baby's postnatal care.

A midwife will visit you at home the day after you are discharged home from hospital. She will then arrange an appointment for day 5 for weighing the baby, the baby bloodspot test and to review mum.

Ongoing care will also be planned at this visit. Your midwife will handover care to the community health visitors approximately three to four weeks after you have had your baby. Ongoing care will also be planned at this visit. If you have need of a midwife, contact 01253 956820.

Our community midwife teams work 8.30am to 4.30pm:

Location	Contact Details
Fylde team (Kirkham/St Annes)	01253 957299
Blackpool South team	01253 957299
Blackpool Central team	01253 956517
Fleetwood team	01253 956068
Wyre team	01253 951545

GBS is one of many bacteria that can be present in our bodies. It does not usually cause any harm. When this happens, it's called carrying GBS, or being colonised with GBS.

It's estimated between two and four women in every 10 in the UK carries GBS in their digestive system or vagina.

Around the time of labour and birth, many babies come into contact with GBS. Most are unaffected, but a small number can become infected and very unwell.

You will be offered screening and baby to be observe closely following birth. When you go home your will be advised to look out for symptoms include:

Being floppy and unresponsive
Grunting when breathing, or working hard to breathe when you look at their chest or tummy
High or low temperature
Very fast or slow heart rate
Very fast or slow breathing
Changes in their skin colour, including blotchy skin
Not feeding well or vomiting milk
Crying and unable to settle

Seek medical attention if your baby develops any of these symptoms.