As services begin to recover from covid-19, NHS Lanarkshire has reinstated home births.

Cheryl Clark, NHS Lanarkshire’s Chief Midwife, said: “As we move forward more of our services will begin to return. The first of these, is being able to offer home births again. Mums-to-be can discuss their birthing options with their midwife.”

On other maternity services, Cheryl added: “We are continuing to ask pregnant women who are scheduled to attend for ultrasound scans, appointments in our maternity day bed unit, antenatal clinics and maternity triage to attend on their own. These restrictions will be lifted as soon as it is safe to do so.

“We would like to thank you for your continued patience and we hope to bring you more information about services being reinstated in the coming weeks.

“We urge all pregnant women who are self-isolating to contact their community midwife to discuss their antenatal care and to contact maternity triage in emergency situations such as abdominal pain or concerns with your baby’s movement.”

For further details including contact details, visit NHS Lanarkshire’s maternity services webpage.