After birth (Postnatal) care for babies
After birth (postnatal) care for mothers
Antenatal Screening Result for Down’s Syndrome, Edwards’ Syndrome and Patau’s Syndrome
Anti D Immunoglobin after Birth
Aromatherapy and Complementary Therapy in Pregnancy and Labour within the Lucina Birth Centre
Avoiding hypoglycaemia (hypos) in Pregnancy
Being overweight and pregnant: Achieving a healthy and safe birth
Bleeding in Pregnancy
Breastfeeding your baby
Breastfeeding Parents' Guide
Care of a third- or fourth-degree tear that occurred during childbirth
Caesarean Section
Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) and Amniocentesis
Contraception for Women with Diabetes
Cystic Hygroma
Diabetes and Breastfeeding
External Cephalic Version (ECV): Turning a breech baby in the womb
Formula feeding your baby
Formula feeding your baby in hospital
Glucose Tolerance Test
Guidance for parents about Vitamin K
Hand expression Skin to Skin and Kangaroo care
Heart Murmurs in Babies
Hepatitis B what does my positive screening result mean
Induction of Labour
Information from your anaesthetist about planned caesarean section (Covid-19)
Internal iliac artery balloon occlusion during planned caesarean section
Intra-uterine Pregnancy of Uncertain viability
Iron deficiency anaemia in pregnancy
Latent Phase of Labour
Lucina Birth Centre
Maternity Triage Services
Mental health and emotional wellbeing after having a baby
Metformin treatment in pregnancy
Monitoring in Labour
Monochorionic twin pregnancies
Movements Matter: Your baby’s movements in pregnancy
Mum plus one information guide
Pain Relief in Labour
Planning for your next pregnancy and the future
Having your baby at UHCW
Planning a family - Key facts you need to know
Planning a family - Things to do before you get pregnant
Postnatal care for Gestational Diabetes
Preterm Prevention Clinic
Reducing the risk of blood clots (Venous Thromboembolism) during and after pregnancy
Sterilisation at the time of Caesarean Section
Surgical treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy
Type 1 Diabetes in pregnancy - What to do if unwell
Tongue-Tie and Feeding your Baby
Useful numbers and support after having a baby
Welcome to Ward 25 - Postnatal Advice
What is Gestational Diabetes
Your Birth Options
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON BLOOD TESTING DUE TO COVID-19
Shielding Patients in very high risk for COVID Group
All people who have been identified as very high risk (requiring shielding) for COVID are in the process of being contacted by their clinician regarding their ongoing care. If you require a blood test whilst shielding as part of your care, appointment details including when and where your blood test will be carried out will be sent to you via a text message from SwiftQueue who manage our blood test bookings.
If you have regular blood tests and have been asked to have these, please ensure you have blood forms at home available; if you haven’t please contact your specialty to have some sent to you in advance of your blood tests.
Older People and Vulnerable Adults
People who are in the groups identified by the government as higher risk e.g are over 70 or receive a yearly flu jab, but are not in the very high risk (requiring shielding) group, can attend our normal blood test clinics. The blood test clinics and waiting areas have been adapted so that social distancing can be maintained.
Please check the locations on the map below.
Click on the map for information about phlebotomy clinics in Coventry. You can book an appointment online at the locations in red.
Please book an appointment before attending for a blood test. Click on the ‘Book Online’ button above. Booking an appointment helps patients, their carers and family members to plan their hospital visit better, helping to reduce clinic waiting times and enabling patients to be seen much more quickly.
Location: Outpatients Department, on the ground floor. Opening hours: 8am-4.45pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays).
Children under 16 years old will need to book online here.
Please book an appointment before attending for a blood test, click on the ‘Book Online’ button above. Patients from Rugby and the surrounding areas are able to access the Friends Blood Taking Unit at the Hospital of St Cross.
Referrals for blood tests can be from GP's, practice nurses or from hospital consultants. Patients are also able to leave other samples, such as urine, which have been collected at home, at the hospital's Pathology Reception.
Location: Near Brookfield House, just off North Road - map here. Opening hours: The blood taking clinic sessions for adults and children are listed below:
Monday -Friday 7am-4:45pm Appointment only
Wednesday Evening 5pm-7pm Suspended due to COVID
Saturday Morning 7am-10pm Suspended due to COVID
April 2020 NEW - This Clinic is now by appointment. Please book an appointment before attending for a blood test. Click on the ‘Book Online’ button above.
Address: Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry CV1 4FS Location: Access is via the main doors, the Phlebotomy team are in Area A. Opening hours: Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays). 8am–4.45pm
Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT)
Specialist Tests - There are a small number of specialist tests where blood needs to be taken on a hospital site as the sample must be transferred to the laboratory rapidly for the test to be undertaken. Click here for a list of these specialist tests and to find out more.