Maternal Medicine Centres
Professionals
The NW MMN is made up of three specialist Maternal Medicine Centres (MMC) held within St Mary’s Hospital Manchester, Liverpool Women’s Hospital and The Royal Preston Hospital alongside services delivered in 18 local hospitals supporting the population of the North West of England.
Each MMC provides a regional service including pre-pregnancy, antenatal and postnatal care for women who have either pre-existing significant medical problems or medical problems arising in or shortly after pregnancy. The MMCs also provide advice and care for the most complex and highest risk women.
Medical conditions are classified as category A, B or C depending on complexity and thus provide a guide as to a woman’s care pathway.
These categories are a guide only. They can be modified according to local expertise and experience. Where local expertise is sufficient, a condition may move from category C to B, or B to A. An example would be epilepsy, where there may be a local joint obstetric epilepsy clinic including a neurologist with expertise in epilepsy in pregnancy, in which case care could remain local. Where local expertise is insufficient, when a condition progresses or increases in severity during pregnancy, or when there is clinical concern, a condition should move from category A to B, or B to C:
We strive to ensure that most women with medical complications during pregnancy will continue to be managed by their local maternity hospital within the NW MMN through the provision of outreach clinics. Only a small number of women with complex medical needs will need to receive all their care and give birth at an MMC.
The criteria for referral has been developed using the NHSE Maternal Medicine Service Specification (2021) in consultation with Lead Obstetricians and Physicians from across the network. There have been some amendments to reflect local expertise and services across North West.
Each MMC has their own process for referral and details of who to refer and how can be found by clicking on each centre below. It is recommended that you refer to the centre that is closest to the woman, but if you need any guidance please see table for hospitals and which locality they sit in. For advice about the most appropriate centre for a specific condition, please contact the team to discuss.
Providers falling within each locality and their MMC are listed below:
| LMNS | Cheshire & Merseyside | Greater Manchester & Eastern Cheshire | Lancashire & South Cumbria |
| MMC | Liverpool Women’s Hospital NHS FT | Manchester University NHS FT St Mary’s Hospital Oxford Road Campus |
Lancashire Teaching Hospital (Preston) |
| Provider Trust’s | Countess of Chester Hospital NHS FT
Mid-Cheshire Hospitals NHS FT (Leighton) Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (St Helens & Knowsley) Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (Southport & Ormskirk) Warrington & Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS FT Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS FT |
Bolton FT
East Cheshire NHS Trust (Macclesfield) MFT North Manchester General Hospital MFT Wythenshawe Northern Care Alliance NHS FT Stockport NHS FT Tameside & Glossop NHS FT Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS FT |
East Lancashire Hospital NHS Trust
University Hospital Morecambe Bay NHS FT (Furness) University Hospital Morecambe Bay NHS FT (Lancaster) Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS FT |
To make a referral to your local MMC please click on the centre below
St Mary's Hospital - Manchester
Liverpool Women's Hospital
