Early Pregnancy Unit (EPU)

The Early Pregnancy Unit (EPU) provides care and support for women and birthing people who are below 15 weeks and 6 days of pregnancy and who have pregnancy related concerns.

Wing:
Blue Zone
Floor:
Lower Ground Floor, Women's Health Unit
Phone:
01279 827107

We are closed on public holidays and weekends. If your query is urgent, please call 111 or speak to your GP.

Concerns 

Possible concerns include:

  • Bleeding
  • Abdominal cramps

Such symptoms may, or may well not, be signs of a problem with your pregnancy.

Please note that you must have an appointment to attend the EPU.

Information:

Appointments take place from 8.30am to 6pm.

Contact details

Contact the team from Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 6pm, and a nurse will call you back within these working hours.

We aim to respond to your email within 24 hours, but if it is the weekend, we will respond when we are open.

EPU Triage Reception:
01279 827107
Email:
[email protected]

Useful resources:

Request a baby loss certificate

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists – molar pregnancy and gestational trophoblastic disease

Charing Cross gestational trophoblast disease service

Patient information – Charing Cross gestational trophoblast disease service

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists – early miscarriage information

Online maternity padlet

Advice for Early Pregnancy Unit patients

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists – surgical management of miscarriage