{"id":2,"date":"2026-06-02T20:13:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7c71d11735.nxcli.io\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-06-12T09:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T08:40:49","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nencmaternalmedicine.nhs.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto width_full\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/nencmaternalmedicine.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/main-top-banner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"mother with baby\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nencmaternalmedicine.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/main-top-banner.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/nencmaternalmedicine.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/main-top-banner-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nencmaternalmedicine.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/main-top-banner-1024x335.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_middle type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The North East and North Cumbria Maternal Medicine Network covers a large area of over 5,300 square miles and stretches from North Northumberland down to Teeside and North Yorkshire. We are covered by one Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS- <a href=\"https:\/\/northernlms.org\/\">Local Maternity and Neonatal Systems (LMNS) North East and North Cumbria Local Maternity Systems Northern England<\/a>) and encompasses multiple NHS healthcare trusts. Whilst the Network is hosted by\u00a0Newcastle-upon-Tyne NHS Foundation Trust (hyperlink-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk\/\">Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust<\/a> ), we are committed to providing a high standard of care as close to home as possible, wherever this can be safely achieved.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/nencmaternalmedicine.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/young-caucasian-woman-smiling-while-holding-newbor-2026-01-08-08-16-38-utc-e1780925367385.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Young Caucasian woman lying in hospital bed holding newborn baby, smiling and looking at infant,\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nencmaternalmedicine.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/young-caucasian-woman-smiling-while-holding-newbor-2026-01-08-08-16-38-utc-e1780925367385.jpg 900w, https:\/\/nencmaternalmedicine.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/young-caucasian-woman-smiling-while-holding-newbor-2026-01-08-08-16-38-utc-e1780925367385-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/nencmaternalmedicine.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Over-26000-births-per-year-across-our-network-footprint.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Over 26,000 births per year across our network footprint\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nencmaternalmedicine.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Over-26000-births-per-year-across-our-network-footprint.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/nencmaternalmedicine.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Over-26000-births-per-year-across-our-network-footprint-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nencmaternalmedicine.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Over-26000-births-per-year-across-our-network-footprint-1024x358.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top 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