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Pregnant women who have moved here from another country

Pregnant women who have moved here from another country

If you have moved here from another country as an asylum seeker or refugee, or if you moved here as a migrant within the past year, your midwife or doctor should tell you about the care you can have and how to find it.

You should also be able to get easy-to-understand information in leaflets, videos on the internet or DVDs.You should be able to get the information in different languages. You should also be able to find it in everyday places such as pharmacies (chemists), community centres, GP surgeries (family doctors) and family planning clinics.

If you have difficulty understanding or speaking English

If you have difficulty understanding or speaking English, you should be offered an interpreter to translate between you and the midwife or doctor. The interpreter should not be a member of your family. You may be given longer appointments (or more appointments) so that there is enough time for everything to be translated.

Questions to ask your midwife or doctor

  • Can you arrange for me to have an interpreter?

  • Do you have any information in my language?

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