Your Hera Team Midwives at Barton Surgery are Mary Buck and Jenny Walters. They are available at the Surgery on Wednesday and Friday afternoons.

When your pregnancy is confirmed - please ask for a midwives appointment, to meet us and discuss your care. At this meeting we can arrange your booking visit, at home, or surgery or the hospital. We will, with your GP, look after you throughout your pregnancy and at home with your baby. We are happy to undertake home births and will discuss this with you at booking.


You can contact us on 01803 654601 - if there is no one in the office an answer phone will take your message. 

The Team midwives run Parent craft sessions in the Parent craft room on level 4 of the Maternity Unit, Torbay Hospital. Sessions are flexible and we will do our best to provide what YOU feel YOU need.

Suggested topics include: -

· Contacting your team
· Signs of labour
· Home visits and coming into hospital
· Labour
· Pain Relief
· Different types of birth
· Tour of the Unit
· Feeding your baby
· Baby care
· Coping at home with new baby

We suggest you attend parent craft from about 28 weeks onwards. Please phone the office to book in. Dates are subject to change and you will be notified of any such changes. 

National Childbirth Trust (NCT) classes are also available. Contact 0181 9928637 or see their website for details - www.nctms.co.uk.

Maternity Unit Open Evenings

WHERE? Level 4 Maternity Unit

WHEN? Every second Monday in each month

TIME? Drop in anytime between 7.00-8.00pm

Bring your partner or friend for a tour of the unit. All welcome at any stage of pregnancy. There is an exhibition with lots of information available.

Aqua natal Classes

Fitness classes in the pool for pregnant women, run by Midwives.

Falcon Park, Totnes Road Paignton - Every Wednesday 10.00-11.00am

Dyrons, Newton Abbot - Every Tuesday 1.30 - 2.30pm

Entrance Fee to Pool Operators -