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Early Pregnancy Unit
- Same-day emergency care and urgent unplanned appointments
- Personalised care, focussed on you
- Self-referrals welcome
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EARLY PREGNANCY UNIT AT HCA UK
Why choose us?
Early pregnancy can be a worrying time. If you're concerned about any symptoms you’re experiencing, The Portland Hospital’s Early Pregnancy Unit offers immediate and expert help in a warm and supportive environment. We’re London’s only private early pregnancy unit, offering same-day emergency care and urgent unplanned appointments. You’ll have access to consultant-led care, tailored to your concerns and links out to the wealth of pregnancy services we offer at the Portland. You can also access specialist scans and blood tests, performed by a sonographer or clinical nurse specialist.
Self-referrals are welcome. Just call and we’ll quickly book you in to see one of our team.
Self-referrals are welcome. Just call and we’ll quickly book you in to see one of our team.
This specialist, expert-led facility is dedicated to helping you manage your early pregnancy in the way that best suits you. Our experienced teams can help with everything from common concerns through to highly complex procedures.
You can access a whole range of state-of-the-art diagnostic technologies and approaches from ultrasounds to blood tests with results on the same day. We also offer surgical support and care for more serious and upsetting complications such as a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy. We’re here for you, no matter what, including with expert bereavement support should the worst happen.
Our outpatient opening hours are 8.00 am to 8.00 pm, Monday to Friday and 8.00 am to 2.00 pm, Saturday.
You can access a whole range of state-of-the-art diagnostic technologies and approaches from ultrasounds to blood tests with results on the same day. We also offer surgical support and care for more serious and upsetting complications such as a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy. We’re here for you, no matter what, including with expert bereavement support should the worst happen.
Our outpatient opening hours are 8.00 am to 8.00 pm, Monday to Friday and 8.00 am to 2.00 pm, Saturday.
Our specialist teams have both the latest clinical facilities and expertise to treat a range of early pregnancy conditions from the common and mild to the more complex and acute, including:
- Bleeding or spotting
- Acute morning sickness
- Ectopic pregnancy or pregnancy of unknown location
- Early pregnancy loss or miscarriage
- Recurrent miscarriage
- Pregnancy termination
We offer immediate and urgent support for mums-to-be aged 18 and above whose gestation period is over 5 weeks but under 16 weeks. If you’re not sure how advanced your pregnancy is, we’re also happy to see you.
If your pregnancy has progressed over 16 weeks don’t worry, HCA UK can still offer you emergency support and care through our obstetrics unit at the Portland Hospital. Just get in touch, our experienced teams are here for you.
If your pregnancy has progressed over 16 weeks don’t worry, HCA UK can still offer you emergency support and care through our obstetrics unit at the Portland Hospital. Just get in touch, our experienced teams are here for you.
Yes, we welcome self-referrals. For immediate help with early pregnancy complications, don’t hesitate to get in touch. Our specialist consultants have the facilities and expertise to treat a wide range of complications.
1st
and only private early pregnancy unit in London, coming soon to Manchester too
300+
nursing specialists and clinical professionals
40,000+
babies, children and young people cared for every year
Easy access and fast answers
Same-day emergency care and diagnostic results and urgent unplanned appointments
Comprehensive follow-up care
Support beyond treatment with comprehensive follow-up care including counselling
Onward referrals to specialist clinics
Get referred across the HCA UK network including to the world-leading Lister Fertility Clinic
Where can I find the Early Pregnancy Unit?
Our teams are here for you at world renowned The Portland Hospital in London, the UK’s only private hospital dedicated to the treatment of women and children. Early Pregnancy Unit services will soon be available at a new Portland Outpatients centre in Manchester too.
The Portland Hospital
205-209 Great Portland Street W1W 5AH London
Accessing private healthcare
Self-pay
You don’t need health insurance to be seen quickly. If you’re looking for a diagnosis or treatment and don’t want to wait, all our private healthcare services – from private GP appointments through to surgery and aftercare – can be paid for as and when you need them.
And to give you peace of mind from the start, we’ll offer you a clear and transparent quote outlining exactly what’s included in your self-pay package.
FAQ
We’re happy to treat most mothers with an early pregnancy between 5 and 16 weeks, including anyone who is 18 years or older who also has:
- A positive urine pregnancy test with bleeding and/or pain
- Bleeding after a recent pregnancy if retained products of conception (RPOC), be that foetal or placental tissue, are still suspected to be present
- A loss of pregnancy symptoms
- A previous history of early pregnancy loss or recurrent losses
- A previous history of ectopic pregnancy
- A previous history of molar pregnancy
- Uncertainty about gestation dates
Due to the time-sensitive and sometimes critical nature of the care we offer, we need to stay focussed to be effective.
That means we don’t treat women at this unit who are:
- Under 5 weeks or over 16 weeks pregnant
- Under 18 years old
- Haemodynamically unstable
- Not pregnant and presenting with pelvic pain and/ or abnormal bleeding
- Presenting with a recent history of a negative pregnancy test
- Not independently mobile
We offer our outpatient service within The Portland Hospital’s normal operating hours, which are 8.00 am to 8.00 pm, Monday to Friday and 8.00 am to 2.00 pm, Saturday.
Your safety is our top priority, so for any emergency taking place outside these hours, please call 999. You can always be transferred from NHS care to us, once you are stable and being safely and expertly looked after.
Your safety is our top priority, so for any emergency taking place outside these hours, please call 999. You can always be transferred from NHS care to us, once you are stable and being safely and expertly looked after.
The care that the Early Pregnancy Unit offers doesn’t end with treatment. Our specialists will support you beyond with comprehensive follow-up care including pregnancy complications counselling, should you need it.
If advice and support from another specialist would help, we can also provide onward referrals into the incredible HCA Healthcare UK network such as to some of the country’s leading fertility specialists at Lister Fertility Clinic.
If advice and support from another specialist would help, we can also provide onward referrals into the incredible HCA Healthcare UK network such as to some of the country’s leading fertility specialists at Lister Fertility Clinic.
Yes, as the UK’s only hospital dedicated to the care of women and children, we want you to have the best possible experience before, during and after the birth of your child.
We offer a large maternity unit managed by experienced midwifes and specialist nurses. The unit has an onsite special baby unit as well as paediatric intensive care for any unexpected post pregnancy problems.
We offer a large maternity unit managed by experienced midwifes and specialist nurses. The unit has an onsite special baby unit as well as paediatric intensive care for any unexpected post pregnancy problems.
“Our experience at the Portland Hospital was wonderful, particularly thanks to the exceptional care we received”
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