Having your baby at Darent Valley Hospital – Self-Refer

My Pregnancy Notes is our secure online maternity portal that supports you throughout your entire pregnancy journey—from your first contact with a midwife through to postnatal care.

It creates your electronic maternity record, allowing both you and your care team to access important information in one place. This includes:

• Your medical and pregnancy history
• Any current risk factors
• Appointment details and updates added by your Midwife
• Personalised care plans
• Pregnancy information and resources

The system is fully interactive, meaning you can actively take part in your care and stay informed every step of the way.

Getting started is quick and easy:

• Visit the secure referral portal - http://www.mypregnancynotes.com
• If this is your first pregnancy: Register for an account on My Pregnancy Notes and select ‘Darent Valley Hospital’ as your chosen site.
• If you already have an account: Log in and select “New Pregnancy” from the My Account section.

Once you’ve submitted your referral, you will be contacted by phone by one of our midwives within two weeks. This may be a withheld telephone number. Please make sure the contact number you provide is correct. Following this phone contact, your maternity booking appointment will be sent to you via email, unless you choose not to use this option.

If you would prefer to receive your appointment via post this can be arranged.

We aim to provide you with the earliest available appointment in your area, ideally between 8 to 10 weeks of pregnancy. You will be offered a scan appointment between 12 weeks to 13 weeks and 6 days of pregnancy. This appointment will be organised by the scan department and sent to you in the post.

My Pregnancy Notes gives you full access to your maternity information anytime, anywhere. You can: · View your appointments

• Access your pregnancy notes
• Read helpful leaflets and guidance
• Ask questions directly to your care team
• Create and update your birth plan

You can access the portal on your smartphone, tablet, or computer—making it easy to stay connected to your care.

For easier access, you can add My Pregnancy Notes to your phone’s home screen.

Using the portal offers many advantages:

• 24/7 access to your pregnancy information
• Personalised care plans tailored to your pregnancy
• Faster communication with your midwifery team · Reduced paperwork where majority of information is digital
• Better involvement in decision-making about your care
• Secure access to your information (similar to online banking)

It also helps midwives spend less time on paperwork and more time supporting you.

Most browsers allow translation within the menu:

• On iPhone/Safari: tap the tabs icon → Translate
• On Chrome: tap three dots → Translate

PLEASE only write in My Pregnancy Notes in English.

You can switch between;

• My Notes – your personalised information
• Clinical Record – professional clinical entries

These options appear at the top right of the screen.

Your records are stored securely and only accessible to;

• You
• Other healthcare professional
• Your partner (if you choose)

Please share carefully – your notes contain confidential information.

If you are being seen at different healthcare providers, you can grant access to your digital maternity notes by generating an access token, as seen below.

Privacy Notice

Click here for the Kent & Medway K2 System Privacy Notice.

Click here to find FAQs.

If you have any feedback, or if you are experiencing any technical difficulties, then please contact the K2 Web Support team via the link provided on the MPN login page.