Post Birth Consultations take place at Clinic 51, in the beautiful Sussex Barn on the Barlavington Estate, in Duncton - between Petworth & Chichester.

What ?

The Leto Clinic is a postnatal clinic set up by obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Leah Deutsch as a result of hearing the stories of so many women and ultimately motivated by her own experience. The aim, to address a lack of adequate medical care following birth. Postnatal care within the NHS is often described as the 'Cinderella Service' ie a really under resourced area. This clinic aims to bridge that gap and provide women and birthing people with a comprehensive review up to a year following birth and offers a more individualised and holistic approach to care than currently exists.

The Leto Clinic is named after the Female Titan, Leto, from Greek mythology. She was the mother to Apollo and Aretmis and is considered the Goddess of motherhood and protectress of the young.

When can I attend this clinic?

We welcome any new mother to this clinic from birth onwards. You may want to wait for a few weeks to allow any wounds to begin to heal and have a moment to process the fact that you are a new parent. You may be further along in your parenting journey and planning for a further pregnancy and feel it might be helpful to go through your previous birth experience in preparation. Wherever you are in your parenting journey, we are happy to see you at any point.

Do I need to be a brand new mum to see you?

In short, no. Initially these appointments were restricted to the first year following birth, but we have had many enquiries from women several years in to their parenting journey.We recognise that the journey of physical and emotional recovery following birth is dynamic and your needs may change and that you often aren't able to really seek help for your specific needs until the dust has settled a bit. We are happy to target appointments to these changing requirements at any point post birth.

What do I need to bring?

If you have a discharge letter from your hospital or even a copy of your notes, it would be helpful to bring these along, as well as a list of any medications that you take regularly. Please ensure that you shower prior to the appointment.

Can my partner come?

This appointment is primarily designed to support the physical and emotional needs of the birthing person. Your partner is of course welcome to come along if you feel this would be helpful to you, but please note the focus will be on your healthcare journey.

Will you contact my GP?

After booking your appointment, you will be sent a pre-appointment questionnaire. Within this form you can consent or decline to us contacting your GP. The purpose of this would be to share any healthcare information relevant to your longterm care. Information is shared in a confidential way directly with your practice and to no other third parties without your explicit consent. This is completely optional and is an opt in decision.

What will be covered during my appointment?

The aim of the clinic is to provide a holistic and individualised review of your health. This will include a discussion around your birth, a comprehensive physical review and can then be focussed towards your own concerns (please see what is covered above).

Will I have any follow up?

Your clinic appointment is up to 60 minutes, which will allow time to perform a thorough postnatal review. There may be more issues you wish to explore and follow up appointments can be booked if you feel you may benefit from this.

Will there be a chaparone?

Yes, our lovely receptionist is DBS checked and will act as a chaparone.

We are committed to working with as many women as possible and we hope you understand that in order to do this we must operate a cancellation policy. We respect that your time is valuable, and we appreciate that you understand ours is too. 

As a small business there are significant costs to us if clients cancel or rearrange last minute and we have little chance of filling last minute cancelled or rearranged slots. 

If you are no longer able to attend your appointment, please try to give us as much notice as possible. 

For all appointments 30 minutes or longer you can cancel or reschedule your appointment at any time up to 1 week in advance of the appointment without charge and we will offer a full refund. 

If we receive less than 1 week's notice to cancel your appointment, this incurs a 100% cancellation fee equal to the full appointment cost and you will not be eligible for a refund. 

If you fail to attend your appointment, you are not entitled to a refund.