The Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) in south east London is a partnership between care providers, commissioners, service user representatives and other stakeholders including NHS England and public health representatives. The system works to develop and transform maternity services in response to local needs and national recommendations.

Our ambition is that women, birthing people, babies, and their families experience joined up, high quality and kind care during pregnancy, labour, birth and postnatally. They should be informed and supported to make choices that are right for them, and where a higher chance of complications mean additional assessment is required, the care is collaborative, individualised, safe and with a good outcome. As a system we will continually strive to improve maternity and neonatal services and the experience of women, birthing people, and their families within south east London.