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What is the Well Baby service?
Our Well Baby Service at Evelina London Children’s Hospital and St Thomas’ Hospital provides you with expert guidance and comprehensive care to support you every step of the way as you navigate life with a new baby.
Access expert diagnosis and treatment across a wide range of childhood conditions, from common concerns such as asthma, acid reflux, and feeding or weaning difficulties to more complex presentations.
Our consultant paediatric plastic surgeon also delivers highly specialised care, including birthmark removal, correction of prominent ears, and expert children’s hand surgery.
Experts in newborn care
Our services provide personalised, quality care, including:
- regular workshops on feeding your baby
- dedicated specialists in various fields of newborn care
- a holistic approach to caring for your baby
Our specialists
You can access precisely the specialist care your baby needs, when they need it, with the flexibility to see one or several experts depending on your concerns.
Our world-leading team of children’s clinicians and specialists includes:
- a consultant general paediatrician
- a feeding specialist (dietitian and lactation consultant)
- a consultant paediatric plastic surgeon
Where appropriate, appointments can be arranged consecutively, providing a seamless, efficient experience and truly comprehensive care.
Working in close partnership with leading specialists across Evelina London, we ensure swift access to additional expertise and onward referral whenever required.
We offer competitively priced consultations – please note that any additional medication, investigations, blood tests, diagnostics, or surgical procedures will incur separate fees. Speak to our team today for more information on prices for tests.
Ms Michaela Smith
Michaela is a specialist infant feeding and lactation consultant, providing expert breastfeeding support for new mothers.
Her practice includes expressing and bottle‑feeding assessments, alongside specialist care for infants and children with:
- acid reflux
- cow’s milk protein allergy
- growth concerns
- tongue tie
She also offers guidance on infant weaning.
Dr Marie White
Marie is a consultant general paediatric consultant and head of service at Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
She specialises in managing general childhood conditions including:
- asthma
- constipation
- coughs and wheezes
- cow’s milk protein allergy
- growth concerns
- acid reflux
- urinary tract infections
Mr Simon Filson
Simon is a consultant plastics surgeon and the clinical lead of paediatric reconstructive and plastic surgery at Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
He performs a range of treatments including:
- removal of moles, lesions, cysts, lipomas, warts and birthmarks
- scar correction/revision
- prominent ear correction
- children’s hand surgery (extra fingers, fused fingers, trigger fingers etc)
- gynaecomastia removal (excision/liposuction)
A holistic approach to care
As you start parenthood with a newborn baby, it’s normal to have questions and concerns about everything from sleeping and routines to feeding and milestones.
Our Well Baby Service provides you with expert guidance and comprehensive care to support you every step of the way.
We are dedicated to supporting you in promoting your child’s health and wellness, encouraging an open dialogue for any queries or concerns you may have regarding your child’s health, development, and overall well-being.
Infant feeding group workshops
Expert-led virtual workshops covering all aspects of newborn feeding, designed to give you the knowledge and confidence to nourish your baby. Sessions are led by one of our specialist clinicians.
| Type | Price from |
|---|---|
| 4‑session virtual workshop package | £215 |
| Individual workshop session | £60 per session |
These sessions are open to both expectant and new parents alike. The workshops run monthly, starting on the first Friday of the month at 5:30pm.
Workshop programme
- Session 1: Anatomy and physiology of lactation and feeding
- Session 2: Breastfeeding – positioning and attachment
- Session 3: Breastfeeding – troubleshooting
- Session 4: Expressing breastmilk, cup/bottle-feeding and formula feeding advice
Find out more details about our new baby workshops here.
Locations
Our Well Baby Clinic can be found at the following locations:
Discover our Well Baby Clinic specialists
Our team will assess your baby’s health and development and can offer advice and treatments for common childhood conditions, through to more complex care needs. Explore their profiles below.
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Mr Simon Filson
Mr Simon Filson is a consultant paediatric plastic surgeon who specialises in children's facial reconstruction including scars, moles and birthmarks.
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Ms Michaela Smith
Ms Michaela Smith is a consultant paediatric dietitian who specialises in breastfeeding, tongue tie and cow's milk protein allergy.
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Dr Marie White
Dr Marie White is a consultant general paediatrician who specialises in asthma, constipation, UTIs and reflux in children.
Related services
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Children’s general medicine
Our general paediatricians diagnose and manage common childhood conditions, such as asthma, chest infections and growth problems.
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Children’s plastic surgery
Our children’s plastic surgeons are specialists in reconstructive and cosmetic treatments, including ear pinning and scar management.
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Maternity care
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Tongue-tie in children
Tongue-tie is commonly diagnosed in babies and can restrict tongue movement. Learn more about the symptoms and how we treat it.
Discover our maternity experts
Meet our team of leading obstetricians. From pregnancy scans to advanced fetal interventions, our specialists are here to provide you with personalised care.