Birth Centre

Our Birth Centre offers a warm, friendly and home-like environment for healthy pregnant women and birthing people.

All of our birthing rooms are equipped with birthing aids such as fixed birthing pools, birth stools, a sling and birthing balls to encourage an active labour.

We also provide a range pain relief of options to support you during your labour, including the use of a birth pool, gas and air, and diamorphine.

Epidurals are not available to use for pain relief within the Birth Centre.

If you have experienced complications during your pregnancy, we may recommend that you give birth to your baby in the Labour Ward. However if you would like to discuss your birth place options further please discuss this with your community midwife who may refer you to our consultant midwife for a birth options appointment.

Location

The Birth Centre is located on the ground floor within the maternity unit.

Visiting hours (from 7 September 2023)

Two birth partners are allowed whilst the woman/birthing person is in labour. One adult visitor is allowed 24-hours a day. This does not need to be a birth partner, but must be an adult.

Family time: Siblings of newborn babies can visit between 2-5pm everyday. They must be accompanied by an adult.

Contact details

01279 82 7176