Public experience of pregnancy and maternity services

The Delivery Suite provides specialist care for women with more complex labour and delivery needs. All women will be cared for by a midwife. The delivery suite has 14 delivery rooms which include three high dependency rooms for women who require more intensive care and a room for women with disabilities. There is a two bedded designated bereavement suite to support families who experience a loss. All the delivery rooms have en-suite bathrooms with large baths for pain relief. Wards 205 and 206 are the maternity centre’s wards for medium to high risk women who require admission before or after the birth of their babies. There are 28 beds on each ward; 12 en-suite side rooms and four en-suite bays. The consultant obstetricians work on these wards, providing specialist care for women admitted both before and after birth. The wards have disabled access in all areas, including bathrooms.