Here’s a list of NHS maternity services in Somerset. You can also use the link below to check out the NHS website and find more details on the services nearest to you.
Somerset Maternity covers women who will give birth at Musgrove Park Hospital and formerly also covered Yeovil District Hospital. Women who would have given birth at YDH are now offered Musgrove, Bath or Dorchester. They also have a dedicated Home Birth Team available.
RUH covers women who will give birth in RUH Bath, Frome birth centre or Chippenham community hospital. They also have a dedicated Home Birth Team available.
University Hospitals Bristol & Weston covers women who will give birth at St Michael's midwifery led birthing unit.
Bristol NHS trust covers women who will give birth at Cossham birth centre, Mendip birth centre or the central delivery suite at Southmead hospital. They also offer a dedicated home birth team.
If you're considering a Home Birth or want to find out more we've listed some great Home Birth groups around Somerset who can help you make an informed choice if this is the right birth preference for you.
A volunteer led group of mum’s and birth workers running free online and in person sessions to discuss and explore home birth and birth environment.
Community led monthly meetings in Bristol to to explore and learn about the option of labour and birth at home.
Frome Home Birth Group is.a space for anyone who is pregnant to explore what birth looks like to them. The group is held monthly and is friendly, informal and informative.
The Home Birth team at Musgrove Park, Taunton are known as the Orchid Home Birth team and hold periodic open evenings where you can explore if a home birth is for you.
Community group for people who have an interest in homebirth with
monthly meetings held in person in Weston-Super-Mare.
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