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Find out about our midwifery led birth units, our Women's Centre at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, and visiting times.
Our Maternity and Neonatal safety champions play an essential role in ensuring that mothers and babies continue to receive the safest care possible.
NHS England describes how maternity services should be co-produced with women and birthing people and their families, commissioners, maternity teams including midwives, obstetricians and health …
Get bereavement support from our midwives if you have had a miscarriage, a stillbirth, or following the death of your baby.
If you are arriving at the hospital during the night (after 9pm), please note the following information to help you access the Women's Centre at …
Updates about maternity services, as well as health information and support while you are pregnant, are posted out regularly on our main social media accounts.
Information for staying physically healthy during your pregnancy, support to give up smoking, and mental health during and after pregnancy.
You will have regular appointments with your midwife throughout your pregnancy, and your midwife will explain this process to you.
We provide most of our antenatal education through The Real Birth Digital Programme. You can also speak to your community midwife about Antenatal Education sessions …
The early pregnancy assessment clinic is an emergency service if you are between 7 and 15 weeks pregnant and experience pain or bleeding.
Reduce the risks of stillbirth by monitoring your baby's movements during pregnancy.
There are more ways than ever for LGBT+ people to become parents
Prepare for your labour by writing a birth plan, and understanding when to come to hospital.
Labour can be painful, so it’s important to understand the different pain relief options available to you and the ways your birth partner can help.
There are lots of practical things you can do to help during labour, although none as important as just being there.
It's good to find out as much as you can about feeding before you have your baby
Feeding your baby in the first few weeks can be very rewarding but this may also be a stressful time
Feeding is so much more than just provision of nutrients, it will help build a relationship and bond with your baby. This page aims to …
If you have concerns or questions about feeding your baby, you can talk these through with your midwife or health visitor.
There's lots of advice on feeding your baby online or via support groups, helplines and websites
When you go home, you can expect a visit from a community midwife, who will continue your care ensuring both you and your baby are …
After your baby is born, your Health Visitor will be involved in the care of you and you baby
Birth partners can stay overnight in the maternity ward at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, in the bedside chairs provided.
Newborn babies have underdeveloped immune systems, making them particularly susceptible to infections that may be mild in adults but severe in infants
Our Maternity Spotlight shows a visual overview of birth statistics for each month in Gloucestershire
Our team of experts provide high quality, expert care for ill and premature babies at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
The perineal clinic is a specialised clinic for women who require follow up for perineal or pelvic floor problems following childbirth.
The birth unit at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital’s women’s centre is designed to encourage active, natural labour in a home from home environment.
The delivery suite at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital is a state of the art facility, designed to give you the best possible service if you need …
Stroud maternity unit is a small midwife led centre that helps deliver around 300 births every year, and offers a home from home environment for …
Our birth centre in Cheltenham is run by midwives and has been specially designed to make your journey into parenthood as smooth as possible.
Our midwives can help you decide if a home birth is right for you, and help you deliver your baby in your own home. They …
There is no right or way to respond to the death of your baby, and our specialist midwives can support you through the process.
Find out how to stay healthy during your pregnancy.
Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is a severe form of pregnancy sickness which can start early in pregnancy and last for months.
Anyone can be affected by pelvic health problems during or after pregnancy
When you’re pregnant, your midwife will talk to you about the risks of smoking and offer you support to give up.
Every parent-to-be should be aware of their baby’s movements during pregnancy.
Your birth plan is a way for you to communicate how you would like to give birth to midwives and other health professionals.
It is important for you to know the signs of labour and to be prepared.