Where to give birth

Choosing where to give birth is one of your biggest decisions. It entirely depends on your preference, and your (and your baby’s) health during the last nine months.

You can choose to have your baby at home, or at Northwick Park Hospital.

We're not able to offer home births at the moment. Your midwife or consultant can talk with you about other birth options available to you.

In our birth centre, you will have safe, compassionate, and personalised care, in a calm environment. 

You'll get one-to-one care from experienced midwives from arrival to when you go home.

And we promote active birth and we'll support your birthing choices.

We have five new and spacious birthing rooms: 

• all with ensuite bathrooms
• two have birthing pools 
• two have double beds to give you enough space for family time.

In our delivery suite, your birth is supported by our team of doctors and midwives.

With 11 spacious birthing rooms (all with en-suite bathrooms), eight specialist beds, and two maternity theatres, we provide all levels of care during labour and birth.

It’s the safest place to be if you’re likely to have complications during labour, or if you’ve had difficulties during previous births.

Your pain relief options in the delivery suite

• warm showers
• Entonox, or gas and air
• pethidine injection, an opioid, helps you to relax and sleep between contractions
• epidural

You can explore your options with your midwife or consultant and your family.

In most cases we’ll encourage you to choose whatever feels right to you.