The Dr Foster Birth Guide provides comparative information on how maternity care is delivered in the UK and gives details on the services offered by individual maternity units. It has been designed to enable expectant mothers at all stages of pregnancy to choose the birth unit most suited to their needs. This comprehensive resource provides detailed information on caeserean rates, the availability of specific scans, the rates for administering of specific pain relief i.e. epidurals, pethidine and pain relief options related to natural births.
Maternity units are dividied into two groups: those run by midwives and those with care shared by consultants and midwives. More information on unit types.
Select a birth unit from the alphabetical list, or search for your your local services by entering a postcode.
Find a unit - alphabetical list
This option will take you to a specific birth unit.
