Giving Birth

Where will my care be based?

We encourage service users to choose where they would like to give birth. We can support you to give birth in the hospital on the labour ward or at home with support and care from the community midwives. Your midwife will talk to you about where you wish to give birth during your pregnancy.

Where to have your baby

It is your choice where you chose to birth your baby, this may be at home, on our birth centre or Sturtridge labour ward. Midwives and obstetric doctors have a responsibility to advise you, using evidence-based information, to support you to make an informed choice.

If you would like further support or advice, you can discuss this with your Midwife, who may also recommend a referral to our ‘Birth Choices’ clinic.

Northampton General Hospital: Choices in Maternity Care