Maternity Services
Your pregnancy, your choice
Welcome to Maternity Services. At Chelsea and Westminster Hospital we know that pregnancy can be an exciting but daunting time for women and their partners. There are many choices to make and questions to answer which is why we have designed this website to help you and your family have the best possible experience at this special time—and hopefully answer some of your questions.
Pregnancy and Natural Birth Open Days
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25 April, 10am–4pm ‘The Tent’, 2nd Floor Chelsea and Westminster Hospital 369 Fulham Road London SW10 9NH
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Why choose Chelsea and Westminster's maternity services?
Click here to view a virtual tour of our maternity unit
- Popular—more than 5,700 women chose to have their baby at Chelsea and Westminster last year—compared to 5,497 in 2009/10, 5,311 in 2008/09 and 5,177 in 2007/08
- Highly rated—96% of women said their care was 'Excellent', 'Very Good' or 'Good' in an independent survey of women's experiences of maternity services carried out in February 2011
- Safe—one of the safest hospitals to have a baby according to the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal & Child Health 2008.
- Clean—hygiene standards rated 'Excellent' by the National Patient Safety Agency's Patient Environment Action Team assessment 2010
- Modern—conveniently located on Fulham Road, our state-of-the-art hospital building is an excellent environment
- Baby Friendly—we have Stage 2 of the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Award, making us the second maternity unit in London to achieve this
- Actively committed to encouraging breastfeeding—95% of women who have their baby at Chelsea and Westminster start breastfeeding after giving birth in the hospital (compared to a national average of 76%)
- Best skin to skin contact rates in London—94% of women who have their baby at Chelsea and Westminster have skin to skin contact with their baby soon after birth, the highest rate of any NHS maternity unit in London (skin to skin contact is recognised to be a good start to breastfeeding)
How can you choose Chelsea and Westminster?
You can also choose to have your baby with us through your midwife, at any of our community or hospital clinics, or through your GP. We aim to inform you of your first antenatal appointment date within 2 weeks of hearing from you or your GP.
