THE MEADOW birth centre at Worcestershire Royal Hospital is currently being used to isolate mothers and babies with Covid.
At the moment, Mums-to-be are not able to opt to give birth at the birth centre as it is being used to isolate mothers and babies who may have been in contact with, or have screened positive for, COVID-19.
All women who have opted to give birth in hospital will be cared for on the delivery ward instead, although birthing pools are available.
Justine Jeffery, director of Midwifery of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust said: “The safety of mums-to-be and their babies is our top priority within the maternity service.”
"We’re grateful to our staff for their continued commitment and dedication in managing the maternity service during the pandemic.”
The Meadow Birth Centre, a midwife-led centre, opened at Worcestershire Royal Hospital in April 2015 in the aim to give mothers more choice over where their baby is delivered.
The centre is run by experienced midwives and usually offers a comfortable environment where birth is treated as a ‘normal’ process, rather than a medical one.
The four-room centre (each with an en-suite) is near to the current delivery suite, but not a part of it. It looks and feels homely – not like a hospital – helping mums to feel comfortable and relaxed.
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