Why you need to LOOK at your local labour ward!
- thebirthbase
- Dec 2, 2021
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 16
Photo credit: Chelwest Birth Centre
Have you LOOKED at your local labour ward or birth centre? Even if you’re planning a home birth I recommend ALL my hypnobirthing clients check out their local hospitals BEFORE they go into labour.
If we know what the space we’re going to have our babies in looks like, it can help us feel more familiar & comfortable and SAFE, therefore helping to avoid that fight or flight, all of which really helps the birthing process along!
It can sometimes be hard to visit in person due to policy (but always worth asking the question, whether you're allowed too or not often depends on who's there on the day!). The good news is most Trusts will have Facebook pages or images on their website or YouTube, (even some midwifery teams have instagram!) so have a little look what you can find and you can always ask your midwife whether you can book in for a tour.
Birthing at Northampton General Hospital, Kettering General Hospital or Milton Keynes University Hospital? Hooray, you’re local and in luck!
Here are your direct links to your local hospital maternity tours…don’t say I don’t spoil ya!
Leicester Hospital Tours - Birth Centre
Want more advice on how to have a positive birth experience? Sign up for a comprehensive antenatal hypnobirthing course with me, Kristina, at The Birth Base Ltd!
PS. Northampton General Hospital are now offering tours of the Barratt Birth Centre (starting from 28th July 2025), please see the infographic below for more details.
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