Visiting Guidance

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We are dedicated to delivering high quality care whilst prioritising the safety of women, their families and our staff.

Here are some guidelines to ensure a safe and supportive environment:

  • A partner can attend scans. We encourage you where possible not to bring your children to the scan as the room needs to be quiet/dark and space is restricted.
  • One named birthing partner may attend triage for early labour assessment.
  • Two birthing partners can be present during labour.
  • One named birthing partner may attend for a caesarean birth.
  • One birthing partner can stay in maternity recovery.
  • Victoria and Katherine ward are open to two people visiting from 8.00am - 10.00pm daily. Siblings are welcome to visit during this time. Children will need to be supervised at all times by someone other than their mother; the bed spaces are small, and we want to minimise noise and disruption to other women in the bays.
  • A partner can stay overnight on Victoria and Katherine ward - more information available on our poster: Providing support overnight on a maternity ward. Please note that between midnight and 6.00am partners will need to stay in the ward and cannot leave/enter during that time unless in exceptional circumstances with prior arrangement with the midwifery staff.