Women's Hospital visiting

One partner/support person will be able to join a woman for this part of her care. 

Please help us to protect our staff and patients by not attending if you are unwell.

Induction of Labour (Ward 1 & Induction Suite)

• One birthing partner at any one time (partner may swap).
• Patient's own children may visit between the hours 3pm – 4pm and 6pm - 7pm.

Please help us to protect our staff and patients by not attending if you are unwell.

The Birth Centre and Main Delivery Suite

In Labour: Two birth partners only

Post Birth: Two birth partners and patient's own children

Birth partners must remain the same throughout labour

Enhanced Maternal Care

In labour: Two birth partners 24/7

Antenatally and Post Birth:

One visitor 24/7

Two visitors 10am-7pm

(maximum of 2 people at a bed space)

Children may be able to visit for an hour a day - but please discuss with your midwife

Induction of Labour Suite

One birth partner (may swap between birth partners)

Patients own children may visit: 3pm - 4pm, 6pm - 7pm

Recovery

One birth partner (may swap between birth partners)

Abby Suite

Open visiting

 

Please help us to protect our staff and patients by not attending if you are unwell.

A partner or support person may accompany throughout.

Please help us to protect our staff and patients by not attending if you are unwell.

Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate partners and children in the GTT waiting room and due to the nature and length of the appointment, we ask that they do not attend. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

A partner or support person may accompany throughout.

Please help us to protect our staff and patients by not attending if you are unwell.

For all appointments, a partner or support person may accompany throughout.

Please help us to protect our staff and patients by not attending if you are unwell.

Visitors of parents and grandparents are allowed onto our Neonatal Unit (a maximum of two to a cot at any one time). 

Please help us to protect our staff and patients by not attending if you are unwell.

Wards 1, 3 and 4 are our maternity inpatient wards. Ward 1 provides antenatal care. After you have given birth, you and your baby will be transferred to our postnatal wards (Wards 3 and 4), where you will stay until you are ready to go home—usually within one to two days.

Visiting (from 8 December 2025)

Birth Partner Visiting

We welcome one chosen adult (birth partner) to support you on the wards at any time. This may be your partner, a relative, or a friend—the choice is yours. You may also prefer that your birth partner goes home to rest; this is entirely your decision.
We do ask that your chosen birth partner remains the same person throughout your stay, and that they are an adult.

We advise that your birth partner does not stay overnight if they:

• Are extremely tired
• Have existing health issues that may require treatment at home
• Are currently, or have recently been, unwell
• Smoke or vape and cannot refrain overnight (as movement on and off the ward must be kept to a minimum)

Please read the Birth Partner Visiting Guidance alongside our BWC Maternity Charter to ensure the best possible experience for everyone. If the conditions outlined cannot be met, we will be unable to support your chosen birth partner to stay overnight, and they will be asked to leave and return during the daytime.

Additional Visitors

• We are only able to support up to two visitors at the bedside on the wards.
• One child (sibling) may visit with the chosen adult (birth partner) between 8am and 10pm. Only one adult birth partner and one sibling may be present at the bedside.
• Between 2pm–5pm and 6pm–7pm, up to two visitors or support people may attend (either two adults, or one adult and one sibling).

Transitional Care is a ward dedicated to the support of families where the baby has additional medical needs including preterm and small babies. The wards help bring mothers and babies a step closer to going home, it is available to all families who have a baby on NICU.

Visiting (from 19 December 2022):

One chosen adult (birth partner) is welcome to visit between 8am and 7pm. One child (sibling) can attend with the chosen adult (birth partner), however there is a maximum of one chosen adult (birth partner) and one child (sibling) at any one time.

Between 3pm and 4pm and 6pm and 7pm, a maximum of two visitors or support people to a bed (either 2 adults or one adult and one sibling).

With regret, we are unable to provide waiting areas, therefore please consider this when pre-planning your visiting. Our corridors must remain clear at all times and visitors will not be able to wait outside the ward areas under any circumstances.

Please help us to protect our staff and patients by not attending if you are unwell.

Wards 7 and 8 are where you will stay when you are in for a gynaecological procedure or treatment.

Visiting times:

One adult (same person) is permitted to visit between 2pm-5.30pm and 6pm-8pm.

On ward 8 between 2pm - 4.30pm and 6.30pm-8pm there can be two visitors to a bed (one of these can be a child)

Please help us to protect our staff and patients by not attending if you are unwell.