Mother and Baby Units
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many standalone midwife-led units are operating in England; and what the names of those units are.
Answered by Karin Smyth
The latest data available to NHS England indicates that there are 25 midwifery led units (MLUs) operating in England. The following table lists each unit, as well as their provider:
Midwifery led unit name | Provider name |
Samuel Johnson Freestanding birth unit | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust |
Netherbrook | University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust |
Dewsbury Hospital | Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
Berwick Maternity Unit | Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
Hillcrest Maternity Unit | Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
Hexham Maternity Unit | Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
The Friarage | South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
South Tyneside Midwifery-led Birthing Unit | South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust |
Blackburn Birth Centre | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust |
Rossendale Birth Centre | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust |
Helme Chase Midwifery Unit | University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust |
Maidstone Birthing Centre | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust |
Crowborough Birthing Centre | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust |
Wallingford MLU | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
Wantage MLU | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
Horton MLU | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
Cotswold MLU | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
Aveta Birth Centre | Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
Stroud Maternity Unit | Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
Tiverton Birth Centre | Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust |
Paulton Maternity Unit | Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust |
Frome birthing Centre | Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust |
Chippenham Birthing Centre | Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust |
Trowbridge maternity unit | Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust |
Ashcombe Birthing Unit | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
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