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Maternity Units in Scotland
Pregnant people in Scotland will be offered choices and advice about where to give birth.
There is information about deciding where to give birth on
NHS Inform
.
Choices include:
in a hospital (Obstetric Unit) supported by midwives and doctors. There are 18 Obstetric units in Scotland)
in a midwifery unit (community or alongside) supported by midwives. There are 29 midwife-led units in Scotland.
at home supported by community midwives.
This is how the units are distributed across Scotland. Click for more information.
NHS Ayrshire & Arran: Arran War Memorial Hospital (Midwife-led unit)
NHS Ayrshire & Arran: Ayrshire Maternity Unit (Obstetric, Midwife-led & Local neonatal units)
NHS Borders: General Hospital (Obstetric & Special care baby units)
NHS Dumfries & Galloway: Oak Tree Family Centre (Midwife-led unit)
NHS Dumfries & Galloway: Royal Infirmary (Obstetric & Special care baby units)
NHS Fife: Victoria Hospital (Obstetric, Midwife-led & Neonatal intensive care units)
NHS Forth Valley: Royal Hospital (Obstetric & Local neonatal units)
NHS Grampian: Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (Obstetric, Midwife-led & Neonatal intensive care units)
NHS Grampian: Dr Gray's Hospital, Elgin Obstetric & Special care baby units)
NHS Grampian: Inverurie Community Maternity Hospital (Midwife-led unit)
NHS Grampian: Peterhead Community Hospital (Midwife-led unit)
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde: Inverclyde Royal Hospital (Midwife-led unit)
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde: Princess Royal (Obstetric, Special care & Neonatal intensive care units)
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde: Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (Obstetric unit)
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde: Royal Alexandra (Obstetric, Midwife-led & Local neonatal units)
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde: Vale of Leven Hospital, Alexandria (Midwife-led unit)
NHS Highland (Argyll & Bute), Cowal Community Hospital (Midwife-led unit)
NHS Highland (Argyll & Bute): Campbeltown Hospital (Midwife-led Unit)
NHS Highland (Argyll & Bute): Islay Hospital (Midwife-led Unit)
NHS Highland (Argyll & Bute): Lorn & Islands Hospital, Oban (Midwife-led Unit)
NHS Highland (Argyll & Bute): Mid Argyle Hospital, Lochgilphead
NHS Highland (Argyll & Bute): Victoria Hospital, Rothesay (Midwife-led Unit)
NHS Highland: Belford Hospital, Fort William (Midwife-led Unit)
NHS Highland: Broadford Hospital, Skye (Community Maternity Unit)
NHS Highland: Caithness General Hospital (Midwife-led unit)
NHS Highland: Raigmore Hospital (Obstetric & Local neonatal units)
NHS Lanarkshire: University Hospital Wishaw (Obstetric & Neonatal intensive care units)
NHS Lothian: Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (Obstetric & Neonatal Intensive care units)
NHS Lothian: St John's Hospital Livingstone (Obstetric & Special care baby unit)
NHS Orkney: Balfour Hospital Maternity Unit
NHS Shetland: Gilbert Bain Hospital Maternity Unit
NHS Tayside: Arbroath Infirmary Community Midwifery Unit
NHS Tayside: Ninewells (Obstetric, Midwife-led, Special care baby & Neonatal intensive care units)
NHS Tayside: Perth Midwife Unit
NHS Western Isles: Barra Community Hospital, St Brendan's Hospital (Midwife-led Unit)
NHS Western Isles: Uist and Barra Hospital, Benbecula (Midwife-led Unit)
NHS Western Isles: Western Isles Hospital, Stornoway (Obstetric Unit)
