Having your baby at The Royal London Hospital

Woman with baby on chest in hospital

Choosing our hospital

Woman with baby on chest

Choosing our hospital

We offer personalised care to women and pregnant people

We are an accredited baby friendly hospital and our services were rated "good" by our regulators.

We offer a wide range of services throughout your pregnancy. You will be supported throughout your pregnancy and treated with dignity and respect.

If you choose to have your baby with us, our expert team of midwives and doctors will work with you to plan a safe and comfortable birth.

Depending on your preferences and your individual pregnancy, you can have your baby at home, in our Lotus Birth Centre, or the delivery suite at The Royal London Hospital.

Use our online form to refer yourself to our maternity team

Antenatal self referral form Royal London hospital [docx] 186KB

  1. pregnant woman with baby bump
    The Royal London antenatal care
  2. Midwife holding a baby with mother
    The Royal London birthing options
  3. woman with baby in hospital bed
    The Royal London postnatal care
  4. The Royal London Hospital building outline
    The Royal London Hospital

Maternity 360 tour text

Welcome to our maternity department

Take a tour of the rooms and equipment

 

Visit our hospital virtually

Contact us

Mother holding new born baby

We're here to help

Contact a member of our team

Maternity helpline

Phone us: 020 3594 6979/6980, 9am-6pm, every day

Your appointments

  • Antenatal clinic: 020 7480 4885
  • Ultrasound scan: 020 3594 2511

Your pregnancy

  • Low risk preganancies: 020 3594 2367/2563
  • High risk pregnancies: 020 3594 2364/2381

Listening to your feedback: You said, we did

Here's what The Royal London Hospital maternity department has done with patient feedback as of July 2025:  

 
You said We did
I want to be able to mobilise more in labour and not be restricted to the bed.  We have introduced wireless baby heart rate monitoring on labour ward in all rooms. 
I want my spiritual needs to be a part of my birth plan.  We have launched the Muslim Mama memo card. Please ask your Midwife for more information. 
Unclear communication around wait times in triage. It isn’t clear, which is stressful. I never know where I am in the queue. We have created communication cards, which are also translated, explaining waiting times.

And here's what we're working on with patient feedback as of August 2025:

 
You said We're working on
I want to be able to mobilise more in labour and not be restricted to the bed. We're currently working on a leaflet showing the benefits of using a peanut ball in labour.
I don’t always understand what I am waiting for in 6E Triage. We're launching a virtual bed board which will enable doctors to have oversight of the number of women waiting in triage and their clinical prioritisation. 
I don’t always feel listened to when I am communicating with staff.  We, our staff, are being allocated to attend Sage and Thyme training. This is a workshop that teaches communication skills required to notice distress, hear the concerns that a person may have and respond helpfully to them. 

Sharing experiences

A mother's word

Elvera shares her birthing experience at The Royal London Hospital.

Elvra shares her experience

  • RLH maternity feedback

    Mum, Simona and baby Melissa. 

    "We will never forget the lovely sonographer lady who told us we were expecting a girl. Our midwives were professional and supportive and I cannot thank the staff enough for a healthy baby. You are stars!"

     

  • Baby Aurora, The Royal London Hospital

    The midwife that was with me, Martina, was so kind and gentle, her smile made me feel safe and protected. I was scared but the entire staff was amazing and guided me through the whole process. Despite all the pain and my birth experience going exactly the opposite as I planned it, I still feel it was the best thing and all the staff who assisted me was great. 

  • Afsara, Royal London Hospital

    I am currently 40 weeks pregnant and I was treated with the most care and respect by one of the lovely midwives who work here. I just wanted to share my personal experience of feeling listened to at the time. She kindly answered all my questions and my husbands (believe me we had a lot of questions too).   

  • Louis S, Barkantine Birth Centre

    My baby is 15 months today and I’d like to give a very delayed “Thank You” to all the midwives who were there for us during covid and post birth. Everyone we met were very professional, kind, caring and thoughtful

  • Jo, Ryan & Baby Cora, Barkantine Birth Centre

    A sincere and heartfelt thank you to all your team for our safe delivery of baby, Cora on 26th October. 

    We loved their energy & determination during the pushing stage and felt they went above and beyond in the aftercare post delivery. 

    Overall, despite planning a home birth, we understood that being induced was the right decision. At every step we felt informed, supported and cared for in our birth journey. 

  • Latest news

    Stella Simon-Brown, a midwife at the Royal London Hospital for over 20 years, was awarded a national silver award by the Chief Midwifery Officer for England. 

    Stella started her career at Barts Health NHS Trust as a domestic worker, then moved on to a healthcare assistant role, and nurse before completing training to become a qualified midwife in 2005. 

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