About Delivery Suite
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If you require continuous monitoring throughout your labour you will have your baby on the delivery suite. The unit is situated on the 1st floor of the hospital opposite the maternity wards and the neonatal unit.
Please ring the hospital on 0151 708 9988 and ask to be put through to the delivery suite. To let us know that you are on your way in and don't forget your casenotes.
There is an assessment room which acts as a triage area for women experiencing problems during later pregnancy. Referrals to this area may be made by your G.P. community midwife or you can self refer. You can contact the unit on 0151 708 9988.
There are 14 delivery rooms, a pool room, 5 high dependency rooms for the care of women with known medical conditions/ complications and 2 maternity theatres.
A waiting area with a cold drinks machine is available for partners / support person to enable them to remain in the department. Security and visiting.
If a Caesarian Section is required.
There are certain cases when it is safer for, either you, your baby or both, for a Caesarean section to be performed. In some cases this is identified prior to the start of labour and the procedure is planned. You will be asked to attend the hospital on a specific day when the obstetrician will perform the procedure in the theatre area of delivery suite. Your baby is delivered by cutting through the abdomen and then into your womb. The cut is usually done horizontally low down just above your “bikini line”. It is performed in most cases under spinal anaesthesia, which allows you to be awake. The obstetrician will talk you through what is happening and will allow you to see and hold your baby as soon as possible after delivery. Your birthing partner can be present and the procedure lasts around 30 to 40 minutes. If a caesarean is required in an emergency then the procedure is the same but the whole process is quicker. It may also be necessary for a general anaesthetic to be performed, but you and your partner will be told of what is happening and why.
