All midwifery-led units have water birth facilities, and generally care is offered in more relaxed, homely surroundings. There is no obstetric cover for these units: women requiring obstetric intervention are transferred to the John Radcliffe Hospital, accompanied by a midwife
Cotswold Birth Centre
Russell Way, Off London Road, Chipping Norton, OX7 5FA
01608 697930
Horton Midwifery-Led Unit
Horton General Hospital, Oxford Road, Banbury, OX16 9AL
01295 229453
Wallingford Birth Centre
Reading Road, Wallingford, OX10 9DU
01491 826037
Wantage Hospital
Garston Lane, Wantage, OX12 7AS
01865 904832
There is also a midwife-led unit at the JR called ‘The Spires’ (for more info read our blog about The Spires)
John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, OX3 9DU
01865 221666