Some women need care in hospital during the antenatal period and most women come to the Maternity Ward after they have had their baby unless they have been discharged from Delivery Suite or Eden Suite. Care is provided on the Maternity Ward on the first floor of the Wirral Women and Children’s Hospital.
We hope this information on the website is helpful to you during your stay. You can also download our Maternity Ward Folder with detailed information about your stay using this link Maternity Ward Folder
Our Maternity Ward has:
Side Rooms
There are 26 side rooms on the ward.
Each side room has its own bathroom with a shower, toilet, and sink.
Post-Theatre Recovery Bay
The recovery bay has 6 beds.
This area has a bathroom for patients.
Please Note: Birthing partners must use the visitor's toilet located just off the maternity ward.
Baby Clinic Room
This is where the new born examination takes place.
Milk Room
The milk room is for staff use.
There is a freezer for storing frozen breast milk and a fridge for storing formula or expressed breast milk.
Items must be labelled, and we can provide the labels.
Transitional Care
The Postnatal ward also has four “Transitional Care” rooms that are used when babies require additional support that can be provided outside the Neonatal Unit.
Visitors
We warmly welcome your chosen birthing partner at all times and they can stay overnight to help you with your baby if you want.
- Your new-born's siblings can visit any time during the day time.
- Only children that are siblings of the new born baby can visit.
- Additionally, two other visitors (adults over 18 years) are allowed at a time.
Visiting hours are between 1PM-3PM and 6PM-7PM.
Please Note: Visitors must not use the toilet or wash facilities in the patients room or recovery bay. Visitors must use the toilets located just off the maternity ward.
Meal Times
Breakfast: 7:30-8:30 AM
We have a buffet breakfast with cereals, toast, jams, and marmalade. You can find this in the main corridor and use the toaster in the patient kitchen. There is also a microwave you can use. If you need to use the patient fridge, please label your food with your name and date. Your support partner can also use the breakfast facilities.
Lunch: 12:00-12:30 PM
Lunch is served in the main corridor. You or your support partner can collect your meal, but staff can help if you need it.
Dinner: 5:00 PM
Dinner is served in the main corridor with a selection of menu choices available at the meal trolley.
Please Note: We cannot provide lunch or dinner for birthing partners
Please inform a member of the team if you have any allergies or special dietary requirements
Refreshments
Drinks
Water fountains are around the ward. Please help yourself, but do not fill
water bottles directly from the fountain for hygiene reasons. The tea and
coffee machine is in the main corridor and available at any time.
Fridge
A fridge is located on the main corridor next to the hot drinks trolley
where food items can be stored.
Please Note:
Food stored in the fridge must have a sticker with persons
name along with the date and time the food was put in the fridge.
Snacks
There are vending machines with snacks and drinks on the ground floor corridor. They are accessible
24 hours a day (managed by external companies).