Open 24 hours · A smoke-free NHS site Coxford Road · Southampton SO16 5YA
Maternity Care · Southampton

Where new life
takes its first
breath.

A centre of excellence for maternity care, and a regional centre for fetal and maternal medicine. Around 5,000 women are welcomed here each year — by midwives, consultants, and a team quietly devoted to safe beginnings.

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A newborn's tiny hand resting against a parent's skin in soft natural light at Princess Anne Hospital
Caring for
5,000 women
each year
24/7

Consultant-led support for high-risk pregnancies and complex maternal care.

— Our Promise

Maternity is not a service. It is a thousand quiet decisions, a steady hand, a held breath, and a room that has welcomed more than five thousand new lives — every single year.

From the maternity team at Princess Anne Hospital

Comprehensive care,
at every stage.

From the first scan to the first cry — and through any complexity in between — our services wrap around you, your baby, and the people who love you.

01 / Pregnancy

Antenatal care & clinics

Antenatal classes, screening, ultrasound scans and our Early Pregnancy Unit (EPU) for any concerns in the first weeks. Booking, monitoring, and a clear plan — together.

Antenatal · Screening · Scans
02 / Birth

Birth, your way

Midwifery-led care at our Broadlands Birth Centre, on our labour wards, or at home. Choose the place that feels right for you — and we'll be there, every breath.

Home birth · Broadlands · Labour ward
03 / Specialist

Maternal & fetal medicine

A regional referral centre for pregnancies with medical complexities — multi-specialty consultant-led care for women and babies who need that little bit more.

Regional centre · Consultant-led
04 / Assessment

Maternity day assessment

Our Maternity Day Assessment Unit (MDAU) sees you quickly when something doesn't feel right — without an overnight stay. Blood pressure, movement, monitoring.

Same-day · Monitored
05 / After

Postnatal & wards

Rest, recovery and feeding support on Lyndhurst and Burley wards. Quiet rooms, midwives on hand, and time — the underrated ingredient of a good start.

Lyndhurst · Burley · Broadlands
06 / Beyond

Genetics & breast screening

Specialist services that sit alongside maternity — supporting families through inherited conditions, and routine breast screening for the wider Southampton community.

Genetics · Breast screening

Care, measured
not in profit —
but in first breaths.

Princess Anne Hospital sits on Coxford Road, just across from Southampton General — part of University Hospital Southampton's NHS Foundation Trust.

0 Women cared for each year across our maternity services
24/7 Consultant presence for high-risk labour and complex care
3 Birthplace options: home, birth centre, consultant-led ward
1st A regional centre of excellence for fetal and maternal medicine

The journey,
traced gently.

What to expect — from a positive test to those first hazy days at home. The shape of care, roughly drawn.

— Chapter One Weeks 1 – 12

Finding out,
finding your feet.

Booking appointment with your midwife. Initial scans and screening at our antenatal clinic. If something doesn't feel right in early weeks, the Early Pregnancy Unit is here — no question too small.

— Chapter Two Weeks 13 – 36

Antenatal
care begins.

Regular midwife appointments. Antenatal classes on 023 8120 6052. Ultrasound scans. Screening for chromosomal and genetic conditions. For complex pregnancies, our Maternal & Fetal Medicine Unit steps in.

— Chapter Three Week 37+

The birth you
choose.

Home birth with community midwives. Midwifery-led care at Broadlands Birth Centre. Or consultant-led on our labour ward. The Maternity Day Assessment Unit is there if anything needs checking.

— Chapter Four First days

Rest, recovery,
and feeding.

Postnatal care on Lyndhurst and Burley wards. Feeding support. Newborn checks. Quiet time. And then — home, with a community midwife visiting in the days that follow.

Here, day and night,
for every breath.

Call us directly, or reach the right ward or clinic through the numbers below. In an emergency, always dial 999.

— Main Switchboard

Princess Anne Hospital

023 8077 7222

Coxford Road, Southampton SO16 5YA
Just across the road from Southampton General Hospital. A smoke-free NHS site.

For pregnancy concerns outside appointments, download the free NHS Healthier Together app — available on the Apple App Store and Google Play.

Direct lines

Specialist teams who can be reached without going through switchboard.

— Visiting

Partner visiting hours and birth-partner arrangements are explained during your antenatal appointments. For the latest guidance, please call the ward directly.

Call 023 8077 7222 All wards