The world renowned Birth Unit at the Hospital of St John and Elizabeth has recently redesigned its services as deliveries will unfortunately no longer be undertaken on site. The Birth Unit ethos and highly regarded holistic approach to pregnancy and birth will however be continuing with the dedicated midwifery and obstetric staff committed to supporting and guiding you through the whole of your pregnancy, birth and beyond in to parenthood.

The Birth Unit Practice as it will be known from now is accepting mothers for antenatal care providing the full range of antenatal services previously available. .Weekly clinics will be run by our team of consultant obstetricians alongside some of our highly regarded specialist midwives. The care which covers both the antenatal and postnatal period aims to integrate the obstetric care with the unique services that the Birth Unit has always offered to support women during their journey. The Birth Unit Practice continues to focus on promoting pregnancny as a state of health and our midwives, obstetricians and complementary therapists as partners with women in achieving the care , support and confidence with birthing, delivery and early parenting.

The Birth Unit Practice includes the services of our expert team of passionate midwives and complementary therapists many with many years experience of provision of consistently high standard supportive care and education in preganancy.

1. Complementary therapies- provision includes:

• Acupuncture
• Reflexology
• aromatherapy

2. Birth preparation classes:

• Breast feeding support classes
• Birth preparation weekend classes
• Hypnobirthing classes
• Yoga classes

3. Other longstanding established services available to the practice are:

• Women’s health physiotherapy both antetnal l and postnatal service
• Osteopathy both antetnatal and postantal and cranial osteopaythy for babies

4. Antenatal and postnatal psychological support with Anne Herreboudt who is able to offer one to one psychological support and care for hose difficult moments in pregnancy.

The Birth Unit Practice still located at Hosptial of St John and St Elizabeth will be able to continue easy access to all the antenatal services namely

• Prenatal screening in pregnancy e.g. Downs screening
• Early pregnancy scanning including the 12 week nuchal scan
• Detailed anomaly scanning for fetal abnormalities by fetal medicine specialists
• Growth and fetal well-being scans (including scanning packages)
• Full Pathology services
• Postpartum pelvic floor clinics
• Physiotherapy support

The Deliveries will be undertaken at the Portland Hospital which has full access to 24 hour routine and emergency obstetric, paediatric and anaesthetic care.

Names of consultants

Mr Yinka Akinfenwa
Miss Gubby Ayida
Ms Charlotte Chaliha
Mr Ed Dorman
Mr Demetrios Economides
Mr Emeka Okaro

The consultants forming the Birth Unit Practice also have varied specialist skills and will also provide gynaecology services in conjunction with their obstetric practices serving to consolidate our focus on women’s health.

St John’s Paediatric Centre: 020 7078 3831

For enquiries please email info@hje.org.uk or telephone Outpatients: 0207 806 4060

Consultant Obstetrician package fees for the care in pregnancy start from £5000.00.

Fees for late bookings and transfers can be discussed with your consultant.