Wards and Birth Centres

At the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, we have several maternity wards and birth centres. Please click on the below boxes for more information about each ward or birth centre..

Delivery Suite

Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro TR1 3LJ

The Delivery Suite is an obstetric-led unit, where pregnant people can access specialist care and input during higher-risk labours or have an epidural for pain relief if they wish.

Helston Birth Centre

Helston Cornwall Community Hospital, Meneage Rd, Helston TR13 8DR

Helston Birth Centre is a freestanding midwife-led birth centre, suitable for low-risk labour care.

Maternity Triage (previously DAU)

Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro TR1 3LJ

Maternity Triage (previously DAU) is where we assess people who may be experiencing complications or concerns during their pregnancy, you may be directed here after a call to telephone triage or by your midwife, GP or sonographer.

Penrice Birth Centre

Penrice Community Hospital, Porthpean Rd, Saint Austell PL26 6AA

Penrice Birth Centre is a freestanding midwife-led birth centre, suitable for low-risk labour care.

St Mary’s Birth Centre

St Mary’s Community Hospital, Belmont, St. Mary’s, Isles of Scilly TR21 0LE

St Mary’s Birth Centre is a freestanding midwife-led birth centre, suitable for low-risk labour care. If you live on the Isles of Scilly your midwife will discuss a plan for birth with you.

Truro Birth Centre

Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro TR1 3LJ

Truro Birth Centre is an alongside midwife-led unit, based across the corridor from the Delivery Suite where pregnant people can receive midwife-led labour care.

Wheal Fortune Ward and transitional care

Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro TR1 3LJ

Wheal Fortune Ward is a postnatal transitional care ward for women birthing people and their babies who need to stay in hospital for monitoring or treatment after giving birth.

Wheal Rose Ward

Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro TR1 3LJ

Wheal Rose is an antenatal ward
providing specialist and individualised care for women birthing people admitted to hospital during their pregnancy.

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