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.
