Labour Suite is situated in Ninewells Hospital and is both for healthy women and those with complications who may require more support during labour and birth.
The care is provided by a team of midwives, obstetricians and anaesthetists, who want to provide you with the best birth experience possible.
We have 7 birthing rooms where you will be provided with 1-1 care from a midwife and will also have the care of an obstetrician and sometimes and anaesthetist.
We provide all levels of pain relief from analgesia by injection to epidural anaesthesia. We also have active birth equipment such as balls and floor mats as well as a birth pool.
There is visiting within Labour Suite, over and above your designated birth partner, should you wish to receive visitors.
Within Obstetric Labour Suite we have the facilities to monitor your baby as and when required using intermittent or continuous monitoring.
There is a theatre in Obstetric Labour Suite should you require to have your baby by caesarean section. You would then be transferred back to your labour room or to our Observation Area within labour suite after your surgery is finished.
The Observation Area of Labour Suite is for women who require a bit more monitoring of their pregnancy or for a time after the birth of their baby. Again, the care here is provided by midwives and obstetricians and sometimes anaesthetists.
We also provide a dedicated area adjacent to Labour Suite called the Tulip Suite. This is for the care of women who have suffered a pregnancy loss and provides privacy and quiet.