Aberdeen Maternity Hospital

at , Aberdeen , AB25 2ZL United Kingdom

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Aberdeen Maternity Hospital is a specialist maternity hospital in Aberdeen, Scotland. The buildings date from the late 1940s but have been updated and modernised since. It is part of the Aberdeen Joint Hospitals Scheme, envisaged by Professor Matthew Hay in the early 20th century. Between 4,000 and 5,000 babies are born at the hospital each year. The hospital is located in the Foresterhill area of Aberdeen and serves the region of Grampian as well as the islands of Shetland and Orkney.FacilitiesIn-patient antenatal and postnatal care is delivered through the five wards plus the labour ward. The wards are named after areas of Aberdeen which once had maternity homes. Rubislaw wardWestburn wardAshgrove wardSummerfield wardHazelhead ward The Scanning Department is located within the hospital, as is the Aberdeen Fertility Centre.There is a thirty eight (10 intensive care) cot Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) situated in the hospital, which accepts referrals from all of Scotland.The hospital has progressed to stage 2 accreditation of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative, gaining this status in July 2011.

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Aberdeen Maternity Hospital is Aberdeen based place and this enity listed in Local Business category. AB25 2ZL.