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Baby Friendly progress of all UK maternity units

This is a list of all 321 UK maternity hospitals organised by country and, within England, by Strategic Health Authority.
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List by accreditation status

Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
49.58% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Cheltenham General Hospital, Cheltenham
Full Accreditation
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Chippenham Community Hospital, Chippenham
Accreditation suspended
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Devizes Community Hospital, Devizes
Accreditation suspended
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Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester
Stage 1 accreditation
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Malmesbury Hospital, Malmesbury
Accreditation suspended
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Princess Anne Wing, Bath
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Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury
Stage 1 accreditation
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Southmead Hospital, Bristol
Full Accreditation
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St Michael’s Hospital, Bristol
Full Accreditation
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Stroud Maternity Unit, Stroud
Full Accreditation
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The Great Western Hospital, Swindon
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Trowbridge Community Hospital, Trowbridge
Accreditation suspended
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Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
0.00% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Bedford Hospital, Bedford
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Hemel Hempstead General Hospital, Hemel Hempstead
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Lister Hospital, Stevenage
Certificate of Commitment
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Luton & Dunstable Hospital, Luton
Certificate of Commitment
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Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City
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Watford Maternity Unit, Watford
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Channel Islands
36.75% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Jersey Central Hospital, Jersey
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Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Guernsey
Full Accreditation
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Cheshire and Merseyside
0.00% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral
Certificate of Commitment
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Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester
Stage 1 accreditation
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Leighton Hospital, Crewe
Intent registered
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Liverpool Women’s Hospital, Liverpool
Certificate of Commitment
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Macclesfield District General Hospital, Macclesfield
Stage 1 accreditation
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Warrington Hospital, Warrington
Stage 1 accreditation
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Whiston Hospital, Prescot
Applying for Certificate
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County Durham and Tees Valley
37.41% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Bishop Auckland General Hospital, Bishop Auckland
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Darlington Memorial Hospital, Darlington
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James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough
Accreditation suspended
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University Hospital of Hartlepool, Hartlepool
Full Accreditation
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University Hospital of North Durham, Durham
No information
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University Hospital of North Tees, Stockton-on-Tees
Full Accreditation
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Cumbria and Lancashire
29.10% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool
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Burnley General Hospital, Burnley
Stage 1 accreditation
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Chorley & District Hospital, Chorley
No information
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Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle
Intent registered
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Furness General Hospital, Barrow-in- Furness
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Helme Chase Maternity Unit, Kendal
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Ormskirk & District General Hospital, Ormskirk
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Penrith Maternity Unit, Penrith
Intent registered
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Royal Blackburn Hospital, Blackburn
Full Accreditation
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Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster
Accreditation removed
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Royal Preston Hospital, Preston
No information
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Ruth Lancaster James Cottage Hospital, Alston
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West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven
Full Accreditation
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Essex
0.00% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Basildon Hospital, Basildon
Certificate of Commitment
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Clacton & District Hospital, Clacton-on-Sea
Certificate of Commitment
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Colchester General Hospital, Colchester
Certificate of Commitment
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Harwich & District Hospital, Harwich
Certificate of Commitment
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Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow
Certificate of Commitment
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Southend Hospital, Westcliff-on-Sea
No information
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St John’s Hospital, Chelmsford
No information
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St Peter’s Hospital, Maldon
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W J Courtaulds Hospital, Braintree
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Greater Manchester
23.36% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Fairfield General Hospital, Bury
Stage 1 accreditation
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Hope Hospital, Salford
Full Accreditation
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North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester
Full Accreditation
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Rochdale Infirmary, Rochdale
Stage 1 accreditation
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Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan
Certificate of Commitment
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Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton
Certificate of Commitment
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Royal Oldham Hospital, Oldham
Full Accreditation
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St Mary’s Hospital for Women & Children, Manchester
Stage 1 accreditation
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Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport
Certificate of Commitment
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Tameside General Hospital, Ashton-under-Lyne
Certificate of Commitment
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Trafford General Hospital, Manchester
Intent registered
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Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester
Stage 1 accreditation
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Hampshire and Isle of Wight
0.00% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Hythe Hospital, Southampton
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Lymington Hospital, Lymington
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Mary Rose Maternity Unit, Portsmouth
Certificate of Commitment
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North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke
Intent registered
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Petersfield Hospital, Petersfield
Certificate of Commitment
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Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton
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Romsey Hospital, Romsey
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Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester
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St Mary’s Hospital, Isle of Wight
Certificate of Commitment
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St Mary’s Hospital, Portsmouth
Stage 1 accreditation
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Isle of Man
0.00% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Noble's Hospital, Braddan
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Kent
0.00% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Buckland Hospital, Dover
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Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford
Intent registered
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Kent & Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury
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Maidstone Hospital, Maidstone
Certificate of Commitment
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Medway Maritime Hospital, Gillingham
No information
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Pembury Hospital, Tunbridge Wells
Certificate of Commitment
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Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, Margate
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William Harvey Hospital, Ashford
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Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland
0.00% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Barratt Maternity Home, Northampton
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Kettering General Hospital, Kettering
Intent registered
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Leicester General Hospital, Leicester
Intent registered
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Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester
Intent registered
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St Mary’s Birth Centre, Melton Mowbray
Intent registered
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London North Central
0.00% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Barnet General Hospital, Barnet
Stage 1 accreditation
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Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield
Stage 1 accreditation
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Edgware General Hospital, Edgware
Stage 1 accreditation
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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital, UCL, London
Certificate of Commitment
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North Middlesex Hospital, London
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Royal Free Hospital, London
Intent registered
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Whittington Hospital, London
Intent registered
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London North East
0.00% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Harold Wood Hospital, Romford
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Homerton University Hospital, London
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King George Hospital, Ilford
No information
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Newham General Hospital, London
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The Royal London Hospital, London
Certificate of Commitment
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Whipps Cross Hospital, London
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London North West
0.00% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Central Middlesex Hospital, London
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Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London
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Ealing Hospital, Southall
Intent registered
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Hillingdon Hospital, Uxbridge
Intent registered
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Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow
Certificate of Commitment
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Queen Charlottes & Chelsea Hospital, London
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St Mary’s Hospital, London
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West Middlesex University Hospital, Isleworth
Stage 1 accreditation
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London South East
0.00% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
King’s College Hospital, London
Stage 1 accreditation
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Lewisham Hospital, London
Intent registered
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Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington
Declined to register
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital, London
Stage 2 accreditation
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Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup
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St Thomas’ Hospital, London
Applying for Certificate
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London South West
0.00% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Kingston Hospital, Kingston-upon-Thames
Intent registered
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Mayday University Hospital, Thornton Heath
Intent registered
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St George’s Hospital, London
Certificate of Commitment
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St Helier Hospital, Carshalton
Applying for Certificate
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Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire
0.00% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Gilchrist Maternity Unit, Eye
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Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon
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Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich
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James Paget Hospital, Great Yarmouth
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Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, Norwich
Intent registered
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Peterborough Maternity Hospital, Peterborough
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s Lynn
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The Rosie Hospital, Cambridge
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West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds
Declined to register
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North & East Yorks and Northern Lincs
9.92% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Bridlington & District Hospital, Bridlington
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Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby
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Friarage Hospital, Northallerton
Certificate of Commitment
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Harrogate District Hospital, Harrogate
Full Accreditation
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Hull and East Yorkshire Women and Children’s Hospital, Hull
Certificate of Commitment
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Scarborough General Hospital, Scarborough
No information
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Scunthorpe General Hospital, Scunthorpe
Applying for Certificate
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The Jubilee Birth Centre, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham
Certificate of Commitment
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Whitby Community Hospital, Whitby
No information
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York District Hospital, York
Intent registered
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Northumberland, Tyne & Wear
0.00% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Alnwick Infirmary, Alnwick
Intent registered
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Berwick Infirmary, Berwick Upon Tweed
Intent registered
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Hexham General Hospital, Hexham
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North Tyneside General Hospital, North Shields
Intent registered
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead
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Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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South Tyneside District Hospital, South Shields
No information
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Sunderland District General Hospital, Sunderland
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Wansbeck General Hospital, Ashington
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Somerset and Dorset
1.61% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Bridgwater Community Hospital, Bridgwater
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Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester
Stage 1 accreditation
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Frome Maternity Unit, Frome
Accreditation suspended
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Paulton Maternity Unit, Paulton, Somerset
Accreditation removed
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Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth
Certificate of Commitment
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St Mary’s Maternity Unit, Poole
Intent registered
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St Peter’s Maternity Unit, Shepton Mallet
Full Accreditation
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Taunton & Somerset Hospital, Taunton
Intent registered
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Weston General Hospital, Weston-Super-Mare
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Yeovil Women’s Hospital, Yeovil
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South West Peninsula (Cornwall, Devon)
0.00% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Derriford Hospital, Plymouth
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Honiton Hospital, Honiton
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North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple
No information
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Okehampton & District Hospital, Okehampton
No information
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Penrice Birth Centre, St Austell
Certificate of Commitment
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Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske), Truro
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Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, Exeter
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Sidmouth Hospital, Sidmouth
No information
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Tiverton & District Hospital, Tiverton
No information
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Torbay District General Hospital, Torquay
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South Yorkshire
0.00% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Barnsley Hospital, Barnsley
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Doncaster Women's Hospital, Doncaster
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Rotherham General Hospital, Rotherham
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The Jessop Wing, Sheffield
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Surrey and Sussex
15.64% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Conquest Hospital, St-Leonards-on-Sea
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Crowborough Maternity Unit, Crowborough
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East Surrey Hospital, Redhill
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Eastbourne District General Hospital, Eastbourne
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Epsom & St Helier University Hospital, Epsom
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Frimley Park Hospital, Camberley
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Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford
Full Accreditation
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St Peter’s Hospital, Chertsey
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St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester
Full Accreditation
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The Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath
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The Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton
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Worthing Hospital, Worthing
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Thames Valley (Oxon, Berks, Bucks)
1.85% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Chipping Norton Community Hospital, Chipping Norton
Full Accreditation
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Heatherwood & Wexham Park Hospitals, Slough
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Horton General Hospital, Banbury
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John Radcliffe Hospital Women’s Centre, Oxford
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Milton Keynes General Hospital, Milton Keynes
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Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading
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Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury
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Wallingford Community Hospital, Wallingford
Full Accreditation
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Wantage Community Hospital, Wantage
Accreditation removed
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Wycombe Hospital, High Wycombe
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Trent (Derbys, Notts & Southern Lincs)
30.27% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Bassetlaw Hospital, Worksop
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Chesterfield & North Derbyshire Royal Hospital, Chesterfield
Full Accreditation
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Corbar Birth Unit, Buxton
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Darley Maternity Centre, Matlock
Full Accreditation
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Derby City General Hospital, Derby
Full Accreditation
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Grantham & District Hospital, Grantham
Stage 1 accreditation
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Kings Mill Hospital, Sutton-in-Ashfield
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Lincoln County Hospital, Lincoln
Stage 1 accreditation
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Nottingham City Hospital Maternity Unit, Nottingham
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Pilgrim Hospital, Boston
Stage 1 accreditation
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Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham
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West Midlands Central (Birmingham & Black Country)
23.14% of births take place in Baby Friendly hospitals
Birmingham City Hospital, Birmingham
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Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham
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Birmingham Women’s Hospital, Birmingham
Stage 1 accreditation
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Good Hope Maternity Hospital, Sutton Coldfield
Stage 1 accreditation
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Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals, Wolverhampton
Stage 1 accreditation
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Russell Hall Hospital, Dudley
Full Accreditation
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Sandwell General Hospital, West Bromwich
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Walsall Manor Maternity Hospital, Walsall
Full Accreditation