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Baby Friendly accredited health-care facilities

This is a list of all 53 UK maternity hospitals with full Baby Friendly accreditation. It is organised by country and, within England, by Strategic Health Authority.

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Last updated: 14 August 2008

Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Cheltenham General Hospital, Cheltenham
Full 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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Channel Islands
Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Guernsey
Full Accreditation
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County Durham and Tees Valley
University Hospital of Hartlepool, Hartlepool
Full Accreditation
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University Hospital of North Tees, Stockton-on-Tees
Full Accreditation
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Cumbria and Lancashire
Royal Blackburn Hospital, Blackburn
Full Accreditation
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West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven
Full Accreditation
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Greater Manchester
Hope Hospital, Salford
Full Accreditation
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North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester
Full Accreditation
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Royal Oldham Hospital, Oldham
Full Accreditation
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North & East Yorks and Northern Lincs
Harrogate District Hospital, Harrogate
Full Accreditation
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Somerset and Dorset
St Peter’s Maternity Unit, Shepton Mallet
Full Accreditation
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Surrey and Sussex
Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford
Full Accreditation
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St Richard’s Hospital, Chichester
Full Accreditation
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Thames Valley (Oxon, Berks, Bucks)
Chipping Norton Community Hospital, Chipping Norton
Full Accreditation
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Wallingford Community Hospital, Wallingford
Full Accreditation
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Trent (Derbys, Notts & Southern Lincs)
Chesterfield & North Derbyshire Royal Hospital, Chesterfield
Full Accreditation
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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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West Midlands Central (Birmingham & Black Country)
Russell Hall Hospital, Dudley
Full Accreditation
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Walsall Manor Maternity Hospital, Walsall
Full Accreditation
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West Midlands North (Shrops & Staffs)
University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent
Full Accreditation
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West Yorkshire
Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford
Full Accreditation
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Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax
Full Accreditation
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Northern Ireland
Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry
Full Accreditation
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Antrim Hospital, Antrim
Full Accreditation
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Lagan Valley Hospital, Lisburn
Full Accreditation
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Ulster Hospital, Belfast
Full Accreditation
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Scotland
Arbroath Maternity Unit, Arbroath
Full Accreditation
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Ayrshire Maternity Unit, Kilmarnock
Full Accreditation
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Forth Park Maternity Hospital, Kirkcaldy
Full Accreditation
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Gilbert Bain Hospital, Shetland Islands
Full Accreditation
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Montrose Royal Infirmary, Montrose
Full Accreditation
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Perth Royal Infirmary, Perth
Full Accreditation
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Princess Royal Maternity Hospital, Glasgow
Full Accreditation
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Raigmore Hospital, Inverness
Full Accreditation
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Rankin Maternity Unit, Greenock
Full Accreditation
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Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley
Full Accreditation
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Simpson Centre for Reproductive Health, Edinburgh
Full Accreditation
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Southern General Hospital, Glasgow
Full Accreditation
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The Queen Mother’s Hospital, Glasgow
Full Accreditation
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Wales
Caerphilly Birth Centre, Caerphilly
Full Accreditation
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Llandough Hospital, Penarth
Full Accreditation
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Neath Port Talbot Hospital, Neath
Full Accreditation
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Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny
Full Accreditation
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Prince Charles Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil
Full Accreditation
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Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend
Full Accreditation
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Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Pontypridd
Full Accreditation
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Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport
Full Accreditation
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Tair Afon Midwifery Unit, Aberdare
Full Accreditation
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Gibraltar
Royal Naval Hospital, Gibraltar
Full Accreditation
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The following 10 community health-care facilities have full Baby Friendly accreditation:
  • Northgate Surgery, Pontefract
  • Foyle Health and Social Services Trust, Londonderry
  • Sure Start Peterlee, Co. Durham
  • Anniesland, Bearsden & Milngavie LHCC, Glasgow
  • Osmaston/Allenton Sure Start, Derby
  • Homefirst Community & Social Services Trust, Ballymena
  • Sure Start Bedlington and District Children's Centre, Northumberland, including Bedlingtonshire Medical Group, The Gables Health Centre and Guide Post Medical Group
  • Sure Start Pinehurst and Penhill, Swindon
  • Down Lisburn Community Services including Downpatrick Sure Start
  • Bridgeton Health Centre, Glasgow

The following university courses have full Baby Friendly accreditation:

  • University of Paisley - 3 year pre-registration Bachelor of Science course in Midwifery at the School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health
  • King’s College London - 3 year pre-registration DipHE in Midwifery Practice & 18-month post-registration Bachelor of Science course in Midwifery at The Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery