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birthing centre

British  
/ ˈbɜːθɪŋ /

noun

  1. a private maternity hospital

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The new hospital is expected to have an admission unit, early pregnancy department and an active birthing centre with 10 dedicated rooms for mothers who choose midwifery-led care.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2024

Women will not be able to give birth at a birthing centre while ambulance staff strike, a NHS trust has said.

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2023

They had decided on a home birth because of what she said was the "appalling state" of the birthing centre in Shrewsbury.

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2022

She had been assessed as being a low-risk pregnancy and was advised to have her child at a midwife-led birthing centre run by the Shropshire trust in Ludlow, her home town.

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2022

Because so many children are disabled due to cerebral palsy, which can result from injury during birth, in August Hope for Home opened a birthing centre, run by a midwife who is training other midwives.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 13, 2018

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