Q: What sort of care can I have at the Portland Hospital?
A:
At The Portland Hospital most births are ‘consultant-led’, which means that all antenatal care is done by the consultant. All the consultations are with your consultant. The consultant will also either arrange all your scans or do the scans themselves. During your labour, you will be looked after by the midwives at The Portland Hospital, with your consultant attending at intervals. Your consultant should also be present during your delivery.
At The Portland Hospital there is also a facility for ‘midwifery-led care’. With midwifery-led care, most of the consultations will be with a midwife and the midwives will also look after you in labour and perform the delivery. If there are any difficulties during the pregnancy or during labour, a consultant will become involved. It is possible that you will have previously met this consultant.
