Special packages

Caesarean section only

The Birth Company has tailored a special package for women who have booked into an NHS Trust hospital and discover, late into their pregnancy, that complications have arisen and that they will need a Caesarean section for medical reasons. This is called a ‘medical elective Caesarean section’. If this happens to you, you may prefer to transfer to a private facility for the delivery. The advantages of this are that you will have a private consultant who can discuss a date that is suitable for you, a private room to give you extra comfort during your recovery, and one-to-one care with a midwife after the birth. You will need to meet Dr Gibb or Dr Roberts for at least one consultation and an ultrasound scan and, once it is agreed that this is the best option of care for you, our support team will make arrangements for your admission to hospital. Six weeks after the birth, Dr Gibb or Dr Roberts will see you for a postnatal check-up, to make sure you are fully recovered.

If you have medical insurance, you may be able to claim on your insurance to cover the cost of the ‘Caesarean section only’ package. Or you can choose the package as a non-insured patient.

Antenatal care (scans and consultations)

Dr Gibb and Dr Roberts provide this service for women who require antenatal care but do not expect to deliver at The Portland Hospital. You may want this service, for example, if you are booked in an NHS Trust hospital but are not happy with the number of appointments you receive with a consultant or if you want to ask for a second opinion on some aspect of your care. We are also happy to look after expectant mothers who live abroad and are not entitled to NHS care.