Your guide to Maternity care, King's Mill Hospital

At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we offer a range of services to support you during your pregnancy. The maternity unit at King’s Mill Hospital includes the pregnancy day care unit, antenatal clinic, triage assessment unit, maternity ward (antenatal and postnatal), the Sherwood Birthing Unit and the neonatal unit.

The Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit (EPU) is situated within the King’s Treatment Centre. The Sherwood Women's Centre at Newark Hospital provides comprehensive facilities for antenatal and postnatal care, including ultrasound.

We offer a choice of packages of care and birthing options:

  • Midwife-led care for uncomplicated pregnancy where your lead professional will be a Midwife. 
  • Maternity team care for pregnancy that requires specialist services from a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Home birth.
  • Hospital birth.

You will be able to discuss these options with your midwife, and consultant (if you have one). Our midwives and doctors provide 24-hour care for the full range of maternity services - during pregnancy, labour and after the birth.