We are committed to providing personalised, kind, compassionate, safe maternity and neonatal care in Somerset.
Our maternity and neonatal services provide health services to women/birthing people, babies, and families throughout the whole pregnancy, during labour and birth, and after birth for up to six weeks.
Throughout your care, we will ensure you have the information you need to make decisions about your care and we will support our maternity teams to work together, promoting an open and honest culture which encourages listening, learning and collaboration.
Our care is provided in a number of locations, including Musgrove Park Hospital maternity unit, Yeovil Hospital maternity unit, community hubs around Somerset, and in your own home.
Our maternity and neonatal team is made up of various clinicians including midwives, obstetricians, paediatricians, neonatal nurses, healthcare assistants, maternity support workers, trainee nursing assistants and anaesthetists. We also work closely with a range of other healthcare providers including GPs and health visitors.
In May, we made the very difficult decision to temporarily close our Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at Yeovil Hospital, which meant we were unable to safely provide care during labour and birth at the Yeovil Maternity Unit while SCBU remains closed. In October 2025, we announced the date for reopening on 21 April 2026 and more details for anyone giving birth from 21 April onwards is now available – Important maternity and SCBU temporary service change updates
