Services preparing to welcome mothers, babies and families back to Yeovil District Hospital
Updated 9 April 2026
Colleagues are making final preparations to reopen inpatient maternity services and the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at Yeovil District Hospital (YDH) at midday on Tuesday 21 April. Full details of this announcement can be found on our trust news page – Yeovil maternity and neonatal service updates
Your pregnancy and birth care choices
If you live in the Yeovil catchment area, and your baby is due before 21 April, please continue to plan to give birth at either Musgrove Park Hospital (MPH) or Dorset County Hospital (DCH) or a neighbouring hospital if you have booked to give birth there.
If you live in the Yeovil catchment area, and your baby is due on or after 21 April, you can choose to give birth at Yeovil District Hospital (YDH). If that is your choice, please book your antenatal (pregnancy) care in with YDH community midwifery team through Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.
If you have chosen to give birth at YDH but your labour begins before midday on 21 April, our teams will support you to give birth at MPH.
If you live in the Yeovil catchment area, and your baby is due on or after 21 April and you have a pre-existing condition that means there is an increased chance that you will need to give birth earlier than your due date (for example pre-existing diabetes), we recommend that you continue antenatal care in the hospital (DCH or MPH) where you are currently booked. If you are in this situation, it is really important to discuss this in your doctor (obstetric) appointment and with your community midwife.
If you are under the care of an obstetrician (doctor) with DCH, and you are thinking of changing your place of birth, you should have a personalised conversation with your doctor about continuity of care and place of birth. This will help to ensure you are fully aware of how your pathway of care, potential risks, and choices may change depending on where you wish to give birth.
Our home birth service is fully open across Somerset.
If you have any questions or need advice about your care, please contact your community midwife.
Visit our dedicated website pages to understand the options available to you for your pregnancy care and birth choices.