Maternity and Neonatal Services returning to Princess of Wales Hospital
Our maternity and neonatal services will be returning to Princess of Wales Hospital over the coming weeks in February 2025.
The temporary closure of our maternity and neonatal units began in September last year to enable us to carry out essential maintenance work. In addition to this work, a large-scale estates project to replace the roof of the main body of the hospital is also ongoing.
The improvement work to the maternity and neonatal units, and the roof over this area of the hospital, have now been completed and we look forward to welcoming you back to our Princess of Wales Hospital site.
We need to do this by following a phased approach to make sure we keep all of our women, birthing people and babies safe as we return services to normal.
Our timescales for return are as follows:
- Week commencing 10 February: Neonatal services at Princess of Wales Hospital will re-open.
- Week commencing 17 February: We will start to reopen our maternity services as follows:
- Monday 17 February: We will re-open at 9am for spontaneous labours.
- Monday 17 February: We will re-open at 12pm for planned inductions of labour.
- Tuesday 18 February: We will re-open at 8am for elective caesarean sections.
If you have any concerns regarding your pregnancy, or have any reason to attend the hospital before the re-opening, contact Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Maternity Priority Unit at Prince Charles Hospital on 07442 865989. The midwife receiving the call will provide clinical advice and direct you further if you require assessment or admission.
From Monday 17 February, the contact telephone number for Princess of Wales Maternity Priority Unit is: 01656 752309.
We look forward to welcoming you back at the Princess of Wales Hospital.