# Private maternity care in London

> Private hospitals, maternity wings and midwifery practices: what antenatal care and birth cost, neonatal care levels and how many babies they deliver. 15 listings. Updated 2026-10-07.

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Listings are general information gathered from providers' own websites, not recommendations or medical advice. Prices and times change, so check with the provider before booking. Before starting exercise in pregnancy or after birth, or if anything feels worrying, talk to your midwife or doctor.

Costs are for a straightforward birth and are a guide only: caesareans, complications and neonatal stays cost more, and estimates come from secondary sources, not the provider's price list. Neonatal levels: in the UK, Level 3 (NICU) cares for the sickest and most premature babies; in the US the scale runs to Level IV. Ask your midwife or doctor what level of care your pregnancy needs.

## Listings

### Forest Midwives

Forest Midwives is an independent London midwifery practice offering antenatal care, home-birth attendance and postnatal visits for families seeking private midwife-led care.

- Price: From £7,000
- Where: See website
- For: Pregnancy
- Midwife-led: £7,000–£8,500
- Consultant-led: Not offered
- Covers: The Birthing Queen includes antenatal care, labour/birth attendance and postnatal home visits. Prices vary by…
- Neonatal care: Home-birth practice rather than a hospital with an on-site neonatal unit. The package also offers hospital…
- Website: https://forestmidwives.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-08 (source: https://forestmidwives.co.uk/services/the-birthing-queen/)

### Guided By You Midwifery

Independent midwifery practice offering antenatal care, home births, hospital birth support and postnatal care for families across London, Essex and Hertfordshire.

- Price: From £6,995
- Where: See website
- For: Pregnancy
- Midwife-led: £6,995–£8,995
- Consultant-led: Not offered
- Covers: Antenatal care, home birth care or hospital/birth-centre labour support, and four weeks of postnatal…
- Neonatal care: Home birth care and support at the family’s chosen hospital or birth centre; no practice neonatal unit…
- Website: https://www.guidedbyyoumidwifery.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-07 (source: https://www.guidedbyyoumidwifery.com/services-7)

### Irene Vine Midwife

Independent midwifery practice offering antenatal, homebirth and postnatal care to families in East London and surrounding counties.

- Price: From £6,000
- Where: See website
- For: Pregnancy
- Midwife-led: £6,000–£8,000
- Consultant-led: Not offered
- Covers: Published list is labelled 2025 prices: Basic £6,000 from 31 or 34 weeks; Traditional £7,000 from 20…
- Neonatal care: Homebirth practice, not a hospital or birth centre; no practice neonatal unit. Hospital births or transfers…
- Website: https://irenevinemidwife.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-07 (source: https://irenevinemidwife.co.uk/independent-midwife-price-list)

### Jenny Smith

An independent midwifery practice providing personalised pregnancy, NHS hospital labour and postnatal care for London families, fully booked for in-person maternity care through 2026.

- Price: From £6,000
- Where: See website
- For: Pregnancy
- Midwife-led: £6,000
- Consultant-led: Not offered
- Covers: GBP 6,000 Private Continuum package includes antenatal appointments, labour care and four postnatal home…
- Neonatal care: regional (level 3) neonatal intensive care unit on site. The unit is on site at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, where labour care takes place, not at a separate…
- Website: https://jennysmithmidwife.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-07 (source: https://jennysmithmidwife.com/midwifery-care/)

### Kingston Private Health

Kingston Hospital’s private wing provides consultant-led maternity care for parents-to-be; its host maternity service reports approximately 4,600 babies annually without specifying a year.

- Price: Price on request
- Where: Kingston upon Thames, Level 7, Esher Wing, Kingston Hospital, Galsworthy Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 7QB
- For: Pregnancy
- Midwife-led: Price not found
- Consultant-led: Price not found
- Neonatal care: Level 2 Local Neonatal Unit on site. The host Kingston Hospital neonatal unit is on the first floor of the Maternity Unit, on site. Specialist…
- Births: ~4,600 births a year (whole hospital)
- Cost source: https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/birthing-options/article/nhs-vs-private-maternity-care-what-are-your-options-aeYb37A1bvRx
- Website: https://www.kingstonprivatehealth.com/specialties/maternity
- Checked: 2026-10-07 (source: https://www.kingstonprivatehealth.com/specialties/maternity)

### London Birth Practice

Independent midwives providing antenatal, home-birth and postnatal care across London, with support for parents choosing hospital births.

- Price: Price on request
- Where: See website
- For: Pregnancy
- Midwife-led: Price not found
- Consultant-led: Not offered
- Neonatal care: Home-birth practice rather than a maternity hospital, with no on-site neonatal unit. Hospital births are also…
- Website: https://www.londonbirthpractice.co.uk/home
- Checked: 2026-10-07 (source: https://www.londonbirthpractice.co.uk/care)

### Mother’s Journey

Mother’s Journey is an independent midwifery practice providing antenatal, home and hospital birth support, postnatal care and infant-feeding services across South London.

- Price: Price on request
- Where: Anerley, Bromley, The Sanctuary, Unit 102, Anerley Works, 183A Anerley Road, London SE20 8EF
- For: Pregnancy
- Midwife-led: Price not found
- Consultant-led: Not offered
- Neonatal care: Independent practice supporting home and hospital births, not a hospital maternity unit. The Sanctuary…
- Website: https://mothers-journey.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-08 (source: https://mothers-journey.co.uk/midwifery-services)

### Rise Midwives

Rise Midwives is an independent midwifery practice offering antenatal, home-birth and postnatal care to families in South London and surrounding counties.

- Price: From £8,450
- Where: See website
- For: Pregnancy
- Midwife-led: £8,450–£12,750
- Consultant-led: Not offered
- Covers: including published London travel surcharges: SUNRISE £8,450 (£7,900 + £550), with antenatal care from 31…
- Neonatal care: Home-birth practice, not a hospital or birth centre with an on-site neonatal unit. No designated receiving…
- Website: https://risemidwives.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-08 (source: https://risemidwives.com/midwifery-care-packages/)

### Sage Femme

Sage Femme is an independent London midwifery practice providing antenatal, home-birth and postnatal care, plus non-clinical support for hospital births.

- Price: From £8,120
- Where: See website
- For: Pregnancy
- Midwife-led: £8,120–£9,230
- Consultant-led: Not offered
- Covers: prices dated 4 June 2026. Home-birth-capable combined packages cost £8,120 for six antenatal and six…
- Neonatal care: Home births and non-clinical support at a hospital of the client’s choosing; no practice neonatal unit or…
- Cost source: https://www.sagefemme.co.uk/our-services/pricelist
- Website: https://www.sagefemme.co.uk/services
- Checked: 2026-10-07 (source: https://www.sagefemme.co.uk/services)

### The Fitzrovia Suite

The Fitzrovia Suite is a private maternity wing at University College Hospital offering consultant-led pregnancy, birth and postnatal care.

- Price: From £19,350
- Where: Bloomsbury, Camden, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing, University College Hospital, 25 Grafton Way, London WC1E 6DB
- For: Pregnancy
- Midwife-led: Price not found
- Consultant-led: £19,350
- Covers: Published-price example with Professor Sara Hillman: £6,600 hospital vaginal-birth package + £12,000…
- Neonatal care: level 3 neonatal unit on site. The host hospital’s neonatal unit is in the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing. The births figure is the latest…
- Births: ~5,307 births a year (2022, whole hospital)
- Website: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/uclh-private-healthcare/services/maternity
- Checked: 2026-10-07 (source: https://www.uclhprivatehealthcare.co.uk/services/maternity/private-maternity-prices)

### The Kensington Wing

The Kensington Wing is a private maternity unit within Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, offering midwife-led and consultant-led care for self-paying parents.

- Price: From £10,310
- Where: Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, The Kensington Wing, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Floor 3, Lift Bank B, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH
- For: Pregnancy
- Midwife-led: £10,310–£11,300
- Consultant-led: Price not found
- Covers: published prices effective 1 January 2026. Midwife-led vaginal-birth packages include antenatal midwife…
- Neonatal care: regional (level 3) neonatal intensive care unit on site. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital’s neonatal unit is on site, on the third floor; this is the host hospital…
- Births: ~850 births a year (2023, private wing)
- Cost source: https://thekensingtonwing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Kensington-Wing-Midwife-Led-Price-List-1-January-2026-Self-Pay.pdf
- Website: https://thekensingtonwing.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-07 (source: https://thekensingtonwing.co.uk/price-lists-packages/)

### The Lindo Wing

The Lindo Wing is a private wing of St Mary’s Hospital offering midwife-led and consultant-led maternity care in London.

- Price: From £9,995 (Estimated self-pay cost)
- Where: Paddington, Westminster, The Lindo Wing, St Mary’s Hospital, South Wharf Road, London W2 1BL
- For: Pregnancy
- Midwife-led: £9,995 (estimate)
- Consultant-led: £18,925 (estimate)
- Covers: Midwife-led: published £9,995 package, valid from 1 April 2026, includes routine antenatal appointments…
- Neonatal care: local neonatal unit (LNU, level 2) on site. St Mary’s Hospital’s on-site neonatal unit serves the host hospital; the London Neonatal Network describes it…
- Cost source: https://wecovr.com/guides/top-private-maternity-hospitals-in-london-2026-reviews-costs/
- Website: https://www.private.imperial.nhs.uk/services/maternity-services/lindo-maternity
- Checked: 2026-10-07 (source: https://www.private.imperial.nhs.uk/services/maternity-services/lindo-maternity)

### The Portland Hospital

The Portland Hospital is a private London hospital offering midwife-led and named-consultant maternity care for self-paying parents.

- Price: From £11,915
- Where: Fitzrovia, Westminster, 205–209 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5AH
- For: Pregnancy
- Midwife-led: £11,915–£13,485
- Consultant-led: £17,910–£21,410
- Covers: published 2026 prices. Midwife-led packages include antenatal care, birth and a 24-hour stay: £11,915…
- Neonatal care: Level 2 neonatal care on site. On-site neonatal unit at The Portland Hospital. The provider states it offers some elements of Level 3 care…
- Births: ~1,560 births a year (2025, whole hospital)
- Website: https://www.hcahealthcare.co.uk/services/departments/maternity
- Checked: 2026-10-07 (source: https://www.hcahealthcare.co.uk/services/departments/maternity/packages-and-prices)

### Westminster Maternity Suite

Westminster Maternity Suite is a private wing at St Thomas’ Hospital offering consultant-led antenatal, birth and postnatal care for expecting parents.

- Price: From £13,200 (Estimated self-pay cost)
- Where: Waterloo, Lambeth, Westminster Maternity Suite, St Thomas’ Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH
- For: Pregnancy
- Midwife-led: Price not found
- Consultant-led: £13,200 (estimate)
- Covers: Indicative total: published £6,200 vaginal-birth hospital package plus £7,000 for Professor Eugene…
- Neonatal care: level 3 unit on site. Evelina London’s neonatal unit is within St Thomas’ Hospital, on the sixth floor of the North Wing.
- Births: ~6,300 births a year (whole hospital)
- Cost source: https://dreugeneoteng.com/fees/
- Website: https://guysandstthomasspecialistcare.co.uk/services/maternity-care/
- Checked: 2026-10-07 (source: https://guysandstthomasspecialistcare.co.uk/services/maternity-care/)

### Womb & Bloom

Womb & Bloom is a London collective providing independent midwifery and doula support for families during pregnancy, birth and postpartum.

- Price: From £7,200
- Where: See website
- For: Pregnancy
- Midwife-led: £7,200–£8,400
- Consultant-led: Not offered
- Covers: midwife-only Package B (£7,200) and Package A (£8,400) include antenatal appointments, labour support…
- Neonatal care: Homebirth care and support around NHS hospital births; not a hospital or birth centre with its own neonatal…
- Website: https://www.wombandbloom.co.uk/
- Checked: 2026-10-07 (source: https://www.wombandbloom.co.uk/copy-of-birth-packages-overview)
