Welcome to Birth in Angus
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When the time comes for you to have your baby, you want to be in a place where you feel comfortable, relaxed, confident and secure, and for everything to go as smoothly as possible. It's not just down to luck, there's a lot you can do too. So how can planning a birth in Angus help? In Angus we are privileged to have two community maternity units in Montrose and Arbroath as well as a home birth service for women expecting a straightforward labour. In addition to promoting waterbirth, we take 10 steps to make a straightforward birth more likely. If you are newly pregnant have a look at our week to week guide.
The team in Montrose won the Royal College of Midwives Promotion of Normality award in 2005 and the British Journal of Midwifery Team of the Year in 2006 in recognition of their work in 'setting the standard' for community maternity units / free-standing birth centres. The Arbroath unit is also seeing a year-on-year increase in its number of births and was a runner-up at the 2007 Scottish Health Awards for its YM2B work.
Wherever you live, we hope you find this site a useful resource in preparing for you and your baby to have the best possible birth.
