Making your birth plan

Many women aren't aware of their rights to choose maternity care. If you're pregnant, you can use our resources to help choose the right birth plan for you.

40% of women who recently gave birth either weren’t aware or didn’t feel they had a choice about their birth hospital, according to our research.

If you’re pregnant and choosing where to have a baby, use our resources to help you make an informed decision.

Your experiences

Hear women who have recently accessed maternity care services talk about their experiences.

Molly's story

Gabrielle's story

Tamsin's story

Join the conversation

We want to hear from you about your experiences of care. Use the the #YourBirthPlan hashtag on Instagram and Twitter, or tell us about your care through our website.

Compare your local maternity services

Wherever you choose to give birth, your experience should be a positive one.

To help you make an informed choice, use our reports to compare services near you.

Have your say

We want to hear about your experiences of care. The information you give us supports our monitoring, inspecting and rating of services.

If you have any concerns or worries about the care you receive during your pregnancy, tell the service and tell us.

Although we can't take individual complaints forward, the information and feedback you provide will help us to monitor services and plan our inspections. You can tell us about your experiences here.

What to do about poor care

If you or someone you look after experiences poor care, you should contact the service provider in the first instance. Our role as the regulator means that we do not settle individual complaints ourselves, but we still want to hear your experiences of care.