Maternity and Childbirth, Haugesund

Contact us if you experience

• Bleeding
• Abdominal pain
• Signs of labor
• Your water breaks
• Contractions
• If you are unsure whether the baby is doing well in the womb
• If you become acutely ill during pregnancy (severe headache, nausea, abdominal pain)

Always bring the papers from your midwife and/or doctor when you come to the maternity clinic or labor/postnatal, and any wish letters if you have them.

For pregnant women and those giving birth, we offer

• Maternity clinic for those with complications in pregnancy, observation beds, a delivery unit with five delivery rooms, and a postnatal unit with a postnatal clinic.
• At Haugesund Hospital, we have up to 1400 births a year.
• We accept children from pregnancy week 28 or if the baby weighs over 1000 grams.
• Complicated births before week 28 are transferred to Stavanger University Hospital or the Women's Clinic in Bergen.