Editing Childbirth (section)

===Facilities===
[[File:The Foreign Workers in Britain, 1914-1918 Q27752.jpg|thumb|A maternity ward in Britain, 1918]]
Facilities for childbirth include:
* A ''maternity ward'', also called ''maternity unit'', ''labour ward'' or ''delivery ward'', is generally a [[hospital department]] that provides [[health care]] to women and their children during childbirth. It is generally closely linked to the hospital's [[neonatal intensive care unit]] and/or [[obstetric surgery]] unit if present. It usually includes facilities both for childbirth and for [[postpartum]] rest and observation of mothers in normal as well as complicated cases.
* A [[maternity hospital]] is a hospital that specialises in caring for women while they are pregnant and during childbirth and provide care for newborn babies,
* A [[birthing center|birthing centre]] is a [[midwife]]-led unit that generally presents a more home-like environment. Birthing centres may be located on hospital grounds or "free standing" (that is, not affiliated with a hospital).
* A [[home birth]] is usually accomplished with the assistance of a midwife. Some women choose to give birth at home without any professionals present, termed an [[unassisted childbirth]].