Royal Alexandra Community Maternity Unit is situated on the 3rd floor of the Maternity Building. The unit offers three large, comfortable birthing rooms for midwife-led care.
These include the Sapphire Room, which features our birthing pool, allowing you to immerse in warm water to give a feeling of weightlessness through you labour and the birth of your baby. This room also has beautiful views towards The Braes.
In addition to our popular Sapphire room, we have the Emerald and Ruby rooms which offer large corner baths for labour, and we encourage mobilisaition for an active and upright birth, with access to birthing balls and a birthing couch.
All our rooms have ensuite shower and toilet facilities. You and your birthing partner can be assured of first-class facilities which have been designed with your comfort, privacy and safety in mind.
Following the birth of your baby, you will continue to be accommodated within the unit in a comfortable two or four bedded room.
Getting Here
Public Transport Advice
McColl’s Travel operate a bus service 340 between Helensburgh, Vale of Leven Hospital and the Royal Alexandra Hospital (Paisley), via Dumbarton and Alexandria, 7 days a week. This service is jointly funded by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and SPT.