Birth partners stay overnight?

I think it probably depends on the hospital. When I gave birth they sent my husband home at night and left me with our baby and a catheter in. Despite me being the only person on the ward.

As far as I know majority don't allow partners to stay the night unless private. Last may when I had my first I was induced and on the ward partner (or whoever birth partner may be) was allowed to be with me 9am till 830pm. When labour ward they are allowed with you no time constraints of course. When got moved to post natal ward they could stay until settled then had to go and come back in morning at 9 and they could stay till 830pm. Maybe each hospital is different though

The hospital I’m due to give birth at do not allow overnight stay postnatally, only on the labour ward

At my hospital you are allowed 2 birth partners with you in labour ward continuously. If you are in the antenatal or postnatal wards then you are allowed one partner between 9am and 10pm and then other visitors (2 max at a time) between 1pm and 8pm. I believe if you get a side room due (on a needs basis and usually due to complications) then your partner may be allowed to stay longer.

At my hospital you’re allowed one person with you at all times including overnight. If you want someone else to come in, they have a tagging in and out system where they leave to allow the other person in but I hear that this is very different to a lot of places as it’s completely down to hospital policy.

Thank you everyone! This is helpful!

I think it depends on the hospital but as soon as you're on the post natal ward at my hospital your partner is no longer allowed to stay overnight. X

The majority of the time it really depends on circumstances and hospital discretion :)

Definitely worth checking, my husband was able to stay with me throughout induction, labour, and night after my daughter was born. He wasn't comfortable in any way, but he was there!

At MK they are allowed to stay overnight but on a very uncomfortable chair bless them

At my NHS hospital your partner can stay overnight to support you, I guess this depends on the hospital, I would ask your midwife

Ring ahead through to your birthing ward at the hospital and ask what their access looks like. Even though my hospital all mothers have their own room with bathrooms etc - they are still not allowing partners staying overnight with visiting for the partner being from 8am - 8pm but every hospital will vary x

I think it depends on the circumstances and also the hospital policies. But often visit hours are 9-9pm. They should’ve information in the hospital itself. We birth early 3 am around and since everything was normal condition, we were send home. But we went to other hospital midwife led for postnatal care, since I had birth in bigger hospital not midwife led, they asked him to leave. But if I were to birth in midwife led, then one night over stay was allowed. My sil had emergency C section, and her husband was allowed to stay. It was in Surrey

I gave birth at BWH a few years ago and my husband could stay while I was in active labour and then a few hours after birth but once I was on the postnatal ward and visiting hours were over he had to leave

Gave birth at St Thomas in London for my first and my husband could stay overnight also after birth (we only stayed 1 night luckily as no complications)

Yeah your partner will have to go home but they can come back early in the morning so thats not too bad