St Peter’s Hospital - Temporary Closure of Abbey Wing Visitor Car ParkPlease note that the Abbey Wing visitor car park (upper level) at St Peter’s Hospital is currently closed whilst we undertake essential maintenance. Parking for visitors and patients at St Peter’s Hospital can be found in following locations:
Please see here for further information about parking at St Peter’s Hospital. Thank you for your patience and understanding whilst the work is carried out. |
Self-Referral Service
If you are more than six weeks pregnant you can now book your maternity care directly with Ashford and St Peter’s maternity services by completing our Maternity Self Referral Form.
Your Pregnancy
We want you to enjoy your pregnancy and feel prepared to become a parent. Amongst the huge number of pregnancy resources available we recommend some to get you started.
Options for Birth
All women, including first time mothers, are entitled to choose the place that their baby is born. Most women can leave the final decision until the last few weeks of pregnancy.
Early Pregnancy Unit
You may been advised to attend our Early Pregnancy Unit (EPU) because there is a possibility a problem may have arisen during the early stages of your pregnancy.
Resources
We have an extensive range of information leaflets, our YouTube Channel, recommended websites and advice on common concerns in our Choosing the Right Help section.
Feeding and Nurturing
We pride ourselves on providing a service that supports breastfeeding and building close and loving relationships between parents and their babies.
CQC Report
Maternity services at St Peter’s Hospital have been awarded a good rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in its latest report published on Friday 26 September 2025.
Join the Team
We support just over 3000 births a year and care for families with a variety of needs. Visit our website to find out more about Maternity careers.
Maternity and NICU News
In this section, you can read recent news articles about the maternity department and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
The Tommy's App
We would like to share some information with you about the Tommy’s App, a decision tool we hope to be using throughout your maternity care.
Baby Buddy 2.0 App
Baby Buddy is the go-to pregnancy and parenting app for new parents in Surrey. Daily tips, videos and tools to help you manage. Free to download from your app store.
Getting Here
St Peter’s Hospital is located between Woking and Chertsey close to junction 11 of the M25. There are regular bus services operating to St Peter’s Hospital from surrounding areas.
Recent Service Updates
Celebrating International Nurses Day 2026
Each year, we celebrate International Nurses Day on 12 May, which is also Florence Nightingale’s birthday. This year’s theme, Our nurses. Our future. Empowered nurses save lives, highlights the vital role nurses play in delivering safe, high quality care and the importance of investing in and celebrating the profession.
Celebrating International Day of the Midwife 2026
On Tuesday 5 May 2026, we celebrated International Day of the Midwife. This year’s theme was ‘One million more midwives’, highlighting the urgent global shortage of nearly 980,000 midwives.
Abbey Birth Centre Celebrates its 5,000th Birth
On Wednesday 18 February 2026, parents Vicky Kelly and Alfie Morgan-Swallow from Knaphill, welcomed the birth of their third child, a healthy baby boy named Freddie – the 5,000th baby to be born in the Abbey Birth Centre at St Peter’s Hospital.
Maternity Services Rated Good by Care Quality Commission
Maternity services at St Peter’s Hospital have been awarded a good rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in its latest report published on Friday 26 September 2025.
Changes to Booking your Maternity Care
You can now book your maternity care directly with our service at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (ASPH) using our new self-referral form.
The new form will make it easier to book your maternity care if you are more than 6 weeks pregnant and will be more secure, as it is integrated with our maternity electronic patient record system, Badgernet.
If you have any questions regarding the referral process, please contact the maternity bookings team via
