Border Home Birth Support

15/02/2026

13/02/2026

A wee update...

I can't believe it's been almost 2 years since I started this page! Since then, a couple of things have changed for me, so I thought I would give you a little update.

I'm still Gemma. Still married to my rock, Steven. Our littluns are almost 8 and 4! WHAT?! And I am still madly passionate about all things birth

12/02/2026

📣 THIS JUST IN!
Did you know the Scottish Borders has the highest rate for homebirths in the country??
😲👇

2025 scottish homebirth stats vs 2024

NHS Borders: 800 births, 26 homebirths, 3.25% vs 2.73%

NHS Ayrshire and Arran: 2733 births, 79 homebirths, 2.9% vs 3.3%

NHS Fife: 2704 births, 37 homebirths, 1.37% vs 1.39%

NHS Grampian: 4477 births, 55 homebirths, 1.23% vs 1.59%

NHS Highland: 2372 births, 29 homebirths, 1.2% vs 0.76%
NHS Lothian: 7715 births, 91 homebirths, 1.18% vs 1.35% (interesting as their homebirth team closed halfway through 2024)

NHS Dumfries and Galloway: 978 births, 11 homebirths, 1.12% vs 0.09% (excellent wee rise there!)

NHS Lanarkshire: 4026 births, 40 homebirths, 1% vs 0.92%

NHS Tayside: 3441 births, 29 homebirths, 0.84% vs 0.76%

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde: 13468 births, 93 homebirths, 0.70% vs 0.37% (doubled, still low espec as they have a homebirth team but still a nice rise)

NHS Forth Valley: 2822 births, 19 homebirths, 0.67% vs 0.57%

NHS Orkney, Shetland & Western Isles said they had too little to disclose without breaking GDPR, so we'll assume 1 at maximum for each health board.

Total percentage of births: 1.1% vs 1.05%
Total weighted percentage of births: 1.24% vs 1.22%

Statistics taken from FOI in 2026.

12/02/2026

12/02/2026

Last month our staff helped welcome the first 2026 babies to the Borders 👶

We're proud of the amazing care and support they offer to families across the region every day.

See a summary of birth activity in the Borders during the last month below.

08/12/2025

Welcome to our November babies 🤰🏻🤱🏻👶🏼

22/11/2025

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22/11/2025

3/4D scan at 50% discounted rate next weekend only (22/23rd November) @ our new clinic , ScanSanctuary Borders 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Limited availability so be quick!

We will run a similar offer soon at our Isle of Man clinic, so watch this space!

14/11/2025

Selected at random on 1st December. Draw takes place over both locations! 🍀

Winner can choose a scan of their choice, or a £100 Gift Voucher which can be used in our clinic or boutique

14/11/2025