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Ruber International

This private hospital is a popular choice among expats and Spanish alike, and was the hospital of choice for members of the Spanish Royal family.
C/ La Maso 38 Mirasierra, 28034 Madrid. www.ruberinternacional.es
 
Comments:
"I had my baby there recently with Dr Campillo. It was all very nice and the care was excellent. it is supposedly the best hospital in Madrid. You will be lucky to find many English speaking staff there. I only met one Midwife who could speak a little bit but otherwise it was down to sign language" (AM)

Recommended by Andrea Mateu

Hospital de la Moraleja

Sanitas La Moraleja Hospital opened in 2005 to offer preferential and exclusive treatment for Sanitas’s customers. Located in Sanchinarro.
Avd Francisco Pí Y Margall 81 902 200 288 www.sanitas.es/sanitas/insurance/hospital_moraleja

 Comments: 
"I was lucky that the 2 gynaecologists who delivered Sophia both spoke fluent English. I hadn't expected that at all. At my other  appointments none of the 4 different doctors I saw spoke English.Beautiful new hospital, fantastic rooms, good Urgencias unit, friendly staff, excellent special care unit with lots of humidicribs. My childbirth experience was highly medicalised (eg.drips,monitiors, induction, no fluids, lying down for 12
hours) which wasn't what I wanted, but I felt secure knowing that Sophia and I were in safe hands. I would have appreciated more  explanation of what was happening during my labour though" (RS)

Recommended by Rowena Stevens

Sanitas Centro de la Salud de la Mujer

Calle Beatriz de Bobadilla 9 28040 Madrid www.sanitas.es/sanitas/seguros/millenium_centro_medico/salud_de_la_mujer

Comments:
Very limited/no English spoken but excellent facilities and service

Recommended by Rowena Stevens

Hospital Quiron

Hospital Quiron, a leading institution for private medical care in Spain opened in Madrid in December 2006. The hospital favours ‘El parto científico humanizado’ which is a more natural birthing option offered to women. Dr. Jose Angel Espinosa  and Dra Pérez-Jaraiz speak English.
Calle de Diego de Velázquez 1 28223 Somosaguas, Pozuelo de Alarcón 902 151 016  www.quiron.es

Comments:
"Dr. Espinosa believes in natural medicine and for example has prescribed homeopathic medicine for me that helped me to dilate up to 4cm! at home without contractions and without noticing it (and I am a first time mother!) They didn’t do the episiotomy enema, or shave me. They have a multi-position birthing stool which allows you to give birth in a squatting position or on all fours.When I gave birth (in January 2008) they didn’t have birthing pools but they hope to. I received personalized friendly treatment from Dr Espinosa. He gave me his email address and answered all (lots of them)of my  queries very quickly. They generally don´t have any problems with doulas being present during the whole delivery process, but you need to ask beforehand. Both, Montse Cob and Elena from www.city-yoga.com, have already worked there. Both doulas speak English and Elena even speaks German" (BB)

Recommended by Brigitte Biehlemail

Clinica Belen

A private maternity clinic, ClínicaBelen has more than 30 years experience working in the field of Gynaecology and Obstetrics.
Calle de JosÈ Silva, 7 28043, Madrid, 917 444 100 www.clinicabelen.es

Comments:
"Belen was lovely, small mother and baby hospital ...all the rooms were single rooms and catered for partners as well. It was right next to the metro station although parking was a bit tricky" (KH)

Recommended by Katrina Hendry

La Clínica Milagrosa

This clinic is situated in the centre of Madrid. It has two new rooms specially designed to make you feel like you are having a home birth but within the safety of a medical centre. Regina Cárdenas is the gynaecologist promoting a different approach to giving birth to that commonly seen in many hospitals and clinics in Madrid, where episiotomies, caesareans etc. are the normal practice. Here, mothers-to-be can choose the position in which they want to give birth, there is also the use of birthing chairs, birthing pools and massage to aid with the birth. 
Calle Modesto Lafuente, 14.  www.nacentia.com

Comments:
"If you want to give birth in a more natural way, being able to design the event however you like, there are 3 gynaecologist ladies that opened two nice delivery rooms in the Milagrosa Clinic. It’s a little expensive (around 2.000€) but I think worth it. I gave birth there and they try hard to make it the best. . Very likely they speak some English" (MH)

Recommended by Maike Huebner

Hospital La Paz

Since it’s opening in 1965 more babies have been born in this hospial than any other in Europe. In 2005, 11 new  fully equipped indivual delivery rooms were inaugurated, in which women can go through the whole birthing process without having to be moved from one area to the next.
Pº de la Castellana, 261, 28046 Madrid 917277000

Comments:
"Having read Giles Tremlett’s Ghosts of Spain and the description of his childs birth there I was a bit nervous but  things have improved here in recent years" (KB)

Recommended by Kathy Burke

Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón

The redesigned public hospital is one of the busiest in Madrid - it has 9 delevery rooms, 326 beds, 12 surgerys, 42 UVI, units in this Maternity and Pediatric Hospital.
C/ Doctor Esquerdo, 46 - 28007 Madrid,  915290121 (Urgencias Maternidad)

Comments:
"Having been put off  the unnecessary invasive treatment by my private doctor, I decided against having the baby in a private clinic, and instead went to the local public hospital. While it was not the touchy feely experience that my friends at home would have had, attitudes had improved a lot since the birth of my first child,this time the doctor took time to explain what was happening. Private delivery room, After the birth my baby stayed with me for the whole time. Very comfortable private room, with bath for the baby" (AL)

Recommended by Anne Lennon