General Lying-In Hospital
| General Lying-In Hospital | |
|---|---|
The General Lying-In Hospital | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Lambeth, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS England |
| Type | Maternity |
| Affiliated university | St Thomas' Hospital |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No Accident & Emergency |
| History | |
| Opened | 1767, moved 1828 |
| Closed | 1971 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
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The General Lying-In Hospital was one of the first maternity hospitals in Great Britain. It opened in 1767 on Westminster Bridge Road, London and closed in 1971. Lying-in is an archaic term for childbirth (referring to the month-long bed rest prescribed for postpartum confinement).