Taxi to hospital

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Hi there,

My missus is expecting our first child in about 6 weeks time. I don't drive and we're a bit worried about how to get to the hospital when she goes into labour. Obviously there's 999, but does anyone know the local taxi firms that will take a woman to hospital (if there are any!). We're based in Orpington. Many thanks.

We just rang the local taxi firm both times I went into labour - no problems at all with them.

You're probably best to ring around a few local frirms now and ask them if they will do it, when the time comes. I'm sure most would.

Good luck

I got a bus with my 4th Most taxi's will take pregnant women. We flagged down a taxi with my 3rd as I felt too close. The driver said "I've got towels love, you just hang in there and I'll get you there as quickly as I can". Most people have plenty of time, I would think last minute dashes are pretty rare for a first time.

Yup ring round now. If you like, stock up on towels/incontinence pads/tena lady pants so you can reassure the taxi driver that their car is safe from spillage.
I used hailo to order a black cab when I was in labour - cabbie was absolutely lovely about it, I'm sure most of them would be.

Thanks for your responses. I really appreciate it.

Yeah I'd get something like this www.completecareshop.co.uk/continence-care/washable-bed-pads/washable-stay-dry-bed-pad-view-large?gclid=CLjGk-SqxtECFYIK0wod-dEDnQ