Coleen Rooney vows to have her and Wayne's baby at an NHS hospital By Adrian Butler 11/10/2009
Worth £8m, Mrs Rooney will stay local
Multi-millionaire Coleen Rooney has snubbed private healthcare to have her baby at an NHS hospital.
She and husband Wayne's first child - due in the next fortnight - will be born at Liverpool Women's Hospital.
Coleen's choice has delighted staff at the specialist hospital, which claims to have the highest standards of maternity care.
Source: mirror.co.uk
A source said: "The midwives here can't wait to help her through the birth.
"It is a tremendous fillip for all the dedicated and hard-working staff. They are really proud of LWH and overjoyed Coleen has opted to support them and the NHS."
Coleen, 23 - worth £8 million in her own right - recently made a documentary featuring her adopted sister Rosie, who suffers from Rett Syndrome, to raise funds for NHS hospices.
Coleen's choice of the top-rated hospital, just six miles from where she grew up at Croxteth, shows she's kept her feet on the ground... as other WAGs go private for their births.
Victoria Beckham had sons Brooklyn and Romeo at London's Portland Hospital, also chosen by Jamie Redknapp's wife Louise for the births of their two children.
The hospital was also where Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard's partner Elen Rives had her two girls. However Alex Curran and Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard's two daughters were born on the NHS at the hospital chosen by Coleen which has a maximum three-star rating from the Healthcare Commission. Her tot is due on October 24, Manchester United striker Wayne's 24th birthday.
Coleen, who is busy with Wayne preparing the couple's £3.5million mansion in Prestbury, Cheshire, can't wait for the big day. The WAG, who is planning her own range of baby clothing, admitted: "Because you're getting bigger, you can't wait to meet the baby."
A spokesman for Coleen declined to comment.
More than 1,000 midwives - who earn an average of £25,000 - could quit the NHS under Tory plans to freeze public sector pay, the Royal College of Midwives has warned.
Where other WAGS chose
Posh, Louise Redknapp & Elen Rives The three have all chosen the exclusive Portland Hospital in London to give birth.
Cost: Typically £5,000, plus £1,500 for each extra night
Alex Curran Same choice as Coleen Cost: free
