Where a family begins
Obstetrics, fertility and paediatrics under one roof in Jeddah — so the hospital that helps you conceive is the hospital that delivers your baby and looks after your child.
The longest wait deserves the best team
Our assisted-reproduction centre runs its own embryology laboratory, with one consultant who stays with you from the first test to the first heartbeat.
Cared for from the first breath
A neonatal unit on the same floor as our delivery suites, and a paediatric team who will still be your child’s doctors years from now.
Find your doctor
Where a family is looked after, in one place
Most people arrive here at a moment that matters. You are hoping for a pregnancy, carrying one, or holding a child you are worried about. Whichever it is, you should not have to explain yourself twice, chase your own results, or be sent somewhere else halfway through.
That is the whole reason Aya exists. We were founded as the first specialist hospital for women in the Western Region, and we have deliberately stayed small enough that your consultant knows your name and your file. Obstetrics, fertility and paediatrics work in the same corridors, so your care moves with you rather than starting again at each stage.
Our mission is exceptional, comprehensive care built on international standards — the latest technology in every clinical field, and the most distinguished medical and administrative talent, so that patients are served with honesty, respect and trust.
Our vision is to lead in care for women, childbirth, fertility and children, and to be the first and best in the Kingdom.
Our values are Islamic principles, excellence, ethics, an understanding of what our patients actually need, teamwork, safety and responsibility.
With warm regards,The team at Aya Specialist Hospital
Read our full storyThree departments, one continuous chapter
Conception, pregnancy and childhood are usually treated as three separate journeys handled by three separate places. At Aya they are one, and they happen in one building.
Women’s Services
- Obstetrics
- Gynaecology
- High-risk pregnancy
- Fetal medicine & 4D scanning
- Delivery & maternity suites
Fertility & IVF
- IVF & ICSI
- Egg & embryo freezing
- Genetic testing
- Male fertility
- On-site embryology lab
Children’s Services
- Neonatal intensive care
- General paediatrics
- Vaccination programme
- Growth & development
- Paediatric emergency
Five days that change everything
From fertilisation to blastocyst, watched hour by hour in our own laboratory.
Inside the IVF CentreWhat is different about being treated here
Not slogans — the specific things patients tell us made the difference.
Three specialties, one hospital
Obstetrics, fertility and paediatrics sit in the same building. A woman who conceives with us is delivered by us, and her baby is looked after on the same floor — no referrals, no starting again elsewhere.
Care led by women, for women
Our obstetrics and gynaecology clinics are led by senior female consultants, with female nursing throughout — so that modesty is never something you have to ask for.
A fertility centre with its own laboratory
Our IVF unit runs an on-site embryology laboratory with controlled air handling and continuous monitoring, so your embryos never leave the building.
Open every hour of the year
Emergency obstetrics, paediatrics and pharmacy run 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Labour does not keep office hours, and neither do we.
Rooms that feel like rest
Private and VIP maternity suites with room for your family to stay, so the first days with your baby happen somewhere calm.
Care in your language
Consultations in Arabic and English, with the major insurers accepted and a booking team that will tell you what is covered before you arrive.
What we treat
A working list of the services provided across our three departments.
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Fertility & IVF
The people who will look after you
Hover a card — or tap it on your phone — to see what each consultant specialises in.
Prof. Fatima Al-Otaibi
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Infertility & IVF
Prof. Fatima Al-Otaibi
Fertility & IVF
- Canadian Royal College Fellowship in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Delayed conception and early infertility
- IVF and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
- High-risk pregnancy, laparoscopic surgery and hysterectomy
- Vaginal reconstruction, prolapse repair and bladder-lift surgery
Dr. Ammar Azzawi
Consultant, Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Dr. Ammar Azzawi
Fertility & IVF
- Pregnancy follow-up
- Poor ovulation and menstrual cycle disorders
- Recurrent miscarriage
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Uterine polyps and fibroids
- Laparoscopy, caesarean section and gynaecological surgery
Dr. Shouq Abedeen
Consultant, Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Dr. Shouq Abedeen
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Normal and high-risk pregnancy care
- Uterine fibroids
- Normal and caesarean delivery
- Cervical cerclage and prevention of preterm birth
- Vaginal and reconstructive surgery
- Recurrent miscarriage and delayed conception
Dr. Nabata Abdullah
Consultant, Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Dr. Nabata Abdullah
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Normal and high-risk pregnancy care
- Normal and caesarean delivery
- Cervical cerclage and prevention of preterm birth
- Vaginal and reconstructive surgery
- Menopause and hormonal disturbance
- Recurrent miscarriage and delayed conception
Dr. Mohammed Al-Najjar
Consultant, Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Dr. Mohammed Al-Najjar
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Gynaecological laparoscopic surgery and infertility treatment
- Endometriosis
- Removal of benign uterine and ovarian tumours
- Pelvic and vaginal reconstruction
- Early detection of gynaecological cancers
- Complex caesarean sections and major gynaecological surgery
Dr. Hadia Ahmed Omar
Consultant, Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Dr. Hadia Ahmed Omar
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- High-risk pregnancy care
- Diagnosis and treatment of delayed conception
- Chronic gynaecological infections
- Diagnosis of gynaecological tumours
- Normal delivery and complex caesarean sections
- Ovarian cysts and menstrual disorders
Dr. Wajanat Sheikh
Consultant, Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Dr. Wajanat Sheikh
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Normal and high-risk pregnancy care
- Normal and caesarean delivery
- Cervical cerclage and prevention of preterm birth
- Vaginal and reconstructive surgery
- Contraception and puberty problems
- Menopause, recurrent miscarriage and delayed conception
Dr. Hossam Farouk
Consultant, Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Dr. Hossam Farouk
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Normal and high-risk pregnancy care
- Early detection of fetal anomalies
- Diagnostic and operative gynaecological endoscopy
- Delayed conception, infertility and recurrent miscarriage
- Urinary incontinence and pelvic prolapse surgery
- Painless natural delivery
Dr. Nermin Farouk Taha
Consultant, Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Dr. Nermin Farouk Taha
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Pregnancy follow-up and high-risk pregnancy care
- Primary and secondary infertility
- Normal and caesarean delivery
- Contraceptive fitting
- Gynaecological infections
- Menopause symptoms and urinary incontinence
Dr. Aisha Basheer
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Dr. Aisha Basheer
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Routine and high-risk pregnancy care
- Vaginal birth after previous caesarean section
- Repeat and complex caesarean sections
- Diagnostic and operative gynaecological endoscopy
- Fibroids, ovarian tumours and cosmetic genital surgery
- Delayed conception and intrauterine insemination
Dr. Haifa Mansour
Consultant, General Paediatrics & Child Health
Dr. Haifa Mansour
Paediatrics
- Childhood illness, including diarrhoeal disease
- Respiratory tract infections
- Fever — causes and treatment
- Chronic childhood conditions such as asthma and diabetes
- Growth monitoring of premature and newborn infants
- Well-child clinic: nutrition, breastfeeding and immunisation
Dr. Abdulaziz Amer M. AlShikh
Consultant, Neonatal Intensive Care
Dr. Abdulaziz Amer M. AlShikh
Paediatrics
- Neonatal intensive care
- Care of premature and low-birth-weight babies
- Newborn resuscitation and stabilisation
- Neonatal jaundice and infections
- Follow-up of high-risk newborns
Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Qudsi
Senior Registrar, Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Qudsi
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Pregnancy follow-up and women’s health
- Normal and caesarean delivery
- Diagnosis and treatment of recurrent miscarriage
- Diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cysts
- Menstrual cycle disorders
- Gynaecological laparoscopic surgery
A decade of first breaths
Aya was built as the first specialist women’s hospital in the Western Region. These are the numbers behind that.
A teaching hospital, not just a treating one
Aya Academy is our education and research arm — training the next generation of clinicians, keeping our own staff current, and contributing to the evidence base in women’s and children’s health.
Life support courses
Accredited resuscitation training for clinical staff and for visiting practitioners — basic and advanced life support, neonatal resuscitation, and obstetric emergency drills run on our own wards.
Residency training — SCFHS accredited
A residency programme accredited by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, with structured rotations, supervised operating and clinic lists, and consultant-led teaching throughout.
Research
Clinical research in obstetrics, assisted reproduction and neonatal care — audit, outcome registries and collaborative studies, so that what we do here is measured rather than assumed.
IVF Fellowship Programme — SCFHS accredited
A subspecialty fellowship in reproductive medicine and assisted conception, accredited by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, trained inside our own embryology laboratory and fertility clinics.
In their own words
A wonderful hospital with a wonderful medical team — from the doctors to the nurses, in the emergency department, in the delivery room and after the birth. Thank you so much for the care you gave my daughter during and after her delivery, and thank you to the social worker, Reem, for her kindness and lovely manner. Thank you, Aya Specialist.
Translated from ArabicThank you to Dr. Amani Alharbi, may God bless her. She was so thorough with my son, so kind and so caring, and we were treated wonderfully. Thank you to her.
Translated from ArabicI had my fourth caesarean with Dr. Mohammed Al-Najjar. A wonderful doctor — his manners and his cheerfulness really put a patient at ease. One of the quickest recoveries I have had. Thank you, Dr. Mohammed.
Translated from ArabicTruly one of the greatest hospitals I have dealt with for births — the doctors, the nurses and the administrators. Special thanks to Dr. Aisha Basheer, who followed my premature delivery, to Dr. Suad, and to all the staff. Heartfelt thanks to Aya Hospital.
Translated from ArabicMy son had his circumcision with Dr. Ali Badawi. All my thanks and appreciation to him.
Translated from ArabicIn the laboratory, Ghala has such a gentle hand, mashallah, and such a respectful manner. May God give her strength.
Translated from ArabicThings patients ask us first
If you are under 35 and have been trying to conceive for twelve months without success, it is reasonable to ask for an assessment. If you are 35 or older, come after six months. Come sooner if you have irregular or absent periods, known endometriosis, previous pelvic surgery, or more than one miscarriage. Fertility is a two-person question, so we assess both partners from the start.
Your first visit takes about 45 minutes. We confirm the pregnancy and dating with an ultrasound, take a full medical and obstetric history, run baseline blood tests, and agree a schedule of visits with you. You will leave knowing who your consultant is, when your next appointment is, and what number to call at any hour.
Yes. Our private and VIP maternity suites have space for a companion to stay overnight, and your husband is welcome in the delivery room. Tell us at booking so we can allocate the right room.
Aya works with the major insurers operating in the Kingdom. Coverage differs between policies, particularly for fertility treatment, so our booking team will check your policy and tell you what is covered and what is not before you come in. Call 920012342 with your card to hand.
Yes. Eggs, sperm and embryos are handled in our own embryology laboratory inside the hospital, under continuous temperature and air-quality monitoring. Nothing is transported to another facility.
Our neonatal unit is on the same floor as the delivery suites, staffed around the clock and led by a consultant paediatrician. Babies who need support do not leave the building, and parents have access to the unit outside general visiting hours.
Tell us when suits you.
We will call to confirm.
Fill in the form and our booking team will call you back on the number you give. If it is urgent, or you are in labour, call us instead — someone answers at every hour.