Labor and Delivery | HCA Florida North Florida Hospital

Labor and delivery in Gainesville

The Women's Center at HCA Florida North Florida Hospital provides you with comprehensive care throughout your pregnancy, childbirth experience and postpartum recovery.

Just as every baby is unique, so is every delivery. As your partner in care, we provide a customized birthing experience that begins long before your first contraction and continues well after delivery. We offer family-centered care that focuses equally on the needs of you and your baby. Staffed by highly trained professionals with years of experience in maternity and labor care, our maternity unit offers an environment that promotes a healthy, safe and comfortable childbirth.

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Women's care

Breast health

Prenatal care

Our labor and delivery program

When you choose The Women's Center for your childbirth experience, you will receive support throughout your pregnancy.

Features of our maternity hospital

Our services and amenities include:

24-hour visitation allowed for friends and family
All private patient rooms
Anesthesiologist on-site 24/7 to assist with emergency cesarean sections
Dedicated infant protection system
In-room sleeping arrangement for spouse, partner or chosen support person
Locked unit for the security of you and your newborn
Pain management options, including epidural and intravenous (IV) pain medication
Patient rooms featuring a private bathroom, bathtub, couch, television and comfortable furnishings

To learn more about our labor and delivery services, please call The Women's Center at (352) 333-5300.

Experienced labor and delivery team

You can have confidence in the skills and experience of the healthcare professionals that make up our childbirth team. Our team includes a variety of specialists to meet your needs before, during and after delivery. The team includes:

Anesthesiologists
Gynecologists
Labor and delivery nurses
Lactation consultants
Nurse midwives
Obstetricians (OBs)

Postpartum care

New parents can take comfort knowing that our maternity services are designed to ease the stress often associated with the immediate postpartum period. Our staff includes a board-certified lactation consultant who is readily available to assist new mothers with breastfeeding and answer any questions about infant feeding.

Following discharge from the hospital, in-person weekly postpartum lunches are hosted every Tuesday in the South Tower Conference Center from 11:30am to 2:00pm for women who have given birth in The Women's Center. These luncheons offer support and an opportunity to connect with other new mothers. You can enjoy lunch, learn about a variety of parenting and infant-related topics and receive lactation advice in a supportive environment.

To learn more about our breastfeeding support services, please call our Lactation Services (352) 333-5315.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Our hospital is home to a brand new 25-bed, Level III NICU located on the third floor of our hospital's South Tower. Our NICU offers medical care to newborns who need extra support following delivery. We care for premature babies born as early as 24 weeks and babies with complicated medical conditions that require additional monitoring and treatment.