Welcome to The Birthplace at Chesapeake General Hospital. By choosing to have your baby here, you'll be in very good company. More women choose to deliver in our Birthplace than any other community hospital in the region.

Expectant moms usually enter through the front entrance of the hospital and check in at the Labor and Delivery nurse's station on the third floor.

At the nurse's station, the secretary ensures you are pre-registered, then you will be taken to your room.

You're going to spend some of the most important days of your life in The BirthPlace. To help make your stay as comfortable as possible, all of the BirthPlace's 11 Labor/Delivery/Recovery rooms are decorated with inviting colors, soft lighting and home-like touches.

Baby Warmer in Labor/Delivery/Recovery Room

All of the rooms are private and have a bathroom, TV and radio/cassette player to play music to help provide a comfortable atmosphere. Our caring staff is also dedicated to supporting you through your delivery.

Labor/Delivery/Recovery Room

Shortly after your baby is born, you and your baby will come to the Mother Baby Unit, located on the fourth floor.

Each room is private with a bathroom and a radio/cassette player. Each mother receives a "Music for Virginia Babies" cassette or CD, which has selections of classical music for your family to enjoy.

When in labor you may appreciate the hospital's new "tub room," which features a roomy whirlpool bath for relaxation and hydrotherapy during early labor.

The Newborn Nursery is located on the Mother Baby Unit. At the Birthplace, you will find our nurses have a sincere concern for your well-being, and they carefully follow procedures to keep each precious newborn safe. After recent renovations, we've doubled the size of the nursery, which includes both the admissions nursery and the Level II nursery for babies who require extra support. There are also two private overnight rooms across from the nursery for moms who have been discharged, but whose babies may need to stay in the hospital longer.

A lactation consultant may visit you in the hospital. Our professional lactationconsultants can help you get off to a good start to successful breastfeeding- in the hospital and afterward. All consultants have advanced training in breastfeedingmanagement. They'll show you positioning techniques, solve problems and providetips to help you achieve success.

You've just come home from the hospital with your first baby. You have lots of questions. And you may be learning to breastfeed. Don't worry. MomsMobile is on the way. This free service sends a specially trained nurse to visit you and your baby to answer breastfeeding and baby care questions and make sure everything is going well.

For more information on our BirthPlace or our services for new moms, please write to us at birthplace@chealth.org.