Resources for pregnancy, birth and infancy

Charlottesville is a great place to give birth to a child. The two local hospitals, UVA Medical Center and Martha Jefferson Medical Center, both provide delivery services and offer various benefits. UVA is usually busier and it is a teaching hospital, so often your child will be delivered by a resident with an attending physician standing close by. Martha Jefferson is a traditional hospital and provides a more intimate birthing experience. UVA has more emergency services available if they are needed and has more resources for high-risk deliveries. UVA has separate delivery and recovery rooms. Whichever hospital you choose, both offer birthing classes and other prenatal and post-birth classes for parents and children.

There are numerous OB/GYN physicians in Charlottesville. A few of the larger offices/centers are listed below.

The Women's Place at UVA
http://hsc.virginia.edu/womens-health
982-FORU (3678)
Emergency/After Hours: 924-2022

UVA's services include general obstetrics and gynecology, reproductive medicine and fertility, urogynecology, teen health center, midlife health, gynecologic oncology, maternal fetal medicine, breast care, community classes and education, and a prenatal diagnosis and treatment center.

University of Virginia Health System
General Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northridge
website
Appointments: 243-4570
Information on Classes: 924-3791

The General Obstetrics and Gynecology Department for the University of Virginia Health Systems provides services at the Northridge office building between Ivy Road and 250 West, and is a department of the Women's Place at UVA.

Charlottesville Women's Services P.L.C.
244-4590
1490 Pantops Mountain Place, Suite 105

This group specializes in gynecological surgery and menopause, infertility and obstetrical care and has privileges at Martha Jefferson Hospital.

Jefferson ObGyn Ltd.
www.jeffersonobgyn.net
977-4488 or 982-7825
1101 E. Jefferson St.

This practice specializes in obstetrics, gynecology, infertility, laser surgery, laparoscopic surgery, pelvic floor reconstruction and treatment of urinary incontinence.

Martha Jefferson Women's Health
website
982-7009
1-888-652-6663
459 Locust Ave.

Marth Jefferson offers family-centered maternity care. Services include board-certified primary care and specialty physicians, the Breast Health Center and mammography services. The prenatal diagnosis center offers first trimester screenings.

Midwives

Stork Diaper Service
www.thestork.biz
295-2594

This service offers cloth diaper cleaning and delivery.

The New Body Mind Spirit Yoga and Healing Arts Center
www.thenewbodymindspirit.com
434-220-8200
923-D Preston Ave. (near Integral Yoga)

The center offers prenatal and postpartum yoga classes. Babies can attend and participate in the postpartum class. Others services include children's yoga. massage therapy, aromatherapy and spiritual counseling.

WIC Program (Women, Infants and Children)
972-6206

This federal program is run by Virginia Department of Health and provides nutritional counseling and health assessments of children up to age 5 and/or pregnant, postpartum or breast-feeding women. It also provides nutritional supplementation of various food items or infant formula. Proof of income is required to qualify.