Sentara Norfolk General Hospital - Family Maternity Center

Our Family Maternity Center features:

• Private birthing rooms for labor and delivery
• Dedicated operating rooms for C-section deliveries
• Special private postpartum rooms that allow babies to stay with their mothers
• A 57-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) equipped with state-of-the-art medical technology and staffed around the clock by board-certified neonatologists

The Family Maternity Center includes a 57-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to take care of babies who are born early or require a higher level of care. Babies in the NICU may require more medical equipment to adjust to the world, but the NICU is also a place where we encourage parents to bond with their infants in their earliest stages of life.

Our NICU-trained specialized team includes:

• Board-certified neonatologists
• Dieticians
• Human milk technicians
• Lactation specialists
• Neonatal nurse practitioners
• NICU nurses
• NICU-trained respiratory therapists
• Occupational therapists
• Social workers and case managers

The unit provides private and semi-private rooms with outside windows and natural light to help with the development of your baby's circadian rhythms. Private rooms are designated for our sickest, most fragile patients and have sleeper sofas for parents who want to stay with their newborns around the clock. The semi-private rooms offer sleeper chairs for parents if they desire to stay as well. All NICU rooms are designed to create a quieter environment with fewer sounds of alarms and other babies crying.

Neonatologists from Children's Specialty Group, an affiliate of Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, provide continuing care services for our NICU patients. They are board-certified physicians in both pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine and specialize in high-risk deliveries.

When it's time to take your baby home, the NICU team will provide you with the tools and education to ensure a safe transition.

Please feel free to contact us at 757-730-5460 with questions!

Our free guides give you an overview of how to care for yourself and your baby after delivery.

• Mom & Baby Basics Guide (English)
• Mom & Baby Basics Guide (Spanish)
• Breastfeeding Guide
• Trimester Breakdown Guide

Please enter through either the River Zone (entrance closest to Sentara Heart Hospital) or the Kaufman Zone (entrance next to Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters). Follow the signs to the Norfolk Zone and take the elevator to the fourth floor for the Family Maternity Center, where you can check in at the registration desk.

We will validate your parking ticket.

During labor and childbirth, up to three visitors are allowed at a time. Doulas are not included in the visitor count. Siblings under the age of 12 are welcome to visit with a supervising adult.

Please note: our Family Maternity Center may need to adjust visitation as appropriate for patient safety.