UF Health is here to support you and your little one with newly renovated birthing suites, a full team of midwives, specialty-trained experts, lactation consultants and programs to support you from pregnancy to postpartum.
Follow these directions to find parking and valet services when you come to UF Health Labor & Delivery.
When life begins here, you’re part of our family. We offer newly renovated rooms, plus everything else you need for your and your baby’s care.
Whether you’re starting or expanding your family, we want you to have the most memorable experience bringing your child into the world. At UF Health Shands Hospital, we are leaders in providing compassionate, patient-centered care. We offer the full spectrum of pregnancy care from the most normal to the most complex, tailoring to the needs of individual women and their pregnancies.
When it comes time to give birth, our newly renovated labor and delivery rooms encourage an environment of comfort and peace with various amenities, including wireless monitoring, soaking tubs, a couch/chair for spouse/support persons, a large flat screen television and more. At UF Health, moms choose how to manage their labor and delivery. We offer various birth intervention options and encourage immediate skin-to-skin contact for you and your infant. Complementary valet parking is available to pregnant patients and their driver for Triage visits and on the day of delivery.
UF Health delivers an exceptional midwifery practice to the community. Midwives at UF Health aim to serve patients with hands-on, personalized and compassionate care tailored to the individual. Our midwifery program offers a number of services available throughout a woman’s pregnancy journey, including:
There are sometimes factors that lead to more focused and specialized pregnancy care. If you are diagnosed with conditions, such as preeclampsia or gestational diabetes, or if a high-risk pregnancy is a possibility, you are in good hands with the experts at UF Health’s Maternal Fetal Care Program. The program is home to specialists across disciplines, including neonatology, maternal fetal medicine and pediatric surgery, among others, and care is delivered at the highest caliber.
UF Health is a Doula Friendly® hospital supporting doulas as valued members of your care team. Doulas support pregnant patients in every area of care from clinics to labor and delivery. We understand the importance of having access to your doula when visiting UF Health, which is why we provide doula badges.
Fatigue, morning sickness and unusual food cravings are all symptoms commonly associated with pregnancy. However, each stage of a woman’s pregnancy brings different hormonal changes, challenges and the need to make lifestyle adjustments. Be sure to reference UF Health’s list of common pregnancy symptoms and best practices to ensure you’re feeling your healthiest during this exciting journey.
Want to know more? Check out our Patient Education section for more information.
Our community and patient programs provide great value to patients, families and loved ones. People can find support, educational materials, expert consultants and more. In most instances, these programs are offered free of charge.
Helps prepare expectant parents for labor, birth, the post-partum period and caring for the newborn.
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