Baby Place (Labor & Delivery)
Comprehensive Pregnancy and Childbirth Services
Having a baby is one of the most exciting and rewarding times in a woman’s life, and Bayfront Baby Place is dedicated to providing expectant mothers and newborns with the finest care during this special time. Affiliated with All Children’s Neonatology/Johns Hopkins Medicine, Port Charlotte’s high-quality maternity services are provided by obstetricians, labor and delivery specialists, nurses and other caring professionals in a welcoming, comfortable environment.
You’ll find the full spectrum of care from prenatal to post-partum care, including high-risk pregnancy care and advanced labor and delivery services. Our comprehensive care extends beyond delivery, with a full range of educational resources for new parents. Please download our OB packet for your review, it gives you lots of valuable information on preparing for your baby.
Prenatal care
Bayfront Baby Place's comprehensive care begins in the earliest stages of pregnancy, with prenatal checkups and services tailored to your specific needs. You'll learn about proper nutrition and work with your obstetrician to develop a birth plan, choose a pediatrician, and get properly prepared.
High-risk pregnancy care
Perinatologists (doctors who specialize in high-risk pregnancy care) are available to manage pregnancy-related conditions such as gestational diabetes or preeclampsia, as well as provide specialized care for those with existing medical conditions.
Labor and delivery
Our delivery rooms are equipped with the latest technology to give doctors and nurses what they need to provide you. Experienced labor and delivery staff utilize advanced medical technology, and have the expertise to manage C-section (cesarean) births and other surgical procedures.
Bayfront Baby Place has everything to make mom, newborn, and dad or coach comfortable. New parents have the opportunity to experience this wonderful event with the privacy necessary to labor, deliver, and recover, while specialized physicians and nurses tend to every need.
Take a tour
Get to know us before you get to know your little one. Weekly tours of our special delivery suites are available by appointment. To preview our private mother and baby rooms and meet our staff, call (941) 637-2497.
NICU
For premature babies and other who need more support, our Level II neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is located adjacent to Bayfront Baby Place. Here, we are able to care for babies who weigh 2 lbs. 4 oz. or more, (usually about 29 weeks gestation). Our neonatologists from All Children’s Neonatology/Johns Hopkins Medicine and our specialized neonatal nurses deliver intensive care to these babies at the first sign of need.
Breastfeeding support
Caring maternity nursing staff members are available to provide breastfeeding assistance and education, and classes for new mothers are available. Learn more about breastfeeding class here.
Support services and education
Bayfront Baby Place offers a variety of classes to prepare mothers and families before and after the birth of a child.
Pre-register online
There’s a lot involved to get ready for your big day so why not get your delivery registration out of the way! You can conveniently and securing pre-register online. Click here to get started.
Hospitals Getting Rid of Traditional Baby Nurseries
From everyday miracles to high-risk deliveries.
Bayfront Health provides moms-to-be with the support they need from prenatal to postpartum care—all in a safe and comfortable environment. The most advanced technology and the region’s most acclaimed clinical team make Bayfront Health the choice for routine and high-risk deliveries.
Bayfront Health offers:
- Luxurious labor/delivery suites and mother/baby suites
- Private family rooms and family lounge
- Monthly tours
- Childbirth education classes and new mom support groups
- High-risk pregnancy care
- Access to specialists in perinatology, neonatology and maternal fetal medicine
- Lactation and breastfeeding support
- One of 11 State-approved level III regional perinatal intensive care centers located in St. Petersburg
- Level II NICU at Port Charlotte and Spring Hill
- Port Charlotte is affiliated with All Children’s Neonatology/Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Recognized by the Florida Breastfeeding Coalition (FBC) for participating in the Baby Steps to Baby Friendly Hospital Florida Quest For Quality Maternity Care Award project.
Labor & Delivery services available at Port Charlotte, Spring Hill and St. Petersburg hospitals.
We’re making it easier than ever for moms to donate their breast milk.
In September 2016, Bayfront Baby Place opened Charlotte County’s first Milk Depot. A milk depot is a controlled collection point where women can donate their breast milk for premature babies. The donations are then transferred to Mothers’ Milk Bank of Florida, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, who collect, screen, process and pasteurize the donations to in turn provide breast milk to the most fragile infants who would otherwise have to drink formula. Now, moms can donate right here in Charlotte County!
Community Need
Breastfeeding is the natural biological mode of infant feeding, and breast milk is irrefutably superior to any artificially prepared substitute(1). However, not all mothers are able to supply breast milk and donor human milk is the next best nutritional option, especially for medically fragile infants. Among these vulnerable infants, there is a higher risk for complications, co-morbidities, and sometimes death when human milk is not available(2).
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends the use of pasteurized donor human milk when milk from the baby’s mother is not available. The US Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding recommends that each state develop its own nonprofit milk bank. Mothers’ Milk Bank of Florida is the 16th Milk Bank in the United States, and the first one in Florida. At Bayfront Baby Place, we are proud to be a resource and Depot to support Mothers’ Milk Bank of Florida and to meet the needs of Florida’s children.
Interested in Becoming a Donor?
Local moms interested in donating their breast milk can start the screening process by calling the Mothers’ Milk Bank of Florida at 407-248-5050 or visiting milkbankofflorida.org. Once approved, you can bring your frozen milk to Bayfront Baby Place’s Milk Depot, which accepts donations Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
In the News
Questions?
Contact Jocelyn Possehl, BS, RN, IBCLC, Lactation Coordinator at 941-766-4414.
(1)AAP: Eidelman, et. al, 2012; CPS: Kim & Unger, WHO, 2008.
(2)Abrams, et. al, 2014; Cristofalo, et. al, 2013; Quigley & McGuire, 2014; Sullivan, et, al, 2010.
Becoming a mother is a special time in a woman’s life, and at Bayfront Baby Place, we are dedicated to providing women and newborns with exceptional care. Our experienced labor and delivery specialists provide everything from prenatal to postpartum care — including specialized care for high-risk deliveries — and a full range of educational resources and support to meet the needs of new parents.
