Tampa General Hospital offers a full range of women’s health services to meet your
obstetric and gynecologic needs. In 2009 TGH was named to U.S. News & World Report’s
list of "America’s Best Hospitals" in Gynecology for the third consecutive year.
Tampa General Hospital’s Women’s Center has 21
labor/delivery suites designed to feel more like bedrooms with soft colors,
wood-like floors, wood cabinets for medical equipment and storage, televisions with
DVD-VCR-CD players, and private bathrooms and showers. To
enhance its spa-like theme, each room in the center has a large window with
an expansive view, space for family and a large built-in sofa that can be opened into
a bed.
The Women’s Center has four C-section rooms, four gynecology operating
rooms, an ultrasound suite and an In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) laboratory. The
operating rooms are large enough to accommodate staff and equipment for multiple
births. The Women’s Center has two comfortable family lounges – one for the
families of patients in labor and one for families of patients undergoing surgery. A paved patio with trees and plants is
accessible from the Women’s Center and provides additional space for families,
visitors and patients.Click here to view a video tour of the Women's Center
You can tour the TGH Women's Center the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month at 1:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., and the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, at 6:00 p.m., except holidays. Spanish-language tours are offered on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month at 2:30 p.m., except holidays. Registration is required. Click here to register.
Anticipating the birth of your baby is a very exciting time and there are many
things to take care of before the big day. Our preregistration process allows
you to take care of the details of your hospital stay in advance. Let us know
if your doctor or midwife have any special delivery wishes and we will do our
best to honor them. We recommend that you pre-register approximately two months
prior to giving birth.
The labor and delivery rooms at TGH allow you to remain in one room during the
birth process. Up to two support people are welcome to be by your side during
this very special time.
Following delivery, you’ll be resting in the post partum unit where your baby can stay with you in your room, but the nursery is always available. Our healthcare professionals are happy to answer your
questions and a lactation consultant is available to assist with breastfeeding.
It’s comforting to know that our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), where
premature infants and critically ill newborns receive the most advanced care, is
located on the same floor as the Women's Center. Click here for more
information about our NICU.
Since nothing is as precious as your new baby, TGH wants to make his/her very
first car ride a safe experience. An infant car seat is our gift to you to help
ensure your new baby’s safety. You’ll also receive a new TGH diaper.
The Fetal Care Program provides specialized care for mothers whose pregnancies are complicated by illness or fetal abnormality. Our health team includes maternal-fetal medicine specialists, neonatologists, pediatric surgeons, pediatric radiologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric neurologists, geneticists and many other healthcare specialists.
Based at Tampa General Hospital, the University of South Florida In Vitro
Fertilization (USF-IVF) program makes parenthood possible for many couples and
individuals. Our program provides the most advanced medical therapies and
assistive reproductive techniques to help conceive a child.
Tampa General Hospital's Breast Health Program combines highly trained staff with state-of-the-art equipment to diagnose and treat breast abnormalities. Our Certified Breast Health Patient Navigator provides patients access to answers for questions, scheduling assistance and help navigating the healthcare system. TGH's Breast Health Program offers the following services:
Digital mammography
Breast ultrasound
Breast MRI
Computer aided detection (CAD)
Biopsies including: core needle, stereotactic, ultrasound-guided and MRI-guided biopsies
Because no two women are the same, Tampa General offers specialized gynecological
care to meet your individual needs. From routine check-ups, high-risk or normal
pregnancy, treatment of endometriosis, chronic pelvic pain and painful or irregular
menstruation, our
Genesis at Healthpark
location can meet your needs.
The Women's Center offers childbirth education classes to expectant mothers as
well as other programs designed to help parents care for their babies. Click here
for more information about Tampa General’s Childbirth Education Programs.
This free support group provides new moms the opportunity to discuss issues that
come with being a new mom, share advice and offer support.
Dates: Meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month except holidays.
Time: 10:00 a.m. – Noon
Location: 740 S. Village Circle at Tampa General Hospital’s Community Health
Education Center in Hyde Park Village, Upper level, Tampa, 33606
Contact: Agnes Darland, (813) 844-8945
