The South Bay hospital for maternity care

Whether it's before, during or after birth, we're here to help meet your needs. As a new mother you have access to:

• Private labor and delivery suites

• A dedicated room for cesarean deliveries

• Cord blood banking

• Neonatal intensive care unit

• Breastfeeding classes

• Breastmilk donor program

• Support groups in English and Spanish

• Full range of gynecologic procedures

Pregnant women and one adult guest are invited to enjoy a walk-through tour of Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center. We will show you a labor/delivery and postpartum room if available.

Hospital tours in English are offered on the first, second and third Thursdays of every month from 4:30 to 5:30 pm and the second Saturday of every month from 9 to 10 am. Tours are free — registration is required.

Hospital tours in Spanish are offered on the fourth Thursday of every month from 4:30 to 5:30 pm. Tours are free — registration is required.

If you are unable to attend an in-person tour, we have created a virtual tour both in English and Spanish of what to expect when you arrive at the hospital to have your baby. We hope the step-by-step slideshow below helps ease anxieties and answers questions you may have about your delivery at Sharp Chula Vista.

You will need to fill out a maternity preadmission form before your baby is born. If you did not receive a form from your doctor, you can access the form online.

We know how important family is at this time, and we encourage a safe environment for mothers and babies. If you plan to visit, please review our updated visitor guidelines.

Maternity patients are permitted up to 3 support people at a time, per day. A doula may be permitted in addition if prior arrangements have been made. Although support people and visitors are not allowed in the triage area, they may rejoin the patient when they have been admitted to Labor and Delivery.

Once the patient has delivered and is in postpartum care, only 1 support person can spend the night (must be wearing an infant identification band). Two additional visitors are permitted during preferred visitation hours from 8 am to 8 pm and may swap out.

Every patient and support person will be screened upon arrival at the Sharp Chula Vista Center for Women & Newborns.

To reach a patient's room, call 619-502-5800 and ask for the patient by name or room number.

To create a Sharp account, go to sharp.com/app. You can also download the Sharp app to a mobile device from the Apple Store or Google Play Store and create an account.

A Sharp account gives you secure, personalized access to manage your health and the care of loved ones from a computer or mobile device.

With a Sharp account, you can:

• Schedule medical appointments

• Book same-day virtual visits

• Message your care team

• Check in for appointments

• View lab results

• Manage and refill prescriptions

• Join waitlists for earlier or same-day appointments

• Fill out forms before appointments

• Pay bills and set up payment plans

• Access resources for trusted health information

• And more

Sign in or sign up for a Sharp account or learn more. If you need assistance or have questions, we're here to help.

As San Diego's health care leader, Sharp HealthCare is dedicated to delivering the best possible health care experience to all patients, no matter their circumstances. At Sharp, all patients can expect to be treated equally, and with compassion and respect.

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