Every birth story is unique and special.  At Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health’s Women & Babies Hospital, every member of our team is here to support you and your baby during your pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum journey. From providing online childbirth classes, to offering online resources to help guide your through every stage of Motherhood, …we’ll be right by your side as you welcome the newest addition to your family. 

Women & Babies Hospital is a 95-bed specialty hospital and adjoining outpatient center focused on maternity care, as well as the health-care needs of women at every stage of life.

Maternity Services

More than 4,000 babies are born each year at Women & Babies Hospital–more than any other hospital in Lancaster County. Since so many families choose us as part of their journey to parenthood, you can be confident that our team is prepared to handle every type of birth experience–from routine deliveries to high-risk pregnancies and multiple births.

Our facility includes:

• Comprehensive maternity services and support from prenatal through postpartum
• A Labor and Delivery unit dedicated to your personalized birth plan
• A Couplet Care unit where mothers and babies are cared for together in one private room
• Newborn care from rounding pediatric and family medicine practices
• Screenings for hearing and genetic disorders
• A 29-bed advanced Level IIIB Neonatal Intensive Care unit (NICU)–the highest in Lancaster County–staffed 24/7 by teams from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
• Breastfeeding support and classes
• Women's surgical care
• Specialty services
• A wide variety of educational programs 

Women's Surgical Services

We offer inpatient and outpatient surgery to address a variety of gynecologic conditions. When appropriate, we perform surgeries using minimally invasive techniques, including da Vinci® robotic technology, to reduce pain and shorten recovery times. Some of the conditions we treat include:

• Pelvic pain
• Excessive bleeding
• Ovarian cysts and uterine fibroids
• Endometriosis
• Bladder and pelvic floor disorders
• Cervical and uterine cancer

Giving to Women & Babies Hospital

With the support of our community, it is possible for us to care for patients during a time of need, offer state-of-the-art equipment, and educate the next generation of compassionate, highly-trained medical professionals. Learn about giving opportunities. Learn about giving opportunities.