What you need to know
- Ocean Medical Center was named to Newsweek’s 2021 list of Best Maternity Care Hospitals.
- Ocean Medical Center is one of the three hospitals in New Jersey to have earned this distinction.
Ocean's Obstetrics & Gynecology Care
The medical center provides patients with individualized obstetrics and gynecology care, including ongoing support for mom and baby by a team of certified registered nurses, each of whom has been specially trained in all aspects of childbirth. A Level II Special Care Nursery is available if a higher level of care is needed for infants requiring specialized care by nationally trained neonatologists and neonatal nurses.
Details about Newsweek's Best Maternity Care Hospital
The distinction recognizes facilities that have provided exceptional care to mothers, newborns and their families, as verified by the 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Survey. Best Maternity Care Hospitals is part of Newsweek’s Best Health Care series, powered by data from The Leapfrog Group. Best Maternity Care Hospitals were first designated in 2020.
Hospitals named as a Best Maternity Care Hospital have fully met The Leapfrog Group’s rigorous standards for maternity care excellence. This includes achieving lower rates of C-Sections (NTSV), early elective delivery, and episiotomy, as well as assuring bilirubin screening for all newborns and blood clot prevention techniques for mothers delivering via C-section.
Ocean Medical Center was one of fewer than 225 to receive the prestigious accolade. The full list of recipients appeared in Newsweek online and at newsstands nationwide.