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Our newly renovated Maternity Services department is ready to welcome the newest member of your family with open arms and open hearts.
Led by board-certified Obstetricians along with Suffolk County’s largest team of board-certified neonatal nurse practitioners (NNPs), Peconic Bay Medical Center’s expert birthing teams deliver hundreds of happy, healthy, beautiful babies each year.
From the moment you arrive, you’ll feel the welcome from our entire maternity care team. We’re dedicated to providing care and comfort for you, your family, and your new arrival. Our promise to you: you’ll feel the love you’ll remember for a lifetime.
For more information about our Maternity Services Unit and our schedule of childbirth classes, call weekdays 8am to 6pm and weekends 9am to 5pm.
Riverhead & Wading River
(631) 390-7808
Greenport
(631) 477-6121
Hampton Bays
(631) 728-4500
Can we have a private room?
Yes, we provide private birthing rooms at no extra cost.
Are there pre-birth and infant care classes I can attend?
Yes, we hold free prenatal and breast-feeding classes twice a month at Peconic Bay Medical Center and at local libraries. Classes are held in Spanish as well as English.
Will I have to move after birth? How long do I stay?
Mothers and babies remain in the same room through labor, birth and recovery. Length of stay depends on the individual. Average for normal vaginal births is 2 days; average for C-section births is 3 days.
Can I collect and store my baby’s cord blood?
Yes. It would be coordinated through your Ob-Gyn through an outside vendor.
What if my baby needs emergency medical care?
Our Maternity Services Department is staffed 24/7 with board-certified neonatal intensive care specialists. Our Level III trauma center is just steps away, and if necessary our SkyHealth emergency helicopter transport system stands ready to provide the fastest route to the New York metropolitan area’s most advanced neonatal intensive care facilities.
Can I have midwife-assisted natural birth?
We have certified nurse midwifes (CNMs) and certified midwives (CMs) on staff. We also welcome your doula and other caregivers.
Can I have a birthing room tour?
The rooms are modern, well-equipped, and comfortable. Tours, which are guided by our nurses, can be scheduled any day of the week.
Are there restrictions on visiting hours?
Visiting hours are open.
Greenport
Hampton Bays
Riverhead
Wading River
Women’s Health
(631) 477-6121
Locations:
230 Main Street Greenport, NY 11944
Phone: (631) 477-612180 E. Montauk Highway Hampton Bays, NY 11946
Phone: (631) 728-4500
Julia Chachere brings more than 30 years of professional experience and certified expertise to Peconic Bay Medical Center in the areas of women’s health, family planning, pre-natal and post-partum care, and gynecology.
Licensed by New York State as both a Nurse Practitioner in Women’s Health and as Midwife, Ms. Chachere holds a Master of Science degree in Nurse Midwifery from Stony Brook University, and a Master of Public Health degree from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. She earned her RN and BSN from Long Island University.
Listen to Julia Chachere on Peconic Bay Medical Center's Ask the Medical Expert in partnership with JVC Broadcasting:
Ask the Medical Expert, November 2019
Ask the Medical Expert, December 2020
Midwifery
Locations:
31 Main Road Suite 7 Riverhead, NY 11901
Phone: (631) 727-4950
Can we have a private room?
Yes, we provide private birthing rooms at no extra cost.
Are there pre-birth and infant care classes I can attend?
Yes, we hold free prenatal and breast-feeding classes twice a month at Peconic Bay Medical Center and at local libraries. Classes are held in Spanish as well as English.
Will I have to move after birth? How long do I stay?
Mothers and babies remain in the same room through labor, birth and recovery. Length of stay depends on the individual. Average for normal vaginal births is 2 days; average for C-section births is 3 days.
Can I collect and store my baby’s cord blood?
Yes. It would be coordinated through your Ob-Gyn through an outside vendor.
What if my baby needs emergency medical care?
Our Maternity Services Department is staffed 24/7 with board-certified neonatal intensive care specialists. Our Level III trauma center is just steps away, and if necessary our SkyHealth emergency helicopter transport system stands ready to provide the fastest route to the New York metropolitan area’s most advanced neonatal intensive care facilities.
Can I have midwife-assisted natural birth?
We have certified nurse midwifes (CNMs) and certified midwives (CMs) on staff. We also welcome your doula and other caregivers.
Can I have a birthing room tour?
The rooms are modern, well-equipped, and comfortable. Tours, which are guided by our nurses, can be scheduled any day of the week.
Are there restrictions on visiting hours?
Visiting hours are open.
A heart-warming, safe and secure birthing experience starts with having all your questions answered. If your question is not answered here, feel free to call us at (631) 548-6290.
Free pre-natal and infant-care education.
The best care for your baby, before and after birth, starts with what to do and how best to use the resources that are available. We offer free classes on a range of important topics. Classes are held in English and Spanish.