Where Will Your Baby Be Delivered? Important considerations for
choosing a hospital By Craig L. Bissinger Choosing the right
obstetrician/gynecologist and hospital can make a big difference
in your pregnancy and delivery experience. For many of you with
an existing relationship with an OB/GYN, I hope you will take a
moment to reconsider your decision. This is not an indictment of
your relationship with your doctor. However, you have different
needs during pregnancy, which may or may not be met by your
existing doctor or their hospital affiliation.  Surprisingly, I
start the process of doctor selection based on the hospital. I
do this for two simple but big reasons: the baby, and
availability of anesthesia. Delivering a healthy, full-term baby
can be performed at any hospital with maternity services.
However, babies with special needs or who are premature need
extra services found in more specialized hospitals. In the
medical community, we have devised a system of hospital services
for maternity care ranging f