Maternity Center at Atrium Health University City

Having a baby is one of life’s most special events. When you deliver at Atrium Health University City, you can feel confident you and your baby are in the best, most caring hands.

Located in the University area of Charlotte, NC, our maternity center is designed with growing families in mind. Our expert team includes specialists trained in caring for both expectant parents and their babies. We also have a Level III Special Care Nursery open 24 hours if your newborn needs extra support after birth.

From the moment you arrive to when you take your baby home, count on us to make every moment as special, safe and comfortable as possible.

Why choose Atrium Health for maternity care?

When you choose Atrium Health, you’re choosing exceptional care for you and your baby. In addition to fertility and high-risk specialists with leading outcomes, we’re the only health system in the region recognized by U.S. News & World Report for maternity and newborn care.

Our maternity centers consistently meet high national standards for safety and expertise. And when you deliver at any Atrium Health hospital, you get peace of mind knowing your baby is in the best hands possible. That’s because your family’s care team includes Atrium Health Levine Children’s providers. In addition to being specially trained in newborn care, they’re connected to Levine Children’s Hospital – the region’s only children’s hospital recognized by U.S. News & World Report.

Services and amenities

Atrium Health University City has everything you need for a healthy, safe delivery.

Care and support

No matter how routine or high-risk, our maternity center is fully equipped for every birth experience. This includes:

• Labor and delivery care
• C-section delivery operating room
• Postpartum services
• Atrium Health Levine Children’s providers
• Breastfeeding support from board-certified lactation consultants
• Level III NICU (special care nursery)
• Newborn security system

Birthing suites

Our private rooms are designed around the needs of your family. Each room creates a comfortable, home-like experience and has:

• Wireless fetal monitoring
• Labor and delivery tools, like birthing balls
• A flat-screen TV
• A rocking chair
• A large, private bathroom
• A daybed

Dining, shopping and more

You and your family will enjoy the conveniences of our:

• In-room food offerings
• Café
• Free parking
• Family-friendly waiting lounge for visitors

Maternity classes

From preparing for childbirth to postpartum care, Atrium Health University City has maternity classes that help your whole family get ready.

Public cord blood bank donation

Atrium Health University City is one of a handful of hospitals in North Carolina participating in umbilical cord blood collection for public banks. This means when you have a baby, you can choose to anonymously donate the blood from the placenta and umbilical cord to a cord blood bank.

Instead of being thrown out, donated cord blood can be used to treat more than 80 different diseases, including leukemia and lymphoma. Free and painless for you and your baby, cord blood cells could potentially be lifesaving for someone battling a life-threatening condition or waiting for a transplant.

If the cord blood meets all criteria, it’ll be stored at Carolinas Cord Blood Bank and listed on the Be The Match^® cord blood registry, where it'll be matched with a person who needs it.

Most women who are healthy and having one baby are able to participate in the easy collection process, and it won’t change your labor or delivery in any way. Remember the choice is entirely yours, so talk to your family and care team as soon as possible to determine what’s best for you and your baby.