Our first child was born at Sentara Bayside Hospital. I loved the fact that my husband was able to stay the night with me and our newborn. Now that I've given birth in 2 other hospitals, I must say that Sentara Bayside Hospital has the best afterbirth rooms. The rooms are furnished with a fold out couch in which your husband/significant other/friend/parent could spend the night while helping you care for the newborn. Being a mother for the first time, this was a huge help.
The only complaint I had was that a nurse knowingly sent me our baby with soiled diapers. I was glad that I read a lot of books for information about prepregnancy, baby's birth, and postpregnancy because I was unsure of why our baby's stool (meconium) was "strange"--- it was sticky and dark. I guess I wished that she was as caring as other nurses were... in a sense that they're willing to explain things to you if you had a question instead of just leaving the room right away. Otherwise, a great hospital full of friendly doctors and nurses!
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