• Our Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum Unit offers parents-to-be home-like environments for giving birth.
• Each private suite has its own bathroom, rocking chair, crib, and a pullout couch for family members or friends.
• Three highly trained nurse midwives are available to assist new mothers with normal vaginal deliveries under the supervision of staff obstetricians.

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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

• The only one of its kind in the region, L&M's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is ready to respond immediately in the case of newborn stress or premature birth.
• Board-certified neonatologists staff the 14-bed unit, along with highly skilled nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
• Our NICU staff provides one-on-one intensive care around the clock for the most critical newborn babies.

Childbirth Education and Parenting Classes

• L&M's childbirth education classes help educate parents, as well as siblings, about topics ranging from Preparing for Birth to Breastfeeding Your Baby to Infant Massage.
• Classes are held on a monthly basis and are generally free to expectant parents.

L&M sponsors several support groups and community programs geared toward women, such as:

• Postpartum Depression Support Group
• Prenatal Exercise Program
• Breastfeeding classes

Our successful and popular Women's Health Series features lectures on topics that provide valuable information to women of all ages.

• Women and Heart Disease
• Self Defense for Women
• Fibromyalgia

OB-GYN Clinic

The OB Clinic provides comprehensive care to pregnant women who have Medicaid or are uninsured. There is a bi-lingual nurse. Lab and ultra-sounds are done on site.

Clinic hours are: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8am-4:30pm. The clinic closed on Wednesday.
For more information, phone call 860-444-5130.

Healthcare providers are Dr. Henry Amdur, Dr. Craig McKnight, and Nurse Practitioner Nancy Hess APRN

Services available:
Healthy Start-is a Connecticut Health Insurance Program for uninsured, pregnant women and their children up to age 24-months. For information or to make an appointment, contact Lydia St. Hilaire at 860-442-0711, ext. 2486.

Nutritional Counseling-Patients are seen in the clinic for nutritional counseling.

Social Services-Referrals are made to Social Services when support is needed.

Parenting Education-Mary Samara teaches parenting education to first-time mothers.

Childbirth Education-Classes are offered in English and Spanish.

Nurturing Families-A state-wide program that assists parents, particularly high-risk parents, with the challenges of parenthood. The program engages & supports parents before their first child is born through intensive home visits, group-based parent education, information and other support.

WIC referral-Referrals are made to the Women & Infant Care (on nutrition) at the hospital.

Connecticut Breast and Early Detection Program

(A screening program for breast and cervical cancer of the CT State Department of Public Health - serving uninsured women who meet established eligibility guidelines)

Office Details

Hours: M-F 7:30am to 4:00pm

Location: Lawrence & Memorial Hospitals Main Campus

365 Montauk Ave, New London, CT 06320

Phone: 860-442-0711 x2197

Fax: 860-444-5143

Staff: Sandra Calabro RN Case Manager

Felicia Vargas Outreach Educator

Children's Services

Information on Safe Kids, a national organization that helps reduce unintentional injuries for children under the age of 14, is available at L&M.

Contact Information

For more information on our childbirth education and parenting classes or our women's health series and community outreach programs, call 860.442.0711, ext. 2091.

WebNursery

The birth of a baby is an exciting time not only for the proud parents, but also for family and friends. Now you can share this moment with those you love anywhere in the country - even the world. Lawrence & Memorial's WebNursery service allows you to send digital photographs of their newborn online to family and friends within 48 hours of his or her birth.

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