First Moments Maternity Services
The birth of a baby is on of life’s most precious moments. Watch our video for a Virtual Tour and learn how to prepare for your visit.
Community Medical Center (CMC), one of the and most active health care facilities in Ocean County is fully committed to making safety and comfort a top priority for our patients. It has earned national recognition for Women’s Care Excellence in Healthgrades, receiving the Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence award, Labor and Delivery Excellence Award, and Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award. CMC is one of only 17 hospitals nationwide to receive all three Women’s Care Excellence Awards. CMC also received recognition by U.S News & World Report as a 2022-2023 and 2024-2025 High Performing hospital for maternity care (uncomplicated pregnancy), which is the highest award a hospital can earn for the U.S. News Best Hospital’s for Maternity Care. Read more
CMC's state of the art technology combined with nurturing care makes CMC a top choice for maternity care. From childbirth education classes to breastfeeding support, we’re with expectant moms every step of the way.
Our obstetricians are all board certified and the First Moments Maternity Unit is staffed by exceptionally caring and compassionate nurses who specialize in maternity and newborn care The unit is equipped with private labor-delivery recovery rooms for deliveries in a relaxed home like setting, complete with Jacuzzis, as well as an all-private mother-baby unit that creates the ideal environment for mothers to rest, recuperate and bond with their new baby. Moms have access to anesthesia services 24/7 and a fully equipped operating suite for cesarean births or complicated, high-risk deliveries.
A newborn nursery and a dedicated Level 2 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for infants required specialized medical care is also available, and neonatologists are onsite 24/7.
Women may also choose the care of certified nurse-midwives who work in collaboration with physicians. (Women may also choose a practice that offers certified nurse-midwives, who work in collaboration with their physicians.) Our goal is to provide mothers with the birth experience of their choice.
Pre-Birth Classes and Events
Before the birth of your baby, we also invite you to take part in parent
preparation and education classes taught by certified childbirth educators.
Classes include:
First Moments Maternity Services
First Moments Maternity Services include:
- Specially designed labor-delivery-recovery rooms with Jacuzzis
- Post-Partum rooms equipped with accommodations for support person to stay overnight
- Concierge dietary service for meal choices
- Kosher pantry fully stocked by Bikur Cholim
- All rooms equipped with personal microwave and refrigerators for convenient use
- Snack cart available for evening hours
- 24-hour anesthesia and pain management therapies
- Superior lactation education and support
- Level II NICU
- 24-hour neonatal coverage
- Family-Centered Care
- >All private rooms with bathrooms and stand-up showers
Bella Baby Photography Services
Bella Baby is the face of hospital baby portraiture. We bring experienced, professional photographers into the hospitals to capture your baby's first photograph with a natural, artistic style. We believe that babies look the most beautiful when being held in their parents' arms or cuddled in one of their own baby blankets. Bella Baby captures this beauty by using only “real things”… natural window light, professional photographers and professional grade SLR digital cameras. Your Bella Baby photographer will visit you on the postpartum unit, sessions are free of charge, and all purchases are optional with pricing discussed upon viewing of photographs.
Footprints Into the Future
Community Medical Center’s “Footprints into the Future” wall is a wonderful way to pay tribute to your child, grandchild or other baby in your life. Learn more about Footprints into the Future.
For more information on all of our Maternity Services, please call
732-557-8034.
For a referral to an Obstetrician or Pediatrician, please call
1-888-724-7123.
