Rochester expectant mothers may wish to explore their options for giving birth, including the kind of facility for the actual birth process. Some may be considering the option for use of [wiki:wikipedia:Midwifery midwifey] or [wiki:wikipedia:Doula] or be in search of an appropriate [wiki:wikipedia:Birthing_center birthing center]. Some may have some interest or concerns about [wiki:wikipedia:Natural_childbirth natural childbirth], the role of water in birthing or even an actual [wiki:wikipedia:Water_birth water birth].

== Monroe County ==
Expectant mothers may choose to give birth at home or in one of these local hospital facilities. Non-hospital birthing centers aren't currently available in this area.
||'''Center'''||'''Location'''||'''Birthing'''||'''Midwife'''||'''Whirlpool[[Footnote(ALL= All units, YES could mean one tub for the entire unit)]]'''||'''Water Birth'''||
||["Strong Memorial Hospital"]||["Rochester"]||[http://www.stronghealth.com/services/womenshealth/maternity/strongbeginnings.cfm Maternity]||m||unknown||unknown||
||["Rochester General Hospital"]||["Rochester"]||[http://www.viahealth.org/body_women.cfm?id=55 TWIG Birthing Center]||m||YES||unknown||
||["Highland Hospital"]||["Rochester"]||[http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/hh/services-centers/maternity/index.cfm Family Maternity Center]||m||YES||NO||
||["Unity Hospital"]||["Greece"]||[http://www.unityhealth.org/family_birthplace/ August Family Birth Place]||m||unknown||unknown||

== Surrounding Counties ==
Birthing options in the area surrounding Rochester:
||'''Center'''||'''Location'''||'''Birthing'''||'''Midwife'''||'''Whirlpool'''||'''Water Birth'''||
||["Lakeside Memorial Hospital"]||["Brockport"]||[http://www.lakesidehealth.com/obstetrics.asp OB/GYN]||m||YES||unknown||
||["Newark Wayne Community Hospital"]||[wiki:wikipedia:Newark,_New_York Newark]||[http://www.viahealth.org/body_newarkwayne.cfm?id=556 Birthing and Women's Care Center]||m||YES||unknown||
||["Noyes Memorial Hospital"]||["Dansville"]||[http://www.noyes-health.org/orgMain.asp?orgid=7 Birthing Center]||m||unknown||unknown||
||["Thompson Health"]||["Canandaigua"]||[http://www.thompsonhealth.com/HealthCareServices/BirthingCenter/tabid/98/Default.aspx Birthing Center]||m||unknown||unknown||

'''NOTES:'''
 m - midwife information needs research

'''References:'''
 * [http://www.doulacooperative.org/whatisadoula.php Doula Cooperative of Rochester, NY]
 * [http://www.birthcenters.org/ American Association of Birthing Centers]
 * [http://www.banthebags.org/?page_id=17 BanTheBags.org Ratings] - Organization supporting the banning of marketing at maternity hospitals (formula, etc) - lists our main hospitals as banning the "marketing" "Baby Bag" handouts