Victoria Jubilee Hospital — Maternity

Public Maternity · Kingston

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The main public maternity hospital in Jamaica, on North Street in downtown Kingston, founded 1887 to mark Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. 'Jubilee' is the English-speaking Caribbean's largest delivery centre, with tens of thousands of births every year, and it is the principal training ground for Jamaican obstetricians and midwives. Provides free antenatal, delivery, and postnatal care, emergency obstetrics, and neonatal services under the Ministry of Health and Wellness. For emergencies dial 119.

Contact Information

Address: North Street, Kingston

Website: https://www.google.com/search?q=Victoria+Jubilee+Hospital+%E2%80%94+Maternity+Kingston+Jamaica

About women in Jamaica

Jamaica's women's resources include the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Woman Inc., the Jamaica Women's Political Caucus, and a network of crisis shelters and helplines. Women's health clinics operate in every parish. Female entrepreneur networks and support groups meet regularly in Kingston, Mobay, and Mandeville. Domestic violence support is available 24/7 through Woman Inc. and the Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA).

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