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Private women’s hospital in the Med401 medical complex on SC-401 (opened January 28, 2026). Per the complex’s website: obstetric emergency care, operating rooms and neonatal intensive care. Check the rules for doulas.
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The Med401 medical complex opened on January 28, 2026 (SC-401, Saco Grande); its main facility is the Baía Sul Mulher hospital.
Per the Med401 website: obstetric-gynecological emergency care, operating rooms, neonatal and adult intensive care.
The hospital’s website lists parto normal (vaginal birth) and cesariana (cesarean section) among obstetric procedures.
Per the hospital’s FAQ, every patient may have a companion during her stay; visits are allowed from 9:00 to 20:00.
The CNES registry (the Ministry of Health’s open data in JSON) lists an obstetric center and a neonatal service.
In the hospital’s FAQ, the answer about admitting doulas refers to the Santa Helena clinic: doulas register there once a month, provided they complete training (treinamento).
Baía Sul Mulher’s own doula admission rules were not found on the website (October 3, 2026).
Santa Catarina state law 16.869/2016 requires public and private maternity hospitals to admit a doula at the woman’s request; the facility sets the admission procedure.
Federal law 15.381/2026 (art. 6, in force since April 9, 2026): a doula’s presence at the woman’s request is ensured in public and private maternity hospitals, and any extra charge for her presence in labor is prohibited.
Paid, under a contract with the clinic and the medical team: the terms and the amount are discussed directly.
By law, a woman has the right to a companion of her choice (Lei 14.737/2023) and to ask for a doula to be admitted (Lei SC 16.869/2016). These are two separate rights. How they work in this hospital is covered in the facts and in the doula section.
The doula access rules for this hospital have not been checked yet. State law requires hospitals to admit a doula at the woman’s request. Ask the hospital about the admission procedure in advance.
If the birth will be at this hospital: I’ll find out its procedure in advance, help prepare the doula’s documents and the birth plan, be beside you and interpret. Decisions about medical care are made by the hospital’s care team.
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Hospital Universitário Professor Polydoro Ernani de São Thiago (HU-UFSC)
UFSC’s university hospital, SUS only. Obstetric emergencies and births: by referral or by assigned area (18 Centros de Saúde clinics in Florianópolis). Written rules and registration exist for doulas.
Maternidade Carmela Dutra (MCD)
State public maternity hospital, SUS care at no charge to the patient. Santa Catarina’s first public maternity hospital, about 300 births a month. A doula is admitted under the hospital’s rules.
Hospital Regional de São José Dr. Homero de Miranda Gomes (HRSJ)
State public hospital in São José, a neighboring city in Greater Florianópolis. It has a maternity unit, obstetric emergency care and neonatal intensive care. Check the admission procedure and the rules for doulas.
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