Public (SUS)
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.
Maternidade Carmela Dutra (MCD)
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The hospital reports to the state Health Secretariat (Secretaria de Estado da Saúde SC). Its “Perguntas frequentes” page says SUS care involves no payments.
Founded in 1955, Santa Catarina’s first public maternity hospital; about 300 births a month; a teaching hospital that takes students and residents.
The hospital’s page lists UNICEF’s Hospital Amigo da Criança (“baby-friendly hospital”) title, 1996, and the Chamber of Deputies’ Hospital Amigo da Mulher (“woman-friendly hospital”) title, 2014.
Its listed services include a breast milk bank and neonatal intensive care (UTI Neonatal).
Prenatal care starts at the UBS (neighborhood clinic); the hospital itself provides it for high-risk pregnancies by referral. Bring a photo ID, SUS card, pregnancy card and test results.
Obstetric emergency care is open around the clock: admission after triage and risk classification. The page calls it the state reference center for high-risk pregnancy (referência estadual).
Cesarean is not done by appointment: the doctor decides the mode of birth after examination. Pain relief is available, as are non-drug methods.
The hospital has a cartório (birth registration office), Mon–Fri 9:00–16:00; registration carries no fee for children born here. A DNV (declaration of live birth, yellow copy) and the parents’ documents are needed.
By law, the first birth registration and first copy of the certificate are free at any cartório (Lei 9.534/1997).
Usually about 48 hours in the hospital after birth; longer if the condition of the mother or baby requires it.
The CNES registry (the Ministry of Health’s open data in JSON) lists an obstetric center and a neonatal service.
No charge to the patient. Prenatal care is usually provided at the local clinic (UBS); how to be admitted to this particular hospital is set by its own procedure.
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.
A patient may invite a doula of her choice (in addition to a companion); this is stated on the hospital’s “Perguntas frequentes” page. The doula follows the hospital’s instructions: a link to materials for doulas is on the same page. Check the registration and admission procedure with the hospital 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.
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.
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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