Obstetrics

The Department of Obstetrics of the Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University is one of the obstetrics units of the first group of National Baby-Friendly Hospitals in China, a “Mother-and-Infant-Friendly Hospital” of the China Maternal and Child Health Association, a “Humanistic and Caring Department” of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, a pilot unit of the Standardized Management Improvement Project for Twin Pregnancies, a unit of the Heilongjiang Provincial Clinical Key Specialty Development Project, one of the first group of specialty units for distinctive maternal and perinatal healthcare, and one of the critical maternal rescue centers; it is the chairing unit of the Perinatal Medicine Branch of the Heilongjiang Medical Association and the chairing unit of the Heilongjiang Provincial Specialized Alliance for Promoting Natural Childbirth; and it is authorized to confer master’s and doctoral degrees. It has received honorary titles including “Heilongjiang Province March 8 Advanced Collective,” “Advanced Collective of the University,” “University Youth Civilization Unit,” “Excellent Team of the Hospital,” and “Advanced Hospital for Internet+ Pregnancy Health Science Popularization Education.”

The obstetrics ward currently has 60 beds and is divided into a prenatal waiting-to-deliver area and a postpartum recovery area. It has a highly qualified medical and nursing team with excellent technical skills, rigorous work practices, and a strong sense of responsibility. There are 47 medical and nursing staff members, including 19 physicians, 19 nurses, and 9 midwives. There is 1 doctoral and master’s student supervisor; 3 chief physicians, 3 associate chief physicians, and 8 attending physicians; 3 staff members with doctoral degrees and 14 with master’s degrees.

Standardized prenatal examinations are provided throughout pregnancy; continuous assessment is conducted before and during labor, with measures such as free positioning and labor analgesia supporting natural childbirth, followed by standardized postpartum management and healthcare services. The department ranks among the most advanced in the province in the overall management of various types of dystocia and the monitoring and treatment of high-risk pregnancies. Through multidisciplinary cooperation, it treats critically ill pregnant and postpartum women with conditions such as congenital heart disease and pernicious placenta previa, greatly reducing the hysterectomy rate. External cephalic version for breech presentation is performed to increase the vaginal delivery rate. Emergency and urgent cervical cerclage procedures are performed, bringing hope to patients with recurrent miscarriage due to cervical insufficiency.

The obstetrics outpatient department has established specialized clinics including the Pregnancy Nutrition and Weight Management Clinic, Standardized Twin Pregnancy Clinic, Prenatal Screening Clinic, Postpartum Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation Clinic, and Specialized Clinic for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, providing pregnant and postpartum women with more professional, comprehensive, and meticulous medical services.