maternity unit
noun [ C ] uk/məˈtɜː.nə.ti ˌjuː.nɪt/ us/məˈtɝː.nə.t̬i ˌjuː.nɪt/
产科
a part of a hospital where where babies are born and their mothers are taken care of
There is a shortage of midwives in Britain's maternity units. 英国的产科医院助产士短缺。
The hospital, a former maternity unit, now houses 60 elderly people. 这家医院以前是产院，现在收容了60名老人。
Compare: delivery roomdelivery suitematernity wardbirth centre
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- Only one of the hospitals has its own maternity unit.
- Women were interviewed in the maternity unit after delivery.
- Expectant mothers subject to a long stay in hospital will be given the vaccination in the maternity unit.