Statistics
- 26.590 obstetrics visits annually.
- 2500 births annually.
- 22810 antenatal diagnosis scans.
- 2 operating theatres.
- 2 emergency boxes.
- 5 delivery rooms with natural sunlight.
- 1 cardiotocography room for monitoring foetal heart rate.
Milestones
- 1935 Foundation of the first private maternity clinic in Spain.
- 1957 Introduction of the obstetric vacuum extractor (first in Spain).
- 1964 First diagnostic amniocentesis in Catalonia.
- 1967 Introduction of the internal cardiotocography.
- 1970 Introduction of the obtetric ultrasonography in Catalonia.
- 1972 Introduction of the epidural anaesthesia in Spain.
- 1973 First Perinatal Committee in Spain.
- 1975 Sistematization of the amnioscopy.
- 1976 First amniocentesis in early pregnancy for foetal chromosomical study.
- 1983 Introduction of the Doppler technology for prenatal diagnosis.
- 1989 First intravascular fetal transfusion.
- 1989 Beginning of the cooperation with the public bank of cord blood.
- 2004 Appointment of “Children friendly hospital” (first Spanish private receiving this award by the WHO/ UNICEF).
- 2004 Introduction of the 3D ultrasound.
- 2007 Introduction of the centralized intrapartum monitoring.