Expecting a baby soon? Want to check out the obstetrical services in hospitals in your area? Want to know their average charges for Caesarean and vaginal deliveries or how long the average patient stays in the various hospitals?

All that information and more is included in first-ever regional guides to obstetrical services that have been prepared for consumers by Virginia Health Information and the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association.

Virginia Health Information is a nonprofit organization that collects, analyzes and distributes health care information, and the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association is an organization whose members include hospitals and health systems.