90th anniversary flashback: JGH’s first birthing room opens in 1980
In 1980, the JGH became the first McGill University teaching hospital to open a birthing room with a calming, home-like decor.
From the archives: JGH’s first birthing room opens in 1980
In 1980, the JGH became the first McGill University teaching hospital to open a birthing room, in whose home-like setting mothers went into labour, delivered their babies and recovered.