The main focus of the department is to improve the health and welfare of families, in particular women and children in the region. This is done through clinical (service) work and academic (teaching and research). The department comprises of Obstetric and Gynaecological services (reproductive endocrinology, gynaecological oncology and perinatal services) as well as Child Health dealing with medical problems, neonatology and psychological disorders.
We teach medical students, postgraduate students (Doctorate Medicus Obstetrics/Gynaecology and Paediatrics) as well as supervise other post Graduate students M Phil and PhD. We also assist in the teaching of Midwives and nurses.

Child health
This department is comprised of two medical wards and one neonatal intensive care unit. The main subspecialties are infectious diseases, psychological disorders, cardiology, gastroenterology neonatology, nephrology, neurology and other medical conditions managed in conjunction with other specialties. Residents and medical students are taught and refer alls are accepted from the rest of the Caribbean.

Obstetric Perinatal Service
The Perinatal service hosts annual conferences in February run by Drs. Matadial, Kulkarni and Mullings. This service manages high risk obstetric cases and accepts referrals from the rest of the island as well as the rest of the British West Indies. The Unit also has facilities for teaching post graduate and medical students.

Oncology Unit
This is run by three Consultants Dr Fletcher, Dr Rattray and Dr Mitchell. The Unit is also run By Sister Nash and her team of nurses as well as residents who rotate through on a monthly basis. The services offered are consultations for patients with gynaecological tumours, colposcopic diagnosis and treatment, and surgery for gynaecological tumours. The Unit also has facilities for teaching post graduate and medical students.
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Sterility & Fertility
The members of the Sterility & Fertility firm and Fertility Management Unit resumed the In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer Programme for the treatment of infertile patients from Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. The programme was restructured to streamline and accommodate the treatment of infertile couples on a continuous basis. Dr. Joseph Frederick as director of the programme with
Drs. Shaun Wynter and Vernon DaCosta as clinicians and Dr. Audrey Pottinger and Sister McKenzie as counsellors. Two new staff members joined the programme in Miss Denise Everett, a senior embryologist (Biologist) and Miss Hillary Walters a staff Nurse as the coordinator of the programme. Since the resumption, the pregnancy rates have shown considerable improvement as we are also achieving pregnancies from the frozen embryos. A major break through is that all the documents required for the registration of the drugs used in the programme have been submitted to the Pharmaceuticals & Regulatory Affairs in the Ministry of Health.
The unit also undertakes operative and diagnostic laparoscopy, contraception and sterilisation advice and management. Counseling in family planning and family life is also offered.