{"id":1800,"date":"2020-04-05T12:28:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T12:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/location\/uchealth-womens-care-center-university-of-colorado-hospital\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T23:01:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T23:01:24","slug":"uchealth-labor-and-delivery-unit-university-of-colorado-hospital","status":"publish","type":"uch_location","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/uchealth-labor-and-delivery-unit-university-of-colorado-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"UCHealth Labor and Delivery Unit &#8211; University of Colorado Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<uchealth-block-location-header\n  id=\"locations-map-block_0abb9cee06a328b14720d5dc6dea44f1\"\n  class=\"uchealth-block-location-header\"\n  role=\"banner\"\n  aria-labelledby=\"location-name\"\n      >\n\n      <div class=\"location-header-featured-image\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"500\" 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