The Compendium of Caraka 4.8.33

4.8.33

prāk caivāsyā navamānmāsāt sūtikāgāraṃ kārayedapahṛtāsthiśarkarākapāle deśe praśastarūparasagandhāyāṃ bhūmau prāgdvāramudagdvāraṃ vā bailvānāṃ kāṣṭhānāṃ taindukaiṅgudakānāṃ bhāllātakānāṃ vāra(ru)ṇānāṃ khādirāṇāṃ vā; yāni cānyānyapi brāhmaṇāḥ śaṃseyuratharvavedavidasteṣāṃ; vasanālepanācchādanāpidhānasaṃpadupetaṃ vāstuvidyāhṛdayayogāgnisalilodūkhalavarcaḥsthānasnānabhūmimahānasamṛtusukhaṃ ca//

And prior to the ninth month, one should have a maternity home built in a place free from bones, gravel, and potsherds, on ground of commendable appearance, taste, and smell, facing east or facing north, made of the woods of vilva, tinduka, iṅguda, bhallātaka, varuṇa, or khadira; or of whatever other woods the brāhmaṇas versed in the Atharvaveda commend; endowed with excellence of thatch, plastering, covering, and doors; furnished with a fireplace, water, mortar, latrine, bathing area, and kitchen in accordance with the principles of architecture; and comfortable in every season.