Labor and delivery

Along with choosing a pediatrician and discussing pain management options with your obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN), there are other steps you can take to prepare for your baby's arrival. We make it convenient for you to register online for your labor and delivery.

We invite you to tour our birth center prior to your due date. Private tours of our maternity unit are offered several times each month and you can sign up for your tour online.

We offer several educational classes for parents-to-be, new parents and your families, including:

• "Breastfriends" Breastfeeding Support Group
• Baby Care 101
• Breastfeeding 101
• Childbirth Education Series
• Super Star Sibling Class

The class schedule may occasionally change due to holidays and special events. Please check our online calendar for the most up-to-date schedule and to register for classes.

Our board-certified obstetricians, trained anesthesiologists, dedicated perinatal nurse navigator and certified nurses are committed to making your birthing experience memorable and unique. We provide personalized childbirth services and high-end maternity suites designed with your comfort in mind.

Our maternity unit features:

• Celebratory dinner offered to new parents
• Computerized bedside charting
• Free Wi-Fi
• Lactation consultants
• Luxury private suites with 55-inch smart TVs
• Newborn photographer
• Peanut balls to assist with labor
• Skin-to-skin care support
• Wireless monitors to allow more movement during labor

We are prepared to accommodate for a variety of delivery methods, including vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). Our team is also trained to support low-intervention birth options, if that is a part of your birth plan. In the event your baby needs intensive care following birth, our neonatologists are available 24/7 in our NICU.

When it’s time for your baby to arrive, you will receive the highest level of physician care from the moment you arrive at our hospital. We provide maternal-fetal medicine specialists, as well as in-house OB/GYNs that offer 24/7 coverage for:

• Assistance with cesarean sections (C-sections)
• Assistance with surgical procedures
• Care for gynecological and obstetrics emergencies
• Deliveries
• Labor checks and management
• Postpartum care

When your doctor can't be there, ours will. By working directly with your doctor, we are able to bridge the gap of care until your personal physician arrives at the hospital. This promotes consistent, timely care by delivering 24/7 real-time triage and hospital-based obstetric coverage.

Our comprehensive maternity services don't end after childbirth. We continue to provide postpartum care and support to both you and your newborn as you recover and prepare to return home.

During your stay, you will have access to many valuable sources of information, including your bedside information packet and a multitude of doctors and nurses. At any time during your stay, please ask our staff any questions you may have.

It is our goal to educate you to the best of our ability so that you feel confident in caring for your newborn once you get home. We are proud to be certified by The National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program, which recognizes our commitment to safe sleep best practices for infants.

The American Academy of Pediatrics states that human milk is the preferred food for newborns as it is known to enhance a baby’s health, growth and development. Breastfeeding also provides many health benefits for mom.

Should you choose to breast feed your baby, our board-certified lactation consultants are available daily to provide one-on-one instruction, encouragement and support.

Pregnancy and birth are wondrous and lifechanging experiences. Even so, many women experience the "baby blues" after birth, which may be described as feelings of sadness and fatigue. However, if these feelings last for more than a short time, it could be postpartum depression.

If you feel you may have postpartum depression, you're not alone. Postpartum depression is common. In fact, about one in eight women report having postpartum depression symptoms.

We recommend talking with your OB/GYN or nurse if you experience postpartum depression symptoms. Our team prioritizes helping you get the support and resources you need to feel better. Seeking help is the first step to feeling like yourself again.