Labor and delivery

We offer a state-of-the-art obstetrics unit specifically designed with the needs of you and your baby in mind.

Amenities at our birthing center include:

• Anesthesia services available 24/7
• Breastfeeding assistance through a lactation consultant
• Breastfeeding pumps and supplies
• Experienced labor and postpartum registered nurses on staff
• Flexibility with labor choices, including midwifery support
• Personalized attention and compassionate care, including a special meal, music therapy and aromatherapy
• Private birthing and mother-baby suites that use the latest technology and equipment
• State-of-the-art infant security system and locked unit
• Surgical suite within our unit for planned and unplanned C-sections
• Wireless monitoring system to monitor both mom and baby, allowing mom to walk around during labor

In our private birthing suites and mother-baby suites, you can access the following services:

• Accommodations for a loved one to stay in your room
• Aromatherapy
• Congratulatory meal for mother and partner
• Large TVs
• Sound system in the labor rooms
• Specialty food menus for the duration of your stay

We provide care for all of your needs, helping you during your pregnancy and birthing experience. Beginning with our prenatal program and continuing all the way through our family-centered services after your baby's birth, we are able to offer continuity and coordination of care.

Our high ratings in safety and satisfaction recognize our commitment to do what’s best for you and your family, as well as the communities where we all live and work.

We offer birthing center tours with the obstetrics staff seven days a week. Please call (772) 398-3540 to schedule a tour.

Childbirth classes

We believe you feel more empowered in your pregnancy journey when you feel like you know what to expect. For this reason, we provide childbirth classes to help you prepare for labor, birth, recovery and newborn care.

Dedicated obstetrics ER

Our hospital offers the St. Lucie and Martin County communities a designated obstetrics ER for individuals requiring emergency obstetric and preterm care at any time. The obstetrics ER is staffed by an obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) and is supported by anesthesiology and neonatology providers on the premises. The team is immediately available to address your clinical needs.

Planned and unplanned cesarean section (C-section)

If you have a scheduled C-section, or if a C-section becomes necessary as labor progresses, our dedicated operating room is located within the unit, allowing us to quickly tailor care to the needs of you and your baby during delivery.

We perform "gentle C-sections," meaning we use a clear drape so moms can feel like they are a part of the delivery experience, even when it needs to be a C-section. We also allow new mothers to practice skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth in the operating room.

Neonatal intensive care

In the case of a high-risk pregnancy or if your newborn requires a higher level of care, our hospital has a strong partnership with the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital, our sister hospital. Here, the neonatal intensive care team specializes in full-service care for newborns.

This hospital is only a short drive up the coast, and you can expect the same high level of family-centered care as you would at our hospital.

Postpartum care

After your baby is born, we provide family-centered postpartum care and support to help you begin bonding with your newborn and recovering from birth. Our team is here to support you however we can, including helping you learn to breastfeed, if you wish.

We offer a multispecialty childbirth care team to ensure you and your baby receive the care and support you need. Our staff includes:

• Anesthesiologists skilled in labor and delivery pain management
• Board-certified obstetrician-gynecologists (OB/GYNs) and neonatologists
• Certified neonatal nurses
• Childbirth educators
• Labor nurses certified in fetal monitoring by the Association of Women's Health Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
• Lactation consultants