Labor and Delivery
Labor and Delivery
Fathers, siblings and other special people are encouraged to play active roles at this special time through flexible visiting hours. Our rooming-in policy allows you to keep your baby with you as much as desired.
We place identification bands on infants and parents immediately at birth. This, along with a number of other security measures, ensures the safety of you and your newborn during your hospital stay.
Nurses and patient educators are available to assist with your baby's care so you feel confident in your infant care skills prior to going home. We offer a complete breastfeeding program, including a certified lactation consultant and certified breastfeeding counselors. You will have personalized, education and support, including one-on-one assistance, if needed.
Our nurses are trained in Basic Life Support, Advanced Life Support, Pediatric Life Support, Basic Fetal Monitoring, Advanced Fetal Monitoring, Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Fetal Heart Monitoring, Pediatric Advanced Life Support and STABLE.
Features of our Labor & Delivery unit include:
- Four labor and delivery suites
- Two labor and delivery observation suites
- Operating/delivery room and a recovery room
- Twelve mother-baby rooms
- Newborn nursery
- Private waiting room
- State-of-the-art mother and baby monitoring system
- Visiting hours are 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
- Two visitors at a time are welcome in labor and delivery; four at a time in postpartum
- Visiting hours are 24 hours a day for one support person (spouse, father, grandparent, etc.)
- Children under the age of 14 are not allowed general visitation on the Mother/Baby unit
- Siblings under 14 years of age are allowed to visit; must be supervised by a parent or adult at all times
- Anyone who is ill or has been exposed to communicable illness is restricted from visitation
Any exceptions to the visiting hours or policies must be approved by the nursing unit staff or physician.