Health Services

The Birthing Center

Our Birthing Center reflects today’s state-of-the-art patient care with a warm, intimate atmosphere designed for mothers but enjoyed by all. Our unique, family-centric facility includes:

  • Private labor suites with bathroom, shower and hydrotherapy (whirlpool)
  • Comfortable sitting room and family waiting area
  • Private postpartum rooms
  • Practice skin to skin after delivery
  • Overnight accommodations and meals provided for your designated support person
  • Flatscreen TVs
  • 24-hour secured unit (access is limited at discretion of patient)
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Brahm’s Lullaby played over-head, announcing your baby’s arrival to the whole hospital
  • Evidence-based practice of nationally recommended protocols
  • Operating room within the Birthing Center
  • Anesthesia support as needed
  • 3 Certified Nurse Midwives, and 4 OBGYN’s
  • Individualized Childbirth Education Classes offered
    • Prepare for your birth with confidence! Our Birthing Center offers FREE one-on-one childbirth preparation classes. Each patient will get a one-on-one educational experience tailored to their needs with one of our certified maternity nurse educators. This is the perfect opportunity to learn, ask questions, and have a tour of The Birthing Center. In this class, we will cover important topics to help expecting parents feel empowered and prepared for pregnancy and childbirth. To register, click the link below:See the Childbirth Preparation Class Registration From here!
  • Certified Lactation Counselors on staff
  • Postpartum lactation support
  • Immunization Action Coalition: Hepatitis B Birth Dose Honor Roll
  • Participated in Safe Motherhood Initiative
  • Electronic Fetal Monitoring certified providers and nurses on staff
  • Designated Milk Depot for breast milk donors

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VISITATION RESTRICTIONS

The following information pertains to Nathan Littauer Hospital’s Visitation Restrictions:

7.2.4 Birthing Center: Visiting hours in the Birthing Center following delivery will be from noon until 8:00 p.m. No visitor under the age of 18, unless they are a sibling of the newborn.

7.2.4.1 Labor and Delivery: Two designated support people, which may include a doula, are allowed to be with the patient throughout labor and delivery. They cannot switch-out.

Antepartum and Postpartum: One designated support person may remain with the patient throughout their hospital stay. Only two (2) visitors at a time, not including the designated support person for siblings. Siblings of the newborn may visit during posted visiting hours but may only stay for one hour per day.

7.2.4.2 Antepartum Testing: For patients having antepartum testing, one support person may accompany the patient.

See our photo gallery of babies born at Littauer!

For more information or to schedule a tour of our Birthing Center, give us a call at (518) 773-5710.