The state-of-the-art Family BirthPlace at Saint Francis Medical Center offers expecting parents a personalized birthing experience in a homelike environment. The Family BirthPlace boasts the area's first labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum (LDRP) suites, eight in total featuring comfortable, private birthing locales that can accommodate an overnight guest, a private whirlpool tub and shower, TV, radio/CD player, rocking chair, table and chairs, and room for visiting family members.
A highly experienced staff with more than 200 years of combined experience includes obstetricians/gynecologists; neonatologists; perinatologists; family practitioners; pediatricians; anesthesiologists; neonatal nurse practitioners; and other specialists familiar with the latest technology and techniques for childbirth, such as positioning, touch, massage, music, water, breathing and other relaxation techniques.
Additional features of the Family BirthPlace include:
- The region's first Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit caring for premature and critically ill newborns
- Two surgical suites dedicated for Cesarean sections
- Five maternity beds for antepartum and postsurgical care
- New entrance with direct access to the OB floor; open 24 hours/day and staffed by a security guard after Medical Center operating hours
- Baby-tracking security devices to ensure newborn safety during their stay
- Open Air Garden offering a safe, private place for families to express their feelings
- Family Room hospitality suite for waiting families
- Classes for expectant families, such as sibling classes, childbirth classes and breast-feeding classes
- Bereavement counseling program for parents and families coping with a loss
For more information on Saint Francis' Family BirthPlace, call 877-231-BABY or e-mail sfmc@sfmc.net.