You have experts with you throughout your stay. Nursing staff: All our nurses are OB-trained.Rest assured that we have an obstetrician on the unit at all times in case of an unexpected complication. Your personal physician or midwife will direct your care. OB hospitalists: We have specially trained obstetricians in our Birthing Center.Our team of specialists is available 24/7, including: Labor and delivery complications are uncommon, but they can be stressful. Private postpartum care: After delivery, you will move to a quiet postpartum room where you and your family can bond with the new baby.They can also enjoy our comfortable family lounge (under adult supervision). Family visitor accommodations: If you have other children, they may spend time with you during your birthing experience.Of course, the latest technology is there too, out of sight unless it's necessary. This beautiful, nurturing environment feels more like home than a hospital. Private room: Your birthing experience takes place in the comfort of a private LDR (labor-delivery-recovery) room.They are available 24/7 in case of emergencies. Doctors called obstetric (OB) hospitalists are specially trained to check for labor symptoms and concerns. If you arrive in the emergency department (ED), you will be brought up to the Birthing Center to receive care. Simple arrival process: In most cases, you'll come straight up to the Birthing Center, with no need to stop in registration.We strive for a safe, comfortable labor and delivery. Specify all of your choices in your birth plan. We'll provide options to shape your future, including tubal ligation and other procedures. Your birth choices include planning for your family. We have advanced technology available in all of our birthing rooms and specialists on-site 24/7. Either way, our staff will work with your doctor and monitor you and your baby throughout the birth.Ī C-section, planned or unplanned, is very stressful. Some women find that they tolerate labor better than they anticipated. If you are planning a medicated birth, you have options, including the flexibility to change your mind. Nursery support if you need extra help or care.Baby-friendly practices aimed at keeping you and your baby together as much as possible.Some of the many birth choices we offer are: Our nurses are all trained in drug-free (non-pharmaceutical) birthing methods. If you are planning a natural birth, we offer the latest in low-intervention labor and delivery options. Your personal birth choices are our mission. Baby-friendly destination: As a hospital that has implemented baby-friendly practices, we will help you and your baby with breastfeeding immediately after birth.Right care for urgent situations: In our state-of-the-art labor and delivery rooms, you'll have access to the most advanced technology if it's needed.Minimal interruptions: We'll coordinate exams for you and your baby to minimize interruptions to your bonding time.Comfortable setting: Your entire birthing experience and postpartum care will take place in a relaxing, private room.Our birthing center offers comprehensive services and amenities to support your delivery choice.

Why Have Your Baby at Methodist Birthing Center?ĭepending on your birth plan, you might welcome your baby into the world through natural birth, vaginal birth using pain medications or C-section. We support low-intervention birth choices while being prepared for the unexpected. We work with your physician or midwife to help you deliver your baby and share the joy with your family.

The Birthing Center gives you personalized care and support from the start of your pregnancy through your first months at home with your baby. Our team of health care professionals treats each delivery as a unique experience. Methodist Birthing Center delivers nearly 2,000 amazing babies each year.

Our labor and delivery team takes care of you from the moment you check in. The Birthing Center at Carle Health Methodist Hospital is the perfect place to welcome your wonderful new baby. Having Your Baby at the Methodist Birthing Center

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