Labor & Delivery

Trust the experience of the PIH Health team when it’s time to deliver your baby.

Access to a Provider 24/7

Access to a PIH Health doctor or midwife is a phone call away.  You’ll have immediate access anytime day or night, seven days a week, when you experience any of the following concerns:

• Back pain or pressure
• Abdominal pain or contractions
• Water leaking
• Decreased fetal movement
• Bleeding

Advanced Technology

Advanced ultrasound imaging is available. Central fetal monitoring with remote access allows physician and nursing staff to observe your baby’s response to labor even when they are not in the room. Bluetooth wireless fetal monitoring is also available and allows you to move more freely during labor.

Birthing Suites

Experience labor, delivery and recovery in a private, home-like birthing suite designed for comfort and bonding. Some rooms include:

• Private bathroom and shower
• State of the art medical equipment
• Sofa bed or recliner for your support person
• Rocking chair
• Table and chairs
• Flat screen television with a Newborn Education Channel in English and Spanish
• Free Wi-Fi access

High-Quality Birth Care Team

Count on your care team to put the health of you and your baby first. Your birth care team includes:

• Board-certified obstetricians on duty 24 hours a day
• Board-certified anesthesiologists are available 24/7 to provide comprehensive pain management, perioperative care, and specialized anesthesia services. 
• Experienced registered nurses with certifications in Advanced Fetal monitoring, advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), neonatal resuscitation (NRP), basic life support (BLS) and specialized certifications.
• Neonatologist available on duty 24 hours a day
• Respiratory therapists
• Social workers dedicated to mother and child
• Specialized anesthesiologists on duty 24 hours a day
• Spiritual care team

Labor Support & Comfort Options

Rely on your care team to follow your birth plan as closely as possible and keep you comfortable with pain management options that may include:

• Aromatherapy
• Birthing and peanut balls
• Breathing techniques
• Massage
• Pain medicines, including epidural
• Relaxation techniques, such as guided imagery
• Warm shower
• Strategic positioning to shorten labor
• Walking and movement

Cesarean Birth (C-Section)

If your baby is delivered by cesarean birth (C-Section), you can take comfort in knowing that our advanced surgical suites are conveniently located within the labor and delivery department. Following delivery, your baby and support person can remain with you during recovery, allowing you to begin your Golden Hour with uninterrupted bonding, and skin-to-skin contact with baby. 

Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)

We also offer trial of labor after cesarean section (TOLAC) for eligible patients seeking a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). You and your physician will discuss whether you are a candidate for this option. 

Special Care for Your Baby

Get fast access to our Level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) if your baby needs a higher level of care after birth.

Mother Baby Care

Turn to the compassionate care team at PIH Health to help you bond with your baby. Benefit from couplet care ― having the same nurse as your baby. This means your nurse can care for you both as you bond.

Rooming-In

Enjoy having your baby stay with you until you go home. This will enhance your family bonding, enabling you to understand the uniqueness of your newborn. Rooming in gives you the opportunity to have continued skin to skin bonding time.  A maternal newborn nurse will bathe your baby in your room so you can observe the first bath.  The Pediatrician will also come to your bedside and evaluate the baby and provide newborn education and answer any of your questions.

Breastfeeding Support

Whether you are new to breastfeeding or have breastfed before, our lactation team offers expert support, education, and encouragement to help you feel confident in your breastfeeding journey. Our lactation team includes International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs), Certified Lactation Educators, and our postpartum nurses are specially trained to provide breastfeeding education and support at the bedside.  

Discharge/preparation for discharge

Prior to going home:

• Our birth clerks will visit your suite and prepare paperwork needed to submit for your infants Birth certificate (facsimile).
• If available at the facility, a professional photographer can capture your newborn’s first portraits during your hospital stay. 
• If you are discharged with any medications, we offer bedside delivery by pharmacy.