2023 Hospital Birthing Guide

Private, special care nursery rooms; two dedicated C-Section birthing rooms; the region’s only C-Section viewing room allowing families to watch with prior permission; hydrotherapy, large showers with seats for natural childbirth; lactation services; room-service style nutrition; free sleep sack; classes; wireless fetal monitoring; Baby Café – free breastfeeding support group.

Private rooms, hydrotherapy, free sleep sack, gentle C-section, seven-day lactation support, nitrous oxide, 24-hour neonatologist, natural childbirth supported, classes, wireless fetal monitoring, Baby Café – free breastfeeding support group, room-service style nutrition.

Spacious rooms to accommodate mom, baby and support person; two c-section birthing rooms; inpatient lactation support; wireless fetal monitoring. A newly renovated Special Care Nursery with eight private rooms for 24-hour access to neonatologists, specialized nurses and state-of-the-art equipment.

All our physicians and certified nurse midwives and all eligible labor and delivery nurses are certified in Electronic Fetal Monitoring; exceptional mother-baby care. Outpatient lactation services by appointment.

Special care nursery, four-bed triage unit, all labor and delivery staff certified in external fetal monitoring, many staff certified in inpatient obstetrics and neonatal nurses certified in low-risk neonatal care; prenatal clinic staffed by nurses; all staff cross-training excellent care to mother and baby.

West Hospital is a five-star hospital. Voted Most Supportive Breastfeeding Hospital two years in a row. The birthing center is home to seven Daisy Award recipients. Our natural childbirth suite offers nitrous, birthing balls, a Swedish birth chair and hydrotherapy. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional, family centered, memorable care.

Both traditional labor rooms and Natural Beginnings Birth Center for low-risk deliveries. Able to accommodate water births in both locations; many labor amenities including birthing balls, aroma therapy, massage therapy, hydrotherapy, epidurals.

Comfortable LDRP suites perfect for family-centered care; free childbirth and breastfeeding classes; Certified Nurse Midwife and natural childbirth options; MaternalFetal Center for diagnostic perinatal services at Edgewood; Level III NICU care provided at Edgewood.

Birthing suites for family-centered care; postpartum care separate from laboring unit, unless high-risk; recognized Baby Friendly Hospital; Perinatal Care Certification from The Joint Commission; free childbirth and breastfeeding classes; Certified Nurse Midwives, Level III NICU on site if Baby needs special care after birth.

State-of-the-art birthing suites including dedicated natural childbirth suites, renovated postpartum unit with 43 private rooms, three C-section operating rooms, Level II Special Care Nursery dedicated to tender care of babies who need extra attention after delivery. Interactive health and wellness education; Breastfeeding Care Center; childbirth education; comprehensive maternity care with the region’s largest network of physicians and midwives.

UC HEALTH UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER 234 Goodman St. 513-584-1000 uchealth.com

KEY:

Level I: Basic care for low-risk. Level II-Obstetric: Maternal-fetal services for normal patients and those with mild obstetric complications. Level II-Neonatal: Specialty services for infants born at or beyond 32 weeks with problems that are expected to resolve rapidly.

A newly renovated and expanded L&D unit with valet, parking, bedside registration and concierge services. Spacious birthing suites with hydrotherapy and room-service style nutrition services. Good Samaritan offers the most comprehensive maternity care. TriHealth Maternal Fetal Medicine specialists, Advanced Obstetrical Care, Seton Center for Advanced Obstetrics, TriHealth Fetal Care and the region’s oldest and largest maternity NICU provide care for high-risk pregnancy patients. Breastfeeding Care Center and a wide variety of childbirth education options.

Comprehensive obstetric services with personal care in newly renovated spaces. Private LDR rooms with a homelike atmosphere. Baby Bound prenatal education program offers free, personalized consultations during pregnancy. Breastfeeding support offered by the nursing team in addition to the board-certified lactation consultants. Ongoing support available. Rooming-in is encouraged along with Kangaroo Care.

UC Medical Center is the first in the state of Ohio to receive Perinatal Care Certification from the Joint Commission. UC Medical Center is a Level IV maternity hospital, providing the highest level of maternal-fetal medical care in the state of Ohio. The partnership between University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati Children’s and Good Samaritan Hospital provides exceptional medical care for women and their unborn babies.

Surgical Suites within Maternity Unit, access to Cincinnati Children’s neonatologists 24/7, lactation consultants on staff, room service for nutrition, bedside tables, birthday cake celebration, “Date Night” Dinner before discharge.

Level III-Obstetric: Maternal-fetal services for normal patients and those in need of intensive care. Level III-Neonatal: Care for infants born less than 32 weeks or with complex medical conditions. Level IV-Neonatal: Has capabilities of Level III units with additional functions. Surgeries for complex conditions.