Pregnancy and Birthing Services

Birthways

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Birthways at Mary Greeley Medical Center helps welcome 1200 babies to the world each year. The unit is designed to be a comfortable, soothing place for mothers, newborns and families. Our home-like unit includes:

13 private labor/delivery/ recovery/postpartum (LDRP) rooms and 9 regular private rooms
Regular nursery, although babies usually stay in the room with mom
Two outpatient rooms for women being checked for active labor
Two operating rooms for cesarean births
A Level II, four-bed neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

Birthing Rooms

Birthways has 13 specially designed, homelike rooms that where moms can stay through labor, delivery, recovery and post-partum (LDRP). Each LDRP room has a whirlpool bathtub to help provide comfort to mom during labor. Other amenities include:

State-of-the-art labor beds
Flat-screen television with DVD player tucked in a solid wood armoire
A special chair that converts to a bed for your labor coach to stay overnight.

In all rooms we offer meal room service from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., cable television, a closet for personal belongings and a private bathroom with a shower. We also have squat bars and labor balls available on request.

Newborn Security

The Birthways unit features a comprehensive security system that offers additional protection for our newborns, including:

Matching, nonremovable identification bands for baby, mom and one person of the mother's choosing.
Electronic transmitters that lock exit doors.
Surveillance cameras that monitor each exit off the floor at all times.

A Note About Visitors

At Birthways, we understand that moms want friends and loved ones to meet the baby and share in the experience. For the baby's health, we ask:

Children under 14 not visit when the baby is in the room
Siblings of the baby are allowed
All guests should stop by the nurses' station before visiting

Our Staff

Caring, highly trained professionals with many years of experience staff the Birthways unit. Our registered nurses, obstetricians, gynecologists, pediatricians, family practitioners, midwives, lactation consultants and breastfeeding educators are dedicated professionals who truly love working with women, newborns and families.

Preparing for Home

Each new mom meets with a discharge planner before leaving the hospital to make sure all her questions are answered and that she has everything she needs at home. We also offer a no-charge follow-up visit for mother and baby either at home or at our health clinic.