Birthways
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
- One operating room and one recovery room 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
Your birthing experience is all about you, your baby and your family. At Birthways, we understand that you want your friends and loved ones to meet your baby and share in your experience. We have an open visitation policy and only ask that you screen your visitors to make sure they are healthy prior to visiting. We ask all your guests to stop at the nurses station before visiting so we can call your room to make sure you accept visitors.
We want to provide rest for our new families, so please keep visits brief. Remember, our families are awake at night taking care of their babies while you are sleeping. We have a quiet time each afternoon. Please schedule your visits around this time.
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.