The Family Birthing Center at North Hospital is designed with your comfort in mind. You will labor, give birth to your baby, and spend your recovery and postpartum stay all in the same room. Should you need a cesarean delivery, the operating suites are within the Family Birthing Center. Our Birthing Rooms are large and comfortable, with plenty of room for your baby to stay in the room with you.

Keeping baby in the room is a great way to become comfortable taking care of your new loved one. If necessary, the baby can spend a few hours in the nursery. For those few babies who are very small, premature, or ill at birth, we have neonatologists and a highly trained nursing staff in the intensive care nursery (NICU). Visiting hours in the NICU are based on each baby's condition and needs.

We know how important it is for your family and friends to be close by, so visitors are welcome at any time. The baby's brothers and sisters of any age are welcome, too, but be sure they are not sick and there is an adult available to care for them. Other children are welcome to visit if they are at least two years old and free of illness. We want your baby's birthday to be special.

For contact numbers at the North Maternity Center see the Helpful Numbers at Methodist North.