Midwifery

Our midwives are typically registered nurses or nurse practitioners with advanced training or master's training in female reproductive health and childbirth. As nurses, midwives may offer prenatal care, childbirth services and post-delivery care, all with the goal of using low-intervention and natural techniques. A midwife may also provide routine well-woman care outside of pregnancy.

Midwifery is a vital component of our maternity services, and our team is committed to providing exceptional women's care. As a result, our maternity department has earned Healthgrades' Excellence Award.

CNMs also offer education and support during your pregnancy to help prepare you for the hard work of labor and delivery. This includes guidance on contractions, laboring at home and knowing when to come to the hospital. As much as possible, we align our care to your delivery plan to give you a memorable experience.

Our midwives help facilitate your experience through:

• Alternative labor and birthing positions
• Aromatherapy
• Delayed cord clamping
• Hydrotherapy
• Labor and delivery services
• Lactation consultation
• Personalized support
• Prenatal exams
• Skin-to-skin contact after birth
• Wireless monitoring

Our midwives can also prescribe a full spectrum of treatments and medications, including pain management. In addition, an obstetrician or maternal-fetal medicine specialist will be available if your delivery faces difficulties.

Also, should your baby need additional support after birth, we will care for them in our Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Here, our doctors and nurses are highly trained to provide gentle, expert care to our tiniest patients.