Curated Care Delivers Before, During & After The Big Moment
The birth of a child is a momentous occasion the whole family will remember forever. Making this memorable day welcoming and comforting on every level is the goal of the Family Birth Center team at St. Clair Hospital.
“We’re able to provide a very personalized experience for patients and their families in a more calming environment, all while providing an exceptional level of medical care,” says Tera S. Conway, MD, who practices with St. Clair Medical Group OB/GYN. “St. Clair is really a great place to have your baby because our whole team is dedicated to your delivery.”
Adds Patrick T. Christy, MD, also of St. Clair Medical Group OB/GYN, “Each patient has their own goals and dreams for their family— and helping them achieve that is very rewarding for all of us.”
The Family Birth Center includes 11 private labor and delivery rooms designed to make you feel like you’re at home with a rocking chair, oversized bathrooms and soft lighting. Plus, each room is outfitted with a sleeper sofa for birthing partners and fetal monitoring systems that allow staff to keep a close eye on your baby.
“St. Clair offers wireless monitors so that an expectant mother doesn’t have to spend her entire labor in bed,” Dr. Conway explains. “If it makes her more comfortable to walk a bit, we can still track all of her vital signs—it’s something that many women have told us they really appreciate.”
Of course, mom’s primary concern is that she and her baby will be well cared for. And St. Clair’s commitment to delivering the very best labor and delivery care ensures peace of mind on that front.
From a pair of specially designed operating rooms that are reserved exclusively for mothers requiring emergency C-sections, to the Level II Special Care Nursery that provides a specially designed environment for babies who require a higher level of care, everything is located within the Family Birth Center.
“Healthy baby, healthy mom—that’s our mantra,” says Dr. Christy. “And we cultivate the process at every step to ensure that every patient’s labor and delivery progresses safely.”
A commitment to that level of care is a hallmark of St. Clair—one that is shared by everyone at the Family Birth Center. One nurse is assigned to one patient upon admission, and they remain intimately involved before, during and after your delivery. A board-certified Pediatric Hospitalist is on-call 24/7, supporting the nurses who are specially trained in labor, delivery and postpartum care.
Additionally, a certified lactation counselor from St. Clair’s on-site Lactation Center is available to help you learn the ins and outs of breastfeeding. And a perinatal social worker will visit you to make sure you’re prepared for discharge and have everything you need at home.
All of these caring professionals work as a team to make decisions because they recognize no birth is routine, and no baby ordinary, at the Family Birth Center. The personalized care each mother and child receives from this dedicated, professional team makes the labor and delivery experience at St. Clair Hospital truly unique.
If you’re expecting, or expecting to be expecting, the Family Birth Center offers virtual tours at no charge. To schedule your virtual tour, please contact the Birth Registrar at 412.942.5877 on Monday, Wednesday or Friday.