Northwest Medical Center
The Women’s Center was designed with mother and baby in mind. Our inviting
facility and comprehensive programs support you from the time you find out you
are pregnant through delivery and post delivery too (including lactation
consultants and a breast pump rental program). If you would like to tour the
facility, please contact Teri Benitez, Coordinator for Women’s Center Community
Programs at 577-4156 for information or 866-NW4WELL to schedule a tour.
Note: The Women’s Center is a designated “Safe Baby Site” anonymous,
no-questions-asked drop off location for newborns.
Labor and Delivery Unit
The Women’s Center has 13 labor and delivery rooms, 17 mother and
baby rooms. Mother delivers baby and stable infants remain with the mother
throughout her stay in the same room.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Level II): For newborns
requiring extra care, The Women’s Center has an ICU specially designed
to take care of them with 13 beds. We also have round the clock coverage by a
neonatal physician.
Prenatal Classes for Mothers and Coach
- Preparing for the Birth Experience
- Baby Care Basics
- Breastfeeding: The Perfect Start
- Parent CPR
- General Tour and Sibling Tour
- Countdown to B-Day
- Birthing Naturally
Click here for more details and registration information.
Support Groups
- Mother-to-Mother Pregnancy and Postpartum Adjustment Support Group
- Breast Feeding Support Group
Click here for more details and how to register.
Other Programs
The Women’s Center is a host site for a variety of other programs
that are not sponsored by Northwest Medical Center. These programs include:
- Bereavement support for individuals experiencing a loss during pregnancy or
at the time of delivery.
- Classes for new Dads
- Safe-sitter classes
- Infant massage classes
- Volunteer service
- WIC program