We know that each birthing experience is unique. So, we went to extra special effort to make the Southwest Women’s Center Maternity Suites one of the finest resources for maternity services. We strive to provide the highest quality care in a home-like environment that is comfortable, yet medically sophisticated.
The unit features nine luxurious, multifunctional LDRP suites. All phases of labor and delivery, through recovery and postpartum takes place in one room. Our highly trained Perinatal staff work together as a team to provide the best birthing experience for you and your family. What’s more, the complete resources of the area’s premier hospital are close at hand should they be necessary. In fact, two Operating Rooms are available within the unit should circumstances call for a scheduled or emergency Cesarean delivery. A Level 2 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Special Care Nursery) and the Intermediate Newborn Nursery are also conveniently located in the same unit. These areas are staffed 24 hours a day by specially trained nurses and support staff who are dedicated to providing you and your family the safest birth while providing compassionate care.
Since our LDRP opening in 1993, Southwest has delivered over 20,000 little miracles. Each birth is special and we feel privileged to contribute to the wonderful memories associated with each one. We continue to aim at being the best at what we do. You and your family are our priority!
Southwest Health is proud to be recognized as a Designated Baby-Friendly Hospital. We are committed to supporting the bond between mother and baby by promoting the proven nutritional and developmental benefits of breastfeeding. As part of this commitment, we follow the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF’s “Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding,” which guide our care for new mothers and their infants.
1A. Comply fully with the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and relevant World Health Assembly resolutions.
1B. Have a written infant feeding policy that is routinely communicated to staff and parents.
1C. Establish ongoing monitoring and data-management systems.
2. Ensure that staff have sufficient knowledge, competencem, and skills to support breastfeeding.
3. Discuss the importance and management of breastfeeding with pregnant women and their families.
4. Facilitate immediate and uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact and support mothers to initiate breastfeeding as soon as possible after birth.
5. Support mothers to initiate and maintain breastfeeding and manage common difficulties.
6. Do not provide breastfed newborns any food or fluids other than breast-milk, unless medically indicated.
7. Enable mothers and their infants to remain together and to practice rooming-in 24 hours a day.
8. Support mothers to recognize and respond to their infants’ cues for feeding.
9. Counsel mothers on the use and risks of feeding bottles, teats, and pacifiers.
10. Coordinate discharge so that parents and their infants have timely access to ongoing support and care.