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Family Birth Center at Huntington Hospital

Having a baby is one of the most exciting, life-changing moments you’ll ever experience. Our expert, compassionate team partners with you on your personalized birth experience to give your baby the best and safest start in life.

Woman smiling at her newborn baby in a hospital bed.

Meet your Team

OB/GYN physicians available 24/7
Anesthesiologist available 24/7
Specialized labor and delivery RNs to safely monitor, assess and provide support to you throughout your labor (high risk and low risk) and birth
OB surgical technician and support staff
Perinatal safety nurses

Labor support

Wireless fetal monitoring if desired
Birthing balls
Peanut balls
Labor comfort cart

Signature Cesarean Program

Dedicated team to ensure your scheduled cesarean section goes smoothly
Pre-op phone call to review day of admission, what to expect and answer any questions

Baby Bonding Program

Specialized RNs from our Mother Baby Unit who will be with you and your baby as your baby transitions from inside the womb to the outside world, providing skilled assessment and monitoring, assistance with skin to skin and early breastfeeding support.

Our Facilities

Right in your suite, caregivers have immediate access to the most advanced equipment and monitoring systems to welcome baby safely. Labor, delivery and recovery room (LDRs) for vaginal deliveries and three surgical suites for caesarean section deliveries are all in one area.

Typically, following delivery, mother and baby share the same room for the duration of their hospital stay. Our Mother Baby Unit offers 32 private rooms, and 6 rooms designated for phototherapy and other situations. Here, you and your family will be cared for as you bond with your new baby. All of our family-centered postpartum rooms include their own private bathroom and shower as well as televisions, telephones, fully adjustable beds, a bassinet for your baby and sleep accommodations for your support person.

Patient Stories

Patient story: Marlene Romo Franco and her son, Liam

Marlene & Liam

Marlene Romo Franco was nearing the end of a normal, healthy pregnancy. Even so, as she prepared to celebrate the arrival of her first baby with family and friends, she […]

Patient story: Lisa and Michael Brown

Brown Family

Pregnant with their first child, while also settling into a new house and hometown, Lisa and Michael Brown were excited about the next phase of their life, which would expand […]

Jenny and Jason Hamilton and family

Hamilton Family

Jenny and Jason Hamilton wanted a baby for a long time. In June 2019, discouraged after years of trying and not getting pregnant, the Hamiltons decided to try something different. […]

Karen Joy Walsh, husband, and baby

Karen

Karen Joy Walsh experienced complications during pregnancy that made her decision about where to give birth an easy one. As a nurse herself, she knew she wanted world-class care, so […]

Patient story: Kylie Williams

Williams Family

Yasmina Williams was three days shy of her due date when she woke up with labor pains. When her contractions intensified, her husband, Trevor, rushed her to the Family Birth […]

Woman holding a new born baby, wrapped in a blanket

Marcela

During the recent birth of her baby at Huntington Hospital, Marcela* realized the life-saving importance of donating blood. Marcela was pregnant with her second child and developed a life-threatening complication […]

PJ Epstein family

Peyton Jeffrey (PJ)

When Mayra Epstein was choosing where to give birth, she relied on the advice of friends and family. She and her husband, Paul, had heard only good things about Huntington […]

Beautiful couple sitting on a park bench with their two daughters on their laps

George

Hayley English and her husband, Nick, recently welcomed their son, George, into the world in May 2020. George was part of the fourth generation of the family to be born […]

Galluppi family, standing outside in nature with baby daughter

Gianna

In late March 2020, Rachel Galluppi went into labor — 35 weeks into her pregnancy. She and her husband, Francis, rushed to Huntington Hospital. After examining Rachel, caregivers determined that […]

Elizabeth Lascaze Smith and her husband, sitting on a couch and holding their twin children

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Lascaze was in extreme pain. It started suddenly when she was just 23 weeks pregnant with twins. Something was wrong. “It was terrifying,” says Elizabeth. “I didn’t know if […]

Elena Elias and her husband, sitting on a couch and holding their baby daughter in front of them

Elena

Elena Elias was born on May 11, 2017, after only 23 weeks and five days of gestation. Her mom, Natalie, had an emergency cesarean section at Huntington Hospital. Elena was […]

Patient stories portrait: Tran family

Brycen

Brycen Tran, born June 3, 2018, weighed less than four-fifths of a pound at birth, making him the smallest baby ever born at Huntington Hospital. Nothing had prepared his parents […]

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