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The Family Birthplace

Memorial’s dedicated Family Birthplace staff delights in joining our patients to celebrate the birth of each new baby. The first baby was delivered at Memorial in 1950, the year the hospital opened. Since then, Memorial has developed one of the most comprehensive and sophisticated maternity care programs in Washington

ELearning: Childbirth Education Online!

Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital is proud to announce new online childbirth classes. It is the perfect alternative for those who cannot attend a conventional childbirth class. The program is web-based, interactive and includes illustrations, videos and games that you can do from the comfort of your home computer. For more information please call (509)388-6440.

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Please note pre-registration is required.

Click here to view a demo of our online Childbirth Education Classes.

For decades, Memorial has been the hospital Yakima’s families have continued to trust to bring new life into the world. In the last decade the hospital has delivered more than 28,000 babies. From joyfully welcoming new arrivals from the beginning of pregnancy through labor and delivery, and all the parenting and growing stages along the way, our team will help fathers- and mothers-to-be plan and look forward to the special time of childbirth.

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As one of the four perinatal centers in our state, we offer the comfort of knowing a team of specialists is nearby should there be any complications with mother or baby. Being designated as one of four perinatal centers in the state means that Memorial’s Family Birthplace also offers specialty care for at-risk infants.

Nurses estimate more than a third of the babies that are treated in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) were born to parents who expected a healthy delivery, and did not anticipate that they might need extra care and skilled nursing. The fact that a neonatologist is just a floor away puts delivering mothers at ease.

Expectant parents should contact us to request a tour of our beautiful Family Birthplace where the entire labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum care takes place in one of our private rooms. By taking a fewminutes to create familiarity with the Family Birthplace in the last few months of pregnancy, expecting parents can ask questions and benefit from Lotsa Helping Handsa comprehensive understanding of Memorial’s state-of-the-art facility and Family Birthplace team.

Memorial’s Family Birthplace looks forward to helping families welcome their new little ones into the world.

Family Birthplace provides the following services:

  • Prenatal Programs and Services:
    • Family planning.
    • Genetic counseling.
    • Childbirth education.
    • Pre-registration and childbirth planning.
    • Family Birthplace tours.
    • Lactation consultants.
  • Labor, delivery and postpartum:
    • Private birthing suites.
    • NICU.
    • After the Baby Comes (ABC Clinic).
    • Lactation consultations for daily walk-ins.
  • Parenting Classes, Seminars and Support Groups:
    • Parenting programs and education.
    • Lactation consultants.
    • Parent and family advocacy.

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