Tour The Family Birthplace

Reception

When you arrive between the hours of 4 p.m. and 7 a.m. please go to the Emergency/Outpatient entrance of the hospital. This registration area is staffed 24 hours a day. During the day time and early evening, use the main Inpatient entrance and stop at the registration desk. Be sure you have pre-registered for the hospital. These forms can be obtained from your doctor's office.

Waiting Room

4th floor/Family Birth Place: Main lobby plus additional end wing areas are available for labor support person/s. Vending and seating are available on the sky bridge.

Additional waiting areas available for extended family include: cafeteria, public corridors and gathering spots on 1st floor or lower level, and day surgery waiting area.

Birth Room

With 31 Labor Delivery Recovery Postpartum (LDRP) rooms available, each room is equipped to assist mom with a vaginal birth. From the time mom is admitted, to the time she goes home, she can expect to stay with her labor partner and baby all in the same room. A couch or fold-out chair is available for the labor partner to sleep on. Siblings must stay overnight with another family member while mom and her partner are at the hospital.

Birth Room Shower

Every room comes with its own bathroom/shower. The shower is equipped with a seat for your comfort to use during labor, or after the baby is born.

C-Section Room

The Family Birthplace has two surgical suites for all cesarean sections. Mom can choose only one person to be with her during the operation.

Jacuzzi

The Family Birthplace has two Jacuzzi tubs located on the floor for hydro therapy during labor.

Breastfeeding Resources

• La Leche League
• Global Health Media
• Stanford Medicine

Learn More

• Family Birthplace Virtual Tour
• Postpartum Preeclampsia
• Preeclampsia Foundation
• Meet our Childbirth Educators
• Pregnancy and Childbirth Education
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Maternal Health Services
• Children's Village
• Pediatrics
• Newborn Photos
• Sign-up for our pregnancy e-Newsletter
• Sign-up for our new parent e-Newsletter
• Lotsa Helping Hands
• Centers for Disease Control - Infants and Toddlers