BIRTHING SERVICES AT MARSHFIELD MEDICAL CENTER-WESTON

Each patient may have two (2) support visitors during labor and delivery who must remain the same. Open visitation is available during stable antepartum (pre-delivery) and postpartum (after delivery) for visitors who are 12 years and older. Children under 12 years must be siblings of the newborn. No children can stay overnight.

• • We ask that any visitors exhibiting symptoms of illness remain home. This is for the safety of our newborns, as well as their families.
• • If you have a doula as part of your birth plan, please provide certification to your admitting nurse. Your doula may stay with you during the labor and delivery process and post-partum, as desired. Doulas are additional support persons above your 2 labor support visitors. They will not be counted as one of your 2 support visitors during labor and delivery.

We have quiet time, Monday-Sunday, seven days a week. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (no visitors allowed). Quiet Time allows mothers time to recover, promotes bonding, helps establish breastfeeding and gives mothers much needed rest.

We have a prenatal care coordinator to help guide the process for moms by answering questions and creating a comfortable environment. Our coordinators will direct you to your personal birthing suite at our new birthing center for labor and delivery.

Our birthing center offers:

• Private suites to create a homelike environment for deliveries.
• 11 labor, delivery and postpartum rooms.
• A dedicated C-section room for planned or urgent deliveries.
• More in-room bonding time with your newborn child.
• Other benefits include 24/7 access to specialists including anesthesiology, maternal fetal medicine, obstetrics and pediatrics.

Our Weston pediatricians are part of a larger pediatric specialty network backed by the region's only dedicated pediatric hospital, Marshfield Children's Hospital.

Talk to your OB/GYN about pediatric care after delivering at Marshfield Medical Center-Weston.

We are located on Level 1 (second floor) above the Emergency Room of Marshfield Medical Center-Weston. Visitors will be buzzed into the Birth Center.

Marshfield Medical Center-Weston offers virtual childbirth education and breastfeeding classes to help you prepare for the arrival of your baby. For more information, call 1-715-393-3093. Find classes >

​Marshfield Medical Center-Weston offers lactation services staffed by International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC), who educate you on breastfeeding and work with you to overcome breastfeeding difficulties. You can call 715-393-3222 to learn more.

Learn more about lactation services >

It is important that you discuss your questions and concerns about labor and delivery with your women’s health provider. We want to make you feel comfortable and provide a safe and positive birth experience for you and your family.

Download and complete your Birth Plan. View our planning for childbirth webpage for more details.

Each person may experience labor in a different way. If you are concerned, at any point, regarding your symptoms or if you have any questions, please call OB Clinic 715-393-1100 from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. and the Family Birth Center main desk at 715-393-3039 after hours and ask to speak to a nurse.

View our Labor and Delivery page for signs and symptoms of labor >

What to do when your labor starts

Please always call the Family Birth Center desk before heading to the hospital so that we may prepare and be ready for your arrival.

• • During weekday daytime hours, call the OB Clinic 715-393-1100 to speak to a triage nurse.
• • After clinic hours, please call the Family Birth Center at 715-393-3039.
  

Arriving at the Hospital:

• • 6 a.m. – 8 p.m. – Please park in lot #4, the hospital main entrance. You will be screened upon entry and they will direct you to the Family Birth Center.
• • 8 p.m. – 6 a.m. – Please park in lot #5. You will be screened upon entry and they will direct you to the Family Birth Center.

Our goal at the Family Birth Center is to make your childbirth experience positive, relaxed, memorable and as personalized as possible. Each patient starts in a labor and delivery suite. Once delivery and recovery is complete, mom and baby will be moved to a clean, private postpartum room for the remainder of their stay.

Security is our No. 1 priority. Your baby will be safe in the Family Birth Center. We use an electronic tag system to monitor each baby. In addition, our unit is locked with one designated secure entrance for patients and visitors.

To help make childbirth as comfortable as possible, there are options for pain relief. Your nurse or provider is happy to discuss these options with you. Epidural anesthesia is available 24/7.

Skin to Skin after Delivery and C-Section

• • Studies have shown that normal, term newborns who are placed skin to skin with their mothers immediately after birth, make the transition from fetal to newborn life with decreased stress. They have been shown to:
  
• • Maintain their body temperature better
  
• • Experience more stable heart rate and breathing
  
• • Have higher blood oxygen levels
  
• • Have more success with breastfeeding immediately after birth
  
• • Better able to absorb and digest nutrients.
  
• • We recommend skin to skin for both vaginal and c-section deliveries. If you have questions, please talk with your provider or nurse to receive more details.
  

Postpartum Tubal Ligation is also offered at Marshfield Medical Center-Weston and can be coordinated with your delivery. Please contact your provider for further details.

Special Meal: We are happy to offer a complimentary Special Meal during your stay for you and your support person to celebrate the birth of your child.

Going Home: Routine discharge is by noon (12 p.m.) on the day of discharge. You, your OB provider and the baby’s Pediatrician will determine together when you and your baby are ready to go home. Mothers who have a vaginal birth may go home 1-2 days after the birth. Mothers who have a C-section delivery usually go home 3-4 days after giving birth.