Maternity

Women who choose to deliver their baby at an Atlantic Health System maternity center receive first-class medical services and personalized care in a nurturing, family-friendly environment. We can accommodate a wide variety of medically-responsible birthing plans and procedures, including hydrotherapy, birthing balls, epidurals, aromatherapy and music. Doula support is also permitted for those who have made private arrangements with a certified doula.

Maternity Centers and Amenities

Most of our maternity centers feature:

• Mom's spa with complimentary massage
• Welcoming visitors' lounges and playrooms filled with toys and games for siblings
• Lactation consultants and nurses trained in breastfeeding support
• Breastfeeding-accessible gowns
• Monthly breastfeeding support groups24/7 anesthesia
• Flat screen TV
• Aromatherapy
• Meditation rooms
• Education rooms
• Birthing tubs for water births
• Parent education classes
• Wireless internet access
• Sleeping arrangements for partners
• State-of-the-art operating suites for Cesarean deliveries
• Celebratory meals and gifts
• Personalized visiting hours and online web nursery
• Home-like furnishings

Maternity Center Staff

Our board-certified obstetricians, neonatologists, perinatologists, anesthesiologists, maternal-fetal specialists, pediatricians are supported by specially-trained nurses, nurse practitioners and midwives. Meet our medical team >

Philosophy of Care

We practice mother-baby care, also called “rooming in,” and “couplet care", meaning the same nurse attends to both mother and newborn to promote bonding, healing and personalized care. Learn more about our philosophy of care >

Cesarean Delivery

We offer gentle C-section, which uses a clear drape so that the parents can see the baby being born. After delivery, if the mother and baby are stable, they can remain together in the operating room and continue skin-to-skin bonding in the recovery room.

High-Risk Pregnancy

If you have a high-risk pregnancy, you'll be referred to Atlantic Maternal-Fetal Medicine for evaluation and treatment prior to delivery. During labor, we’ll monitor the baby’s status using the most sophisticated technology available. Learn more about maternal fetal medicine >

Neonatal Intensive Care Units

State-designated NICUs are available at Morristown, Overlook and Chilton medical centers to handle serious complications in our smallest patients. Learn more >

Therapeutic Massage

Atlantic Health System's Integrative Medicine program offers all new mothers a free massage with a massage therapist certified in pre- and post-natal massage.