Amenities
Outstanding bedside care in comfortable surroundings
Southwest General provides excellent, family-centered maternity care. Families
delivering at Southwest General can expect:
- Large labor and delivery rooms with high-tech equipment and private baths
- Private postpartum rooms beautifully decorated in soft, soothing colors
- Two nurses present at every delivery, one for mom and one just for baby
- A Constant Care Nursery for any newborn who requires incubator support
- Easy access to advanced maternity and neonatal services through our partners
at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
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Assistance with breastfeeding:
- All nurses are trained to offer help with and encourage and support 24-hour
breastfeeding
- A lactation consultant on site to help with breastfeeding
- Kangaroo Care, a special technique for bonding with your baby
- The choice to "room in" and keep your baby with you or have your
baby cared for in the Nursery when you need your rest.
- Overnight stays for dads who want to be with mom and baby. Dad receives
a complimentary breakfast the next morning.
- Appetizing and nutritious meals as well as access to a kitchen on the unit
where patients can help themselves to snacks and beverages.