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Pregnancy & Birth in Evergreen Park

Family Birth Center

There’s a reason the Family Birth Center at OSF HealthCare Little Company of Mary Medical Center is known as “the baby hospital.”

We provide everything you need to deliver your little one in a secure and comforting environment.

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Support from Your Care Team

Our highly trained staff of physicians, nurses and care professionals in the Family Birth Center at OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center will provide you and baby with exceptional care using the latest medical technology in a comfortable, inviting atmosphere. We offer:

  • A 24/7 neonatal special care unit for infants who need special attention following birth. These little ones are cared for by neonatal specialists with the latest technology in our Level II special care nursery.
  • A team of international board-certified lactation consultants who help us to remain certified as a “Baby-Friendly Hospital,” the gold standard in maternity care and breastfeeding support.
  • On-site board-certified maternal-fetal providers to care for those with high-risk pregnancies and deliveries.
  • Access to the most sophisticated prenatal diagnostic services, including level I and level II ultrasounds and 3D imaging.
  • Fetal echocardiography services with an on-site pediatric cardiologist.
  • Support for a variety of birthing methods, including an option for a certified nurse-midwife who collaborates with our board-certified obstetricians to support you throughout delivery.

Personalized Benefits

From baby’s first breaths to their first car ride home, your little one will be wrapped in support from the very beginning. We offer:

  • Beautifully renovated labor, delivery and recovery suites, providing soothing, homelike surroundings, with queen size beds and private rooms.
  • A full range of pain-minimizing methods, including therapeutic methods such as hydrotherapy, massage and essential oils.
  • The Newborn Channel, broadcast 24/7 at the hospital in English and Spanish, providing new parents with information about caring for their infant.
  • Round-the-clock visitation for your baby’s father or support person.
  • “Brahms Lullaby” played throughout the medical center moments after birth to serenade each newborn.
  • Options for a variety of birth plans, including use of birthing balls, birthing peanuts and birthing bars.
  • Nesting rooms for moms when your baby needs to stay in the hospital longer, and you’ve been allowed to go home.
  • Additional non-clinical support for families, including financial assistance and pastoral care for spiritual well-being.
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Advanced Monitoring for a Safer Delivery

Experience the safest delivery possible with the expert bedside care you expect combined with advanced, AI-powered remote monitoring. This real-time data helps your care team spot critical health changes sooner and respond quickly, keeping you and your baby safe through every moment of labor.

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Obstetrics Emergency Department

Our Obstetric Emergency Department provides expecting and new mothers with rapid, specialized care for urgent cases from 16 weeks of pregnancy to six weeks after delivery.

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