Memorial Hospital has built the Family Birth Center on the most solid foundation of all – family values. That means we have painstakingly considered every possible detail to ensure a healthy, happy, comfortable stay for you, your new arrival and family members you wish to include.To further celebrate a happy birthday, mothers and one guest will be treated to a Celebration Meal before they go home with their new baby.

Take this virtual tour of the Family Birth Center or schedule a personal tour. It’s more than spacious rooms, more than a fresh, family - focused approach and more than a state-of-the-art technology. It all begins with our competent staff of caring professionals. From physicians to nurses to administrators, our commitment to the comfort and well-being of you and your family is unmatched. To schedule a tour of the Family Birth Center call 717-849-5650. Call today and discover why nobody delivers like we do.

Unlike many hospitals, we offer single-room maternity care. In the Family Birth Center at Memorial, you remain in one room for labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum care. Our beautiful maternity rooms are spacious enough to accommodate family members you wish to include. Plus, the rooms are warm, attractive and comfortably furnished – including a sleep sofa so father may spend the night with you and your newborn. In addition, one nursing team is responsible for the total care of you and your baby, reducing delays, duplication of effort and guaranteeing fewer disruptions and more privacy.

Not only do we offer private showers, but each room has beautiful furnishings, including a rocking chair. In addition, hairdryers, in-room refrigerators and radio/CD players are just a few of the amenities you’ll enjoy at the Family Birth Center. Each room is equipped with an Integrated Air Support Bed. The surface of the bed can be adjusted for your comfort. In addition, the system provides unparalleled back support during the labor process. But it goes beyond that. All the equipment has been hidden to ensure a warm, home-like atmosphere. Also, there is a separate lounge to accommodate friends and family members.

Each room is outfitted with a birthing bed for delivery and recovery, and an area for neonatal evaluation, including a clinical bassinet and warmer unit. A fully equipped surgical delivery suite has been designed specifically to accommodate births that are higher risk in nature.

For mothers and fathers, siblings and grandparents, the impact of childbirth is profound. That’s why the Family Birth Center at Memorial has been designed to include everyone in your family. And that’s why our staff is dedicated to giving you and your loved ones memories you will treasure forever.

Memorial Hospital's Family Birth Center offers lactation support to new mothers through the Lactation Resource Center. The Lactation Resource Center provides every breastfeeding mother delivering in the Family Birth Center with a manual breast pump and instructional booklet to help get through the first week at home. These items are presented to mothers in a large tote bag prior to discharge. The Lactation Resource Center has information on medication safety, returning to work and many other situations mothers may face while breastfeeding. The center can also provide written materials in several foreign languages for our non-English speaking mothers.

The International Board Certified Lactation Consultant coordinates all of the services and activities of the Lactation Resource Center and is available to answer your breastfeeding questions by e-mail at wshore@mhyork.org calling 717-849-5320.

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Prior to discharge, one-to-one counseling is available with the Lactation Consultant.

Individual consultations are available in the Lactation Resource Center for every breastfeeding mother who delivers at Memorial Hospital's Family Birth Center, free of charge. Contact the Lactation Resource Center at 717-849-5320 for more information.

Some mothers feel the need to be reassured that their infants are gaining weight during the initial weeks of breastfeeding. Weight assessments for your infant are provided in the Lactation Resource Center at no cost.

Breast pumps are available for rental on a daily basis ($2.12 per day). Products are supplied by Medela. For information on items that we currently have in stock, please contact the Lactation Resource Center at 717-849-5320.

The Lactation Consultant is available to answer any of your breastfeeding questions. Please leave a message on the Lactation Resource Center's Breastfeeding Warm Line at 717-849-5320.