How We're Here for You

Everyone in the NCH maternity department is dedicated to making the arrival of a new child a wonderful experience for the entire family. Whether it’s your first pregnancy or your fifth, we're here to provide you with a caring, comfortable, and supportive environment to deliver your baby.

Every baby is precious to us and so is every baby’s family. That's why we offer family-centered maternity care, which provides everything from a home-like setting to leading edge technology. We give you the best of all worlds— a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to excellence in all aspects of Maternity Services, the medical support of experienced professionals, plus a compassionate and caring environment.

We have scheduled tours of all our facilities, twice a month.

Call 847.618.4YOU for more information.

Experience the Difference at NCH

Privacy combined with compassion lets you focus on rest, comfort and security

• Your partner or other support person can stay with you in a private room for labor, delivery and recovery
• Well Baby Nursery staffed 24/7 to care for your baby while you rest
• One nurse each shift provides care for you and your baby

Nurturing resources to guide you throughout your pregnancy and into motherhood

• Every mom-to-be gets NCH’s Pregnancy Planner to help you prepare for parenthood
• Expectant parents can take advantage of NCH’s childbirth classes and new moms can attend support groups
• Certified lactation consultants provide one-on-one private instruction to help you breast feed your baby
• Nursing staff works closely with you and your partner, teaching you how to nurture and care for your infant and help prepare you for the transition home
• Get your first family portrait with the new baby without leaving the hospital with Bella Baby Photography – a professional photography service that comes to your room

Expert care

• Neonatologists from Children’s Memorial Hospital and board certified OBs are on staff 24/7 and work in conjunction with your attending OB, certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners and specially trained nurses