The Family Birth Center at St. Joseph offers:
- High-risk pregnancy care
- Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- 24-hour OB hospitalists: Board-certified physicians specializing in obstetrics immediately available on-site for labor and delivery
- Partnership with the Neonatology team at Seattle Children’s Hospital for specialty newborn care, if needed
- CenteringPregnancy® prenatal group program
- Midwifery services
- Childbirth and family education classes
- Breastfeeding support with our certified lactation consultants, including inpatient room visits and outpatient follow-up (by appointment only)
- Frenotomy and treatment options for babies with tongue-tie
- Vaginal birth after cesarean (or VBAC)
- Waterbirth
- Pelvic physical therapy program for pregnancy and postpartum conditions
- Baby photos and WebNursery
- Doulas: Certified professionals trained to provide physical and emotional support to pregnant women both before and after childbirth