Birthing Center/Labor and Delivery

Nurture Your Newborn in a Caring, Family-Centered Setting

Welcoming a baby into the family is one of life’s greatest joys. Good Samaritan offers a full-range of obstetric health care, from prenatal care to childbirth, parenting and breastfeeding instruction. By offering the perfect blend of high-quality medical expertise and relaxing labor and birthing suites, we’ll make sure your birth experience is safe, secure and as comfortable as possible.

With a highly-trained staff and your choice of skilled physicians, the Good Samaritan Birthing Center offers comprehensive services designed to keep you and your child healthy before, during and after birth. We understand the many emotions and countless decisions you’re faced with when it comes time to welcome your little one into the world. We provide a dedicated multidisciplinary team to care for you and guide you through your birthing experience.
Our new moms can be comforted knowing we offer a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, which is for babies who are 32 weeks old or more, weigh more than 3.5 lbs and who may need extra care such as oxygen, feeding tube or an intravenous catheter.

Educational Programs for New Parents

Our educational programs include:

• Childbirth classes
• Infant CPR classes
• A wide range of pain relief options
• Liberal visiting hours
• Infant security system
• Lactation support
• Birth announcements
• Grow Up With Good Samaritan

To download our 2022 OB Education Offerings Schedule, please click here.

Tips For Expectant Moms:

• See your doctor regularly
• Avoid alcohol
• Eat a healthy diet
• Avoid smoking
• Exercise
• Birthing Center Video Tour

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Sudden Infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the leading cause of death among infants between one month and one year of age. Changing your baby’s sleeping environment can help your baby sleep safely and reduce the risk of SIDS.

To create a safe sleep environment:

• Always place a baby on his or her back to sleep for naps and at night to reduce the risk of SIDS.
• Use a firm sleep surface, covered by a fitted sheet; a crib, bassinet, portable crib, or play yard that conforms to the safety standards of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is recommended.
• Your baby should not sleep in an adult bed, on a couch, or on a chair alone, with you, or with anyone else.
• Keep your baby's sleep area in the same room where you sleep (for the infant's first year). Room sharing not bed-sharing. Always place the baby in a safety-approved crib, bassinet, or portable crib for sleep.
• Sitting devices like bouncy seats, swings, infant carriers, or strollers should not be used for routine sleep.
• Keep soft objects such as pillows and blankets, toys and bumpers out of your baby's sleep area.
• Wedges and positioners should not be used.
• Do not smoke during pregnancy or allow smoking around your baby.
• Do not let your baby get too hot during sleep.
• Breastfeed your baby.
• Give your baby a dry pacifier that is not attached to a string for naps and at night to reduce the risk of SIDS after breastfeeding is established.
• Supervised Skin to Skin is recommended to all mothers and infants immediately following birth regardless of feeding or delivery, (as soon as the mother is medically stable, awake, and able to respond to her newborn) and to continue for at least an hour. Once the mother starts to get sleepy, return the baby to the bassinet.