Birth Services

Infirmary Health’s labor and delivery and nursery departments provide pregnancy, childbirth, and after-birth care to mothers across Mobile and Baldwin Counties. Our family-centered birthing model focuses on the comfort and health of the mother and child. Our award-winning birth centers are here to provide you maternal care close to home.

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Obstetrics Overview

Obstetrics is the study of pregnancy, delivering babies, and postpartum care. Obstetricians are specialists that provide comprehensive medical care to women throughout their entire pregnancy experience from prenatal to birthing to postpartum.

Prenatal Care

The prenatal care your obstetrician provides includes screenings of your baby in the womb to ensure proper prenatal development and monitoring prenatal and maternal health.

The Birthing Process

After guiding you through the prenatal process, your obstetrician also delivers your baby. Working together with a delivery team, your obstetrician will guide you through delivery and will ensure your baby is healthy and cared for as they are born. Our obstetricians will work with a team of advanced practice providers and nurses to ensure a smooth birthing process no matter when you deliver.

Check out our Labor & Delivery Brochure here.

Postpartum Care

Obstetricians are also responsible for handling new mother’s postpartum care. The purpose of postpartum care is to ensure that the mother and child both remain healthy and that the mother is supported in providing proper care to her new baby. This can include educational courses for the new mother, lifestyle counseling, and regular checkups for the mother and newborn to ensure the newborn is properly developing and the mother is healing from giving birth.

Check out our blog, Bump & Beyond!

Perinatal and Neonatal Bereavement

Infirmary Health partners with Rachel's Gift, Inc. to provide supportive follow-up care, support group access and other resources for families experiencing the loss of an infant. Visit their website to learn more.

Safe Sleep

Infirmary Health's birth centers are committed to reducing infant sleep-related deaths by promoting and educating on best safe sleep practices.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, there are around 3,500 sleep-related deaths among babies in the United States each year. Safe sleep practices are designed to reduce the chances of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), accidental suffocation, and other deaths related to unsafe sleep practices. Thanks to safe sleep practices, sleep-related deaths like SIDS are on the decline; however, it is important that all healthcare providers and parents know how to create a safe sleep environment.

The American Academy of Pediatrics created this acronym to help parents quickly recall safe sleep recommendations. The ABC’s of safe sleep are:

A – Baby should always sleep ALONE

B – Baby should sleep on their BACK

C – Baby should sleep in a CRIB

For more information:
Cribs for Kids
Parents and Caregivers - SIDS | CDC

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