Mother-Baby Care Visiting Information

Mother/baby visiting hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Labor and delivery visiting hours may vary and are subject to a patient's condition and preferences. Please check with the nurse.

Golden Hour: We promote the first hour after delivery as the “golden hour” in which the newborn remains skin-to-skin on the mother and breastfeeds. We encourage visitors to respect this important time of bonding.

We encourage photographing your experience with your new baby. However, video recording of procedures is not allowed in the Mother/Baby Unit.

Staff members are required to wear their badges at all times while working.

Labor and Delivery

The Mother/Baby Unit and Pediatrics Department are secured and locked units. Please check in at the front desk when you are visiting a patient. Moms may have up to three visitors at a time while in the Labor and Delivery Unit.

Staying at the bedside depends on the patient’s condition, available space and safety. Please ask your nurse. We allow for one person over the age of 16 to stay the night. No additional persons or other children requiring care from a parent may stay the night. Children younger than 12 must always be with an adult.

Please respect the privacy of other patients. In consideration of patient confidentiality, we do not allow visitors to wait in the hallways. If you are visiting a friend or family member, either visit them in the room or wait in the designated waiting areas. The waiting room has amenities for your comfort, including TV, chairs, coffee and vending machines. Immediate family members can also use room service along with their loved one by purchasing a room service meal voucher for $7.50 each at the Garden Room Cafeteria.

Visitors are welcome to dine at the Garden Room, our full-service cafeteria, located on the lower level of the hospital. The Garden Room is open daily from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., as well as 4–7 p.m. The cafe is closed daily from 3–4 p.m. Hot food is available throughout the day, and meals are served during the following hours:

• Breakfast: 6:30–10 a.m. daily

• Lunch: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily

• Dinner: 4–7 p.m. daily

Our espresso bar, J.B. Steamers, is located on the main level near the front entrance. There, you can select from a variety of snacks and hot or cold beverages.